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Volume 19 No 7 | April 1, 2014 – May 7, 2014FOR OPENERS6. One Hundred and Counting | DAVID PERLMANFEATURES8. Behind the Scenes -COC’s Johannes Debus and Alexander Neef | PAULA CITRON9. Behind the Scenes - Chuck Daellenbach | DAVID PERLMANBEAT BY BEAT15. On Opera | CHRISTOPHER HOILE17. Classical & Beyond | PAUL ENNIS19. Choral Scene | BENJAMIN STEIN23. Art of Song | HANS DE GROOT25. Early Music | DAVID PODGORSKI26. In With the New | WENDALYN BARTLEY29. World View | ANDREW TIMAR31. Jazz Notes | JIM GALLOWAY32. Bandstand | JACK MACQUARRIE53. In the Clubs | ORI DAGANLISTINGS34. A | Concerts in the GTA51. B | Concerts Beyond the GTA54. C | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)56. D | The ETCeterasMUSICAL LIFE60. We Are All Music’s Children | MJ BUELL61. Seeing Orange | ALLAN PULKERDISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED70. Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS71. Vocal72. Early Music & Period Performance72. Classical & Beyond73. Strings Attached | TERRY ROBBINS74. Modern & Contemporary75. Jazz & Improvised75. Something in the Air | KEN WAXMAN76. Pot Pourri77. Jazz, Eh? | STUART BROOMER78. Old Wine, New Bottles | BRUCE SURTEESMORE6. Contact Information & Deadlines7. Index of Advertisers59. Classified Ads62. Orange PagesCover Photograph BO HUANGACD2 2636KARINA GAUVINOne of the dream sopranos of our time.THE GLOBE AND MAIL“ ”MOZART OPERA CONCERTARIAS&Karina Gauvin’s selection from Mozart’sopera and concert arias.LES VIOLONS DU ROYBERNARD LABADIE CONDUCTORIN THIS ISSUEAVAILABLE IN HD ATATMACLASSIQUE.COMMP3STUDIOQUALITYCDQUALITYSelect ATMA titles now on salePAVEL HAAS QUARTETCLASSICAL & BEYOND 17GAVIN BRYARSIN WITH THE NEW 26WHO IS APRIL’SMYSTERY CHILD 60

FOR OPENERS | DAVID PERLMANEven withopportunities forunguided selfteachingproliferatingthrough the internet,music remains largelyan oral traditionhanded down directlyfrom teacher tostudent ... The fitbetween teacher andstudent thereforebecomes a moreimportant criterionthan anything else indetermining whetherlearning musicbecomes a rewardingexperience.SEEING ORANGE, page 61.One Hundred AndCountingIwent last week (March 17 and 19) to two musicalevents which neatly (and entirely coincidentally)balanced events 100 years apart around a centralpivotal point of reference.The first was a panel discussion/chamber concertinvolving players from the Vienna PhilharmonicOrchestra organized by the Chumir Foundation forEthics in Leadership at Glenn Gould Studio. BruceSurtees briefly describes the event on page 14 of thecurrent issue of the magazine.The second was the appearance of the LosAngeles Philharmonic at Roy Thomson Hall onWednesday March 19, which is described in somedetail by Paul Ennis in his Classical & Beyondcolumn which commences on page 17.In the case of the Glenn Gould Studio Chumirsponsoredevent, the 100-year interval was thatbetween the start of the so-called “War to End AllWars” in 1914 and today. 1914 and 2014 stand liketwo grim pillars on either side of the event thatwas the main reason for the Chumir event takingplace, namely the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’sefforts, since 1998, to begin coming to terms withan inglorious chapter in its storied 156 year history,between 1938 and 1945. That a majority of Austrians(57 percent) today accept that Austria was at leastas complicit in the Anschluss as a victim of it is awelcome development. That in the same poll only 24percent agree with mosques being built in Austria isa grim reminder that memory and selective amnesiaare partners in a very grim dance.We will have lots more to say about that event inthe coming weeks, as Surtees explains.In the case of the Los Angeles PhilharmonicOrchestra’s Roy Thomson Hall appearance, the100-year interval is a much more benign one,simply between the dates of composition of thetwo symphonies that made up the two halves ofthe program: John Corigliano’s Symphony No.1composed in 1988, and Tchaikovsky’s SymphonyNo.5, composed exactly 100 years earlier. And inthis case the link between the two is not a momentof monumental infamy, but an entirely happyone, namely the triumphant return to Toronto ofThe WholeNote VOLUME 19 NO 7 | APRIL 1, 2014 – MAY 7, 2014Centre for Social Innovation720 Bathurst St., Suite 503, Toronto ON M5S 2R4PHONE 416-323-2232 | FAX 416-603-4791Publisher/Editor In Chief | David Perlmanpublisher@thewholenote.comChairman of the Board | Allan Pulkerdirectors@thewholenote.comEDITORIALManaging Editor | Paul Enniseditorial@thewholenote.comRecordings Editor | David Oldsdiscoveries@thewholenote.comSocial Media Editor | Sara Constanteditorial@thewholenote.comListings Editor | David Perlman (acting)listings@thewholenote.comClub Listings Editor | Ori Daganjazz@thewholenote.comSALES, MARKETING & MEMBERSHIPConcerts & Events/Membership | Karen Agesmembers@thewholenote.comRetail Sales/Marketing | Garry Pagemarketing@thewholenote.comDirectories | Adam Weinmanneducation@thewholenote.comAdvertising/Production Support/OperationsJack Buell | adart@thewholenote.comClassified Ads | classad@thewholenote.comWebsite/Systems | Bryson Winchestersystems@thewholenote.comCirculation/Subscriptions | Chris Malcolmcirculation@thewholenote.comSUBSCRIPTIONS$35 per year + HST (9 issues)THANKS TO THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORSBeat ColumnistsHans de Groot, Jack MacQuarrie, Benjamin Stein,Paul Ennis, David Olds, Dave Podgorski,Ori Dagan, Wendalyn Bartley, Jim Galloway,mJ buell, Christopher Hoile, Andrew Timar,Allan PulkerFeaturesPaula Citron, David PerlmanCD ReviewersStuart Broomer, Max Christie, Hans de Groot,Janos Gardonyi, Tiina Kiik, Roger Knox, LesleyMitchell-Clarke, Ivana Popovich, Allan Pulker,Terry Robbins, Michael Schwartz, Bruce Surtees,Robert Tomas, Ken Waxman, Dianne WellsProofreadingKaren Ages, John Sharpe, Paul Ennis,Sara ConstantListingsDavid Perlman, Ori Dagan,Adam Weinmann, Tilly Kooyman,JennieLea McLeish, Ruth AtwoodFelix Deak, Bryson WinchesterCirculation TeamAbram Bergen, Asa Perlman, Beth Bartley,Bob Jerome, Dagmar Sullivan, Dave Taylor,Gero Hajek, Jack Buell, Jack Suttaby, Jeff Hogben,Joan Andrews, John Dodington, Lorna Nevison,Micah Herzog, Niamh Malcolm, Patrick Slimmon,Paul Ennis, Randy Weir, Rebecca Carpenter,Robert Faulkner, Sharon Clark, The Giang Nguyen,Tom Sepp, Vicki Stainton, Wende BartleyLayout & DesignUno Ramat & Bryson WinchesterTHE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL IS ANAGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIOUpcoming Dates & DeadlinesFree Event Listings Deadline6pm Tuesday April 8Display Ad Reservations Deadline6pm Tuesday April 15Classifieds Deadline6pm Tuesday April 22Advertising Materials Due6pm Friday April 18Publication DateThursday May 1Volume 19 No 8 coversMay 1, 2014 to June 7, 2014WholeNote Media Inc. accepts no responsibility orliability for claims made for any product or servicereported on or advertised in this issue.Printed in CanadaCouto Printing & Publishing ServicesCirculation StatementApril 2014: 30,000 printed & distributedCanadian Publication Product Sales Agreement1263846ISSN 14888-8785 WHOLENOTEPublications Mail Agreement #40026682Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to:WholeNote Media Inc.Centre for Social Innovation503–720 Bathurst StreetToronto ON M5S 2R4COPYRIGHT © 2014 WHOLENOTE MEDIA INCthewholenote.com6 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

FOR OPENERS | DAVID PERLMANGustavo Dudamel, last here in October 2009 withVenezuela’s Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, as itwas then known, on the occasion of Jose AntonioAbreu being awarded the Glenn Gould Prize.About this event I have a little more to say rightnow, because of the little affirmations that theconcert sent ringing to the rafters of my mind asresoundingly as the LA Phil under Dudamel sentthe music singing through the not always forgivingwhole of RTH.For me the event was not just about the music;rather it was not just about the sounds of themusic but also about music’s power to bring thingsinto being.How many people in RTH that evening knew,for example, that in the near-capacity crowd werea couple of hundred students of Sistema Toronto,which traces its origins to Abreu’s visit in 2009.Sistema Toronto, as some of you may recall waschosen by Glenn Gould prize laureate LeonardCohen for the City of Toronto Protégé prize, twoyears after Abreu’s award. Now here they were,full of hope and music, bringing their own passionfor music to a gala banquet before the concert,affirming the fact that Abreu’s vision, powered bythe state in his native Venezuela, could take root andflower in the soil of Ontario, where culture tends tobe privatized and parcelled out as grimly territoriallyas the shores of most lakes in cottage country.And I wonder how many people at RTH felt thesame little bump of pleasure as I did, reading inthe program that the Los Angeles Philharmonicis now the driving force behind something calledYOLA (Youth Orchestras of Los Angeles), bringingmusic’s motive power to over 600 youth in underservedL.A. neighbourhoods. Yet another sign ofSistema’s spread, one can say, having taken rootsince Dudamel arrived.Change for the better all sounds so simple whenit’s spelled out that way. There’s another examplein the issue – the “Hamilton Plan” that ChuckDaellenbach described to me in our interview (page14), that brought music to the schools of Hamiltonand its surrounds in the late 60s and early 70s withwhat sounds in the telling like astonishing ease.It’s tempting to think of the nascent power forusefulness of The WholeNote’s “Orange Pages”initiative as Allan Pulker describes it on page 61 asspreading with the same ease. Just think how easilyit would all come to pass if “I told two friends, andthey told two friends and they told two friends,” theway it did in the shampoo commercials back in thesame wonderful 70s that Daellenbach talks about inour interview.Enjoy this issue in all its diversity, dear readers.Music might not have had the power to dispel thiswinter’s polar vortex, but it continues to offer thehope of spring.publisher@thewholenote.comINDEX OF ADVERTISERSAll Saints KingswayAnglican Church 41Amadeus Choir 57Amadeus Choir / ElmerIseler Singers 21, 39Amici 50Annex Singers 50Aradia Ensemble 47Armour HeightsPresbyterian Church 43Associates of the TSO 48ATMA 5Aurora Cultural Centre38, 45, 49Bach Children’s Chorus, 21Canadian Children’s OperaCompany 58Canadian Opera Company31, 80Canadian Sinfonietta 47Cathedral BluffsSymphony Orchestra 39Chamber Music Society ofMississuaga 40Christ Church Deer ParkJazz Vespers 32Christina PetrowskaQuilico 44Church of the Ascension40CISMF 69Continuum ContemporaryMusic 35Cosmo Music 59Diana Mcintosh 42Ensemble Polaris 38Ensemble Vivant 44Essential Opera 36Etobicoke CentennialChoir 36Grace Church on-the-Hill37, 57Grand Philharmonic Choir52Group of 27 46Guitar Society of Toronto39Hannaford Street SilverBand 33Heliconian Hall 57High Notes 23Hymn Society, SouthernOntario Chapter 57Kindred Spirits Orchestra43Lawrence ParkCommunity Church 42Living Arts Centre 45Liz Parker 59Long & McQuade 29Markham Concert Band50Masterworks of Oakville39Mississuaga Festival Choir49Moeller Organs 59Mooredale Concerts 47Music at Metropolitan 43,35Music Gallery 39Music Toronto 9, 35, 38Musicians in Ordinary 34,46Nathaniel Dett Chorale 20New Music Concerts 28,43New York Chamber MusicFestival 42Nine Sparrows ArtsFoundation 43No Strings Theatre 58Norm Pulker 59Oakham House Choir 46ORGANIX 17Orpheus Choir 3Pasquale Bros 58Pax Christi 3, 48, 52Peter Mahon 20Remenyi House of Music24Rose Theatre 49Roy Thomson Hall 23, 38Royal Conservatory 13, 27Schmidt Piano and Organ58Sheila McCoy 59Show One 4Sine Nomine 44Sinfonia Toronto 39Soundstreams 42St. James’ Cathedral 19,46St. Philip’s AnglicanChurch 32St. Thomas’ Church 41Steinway Piano Gallery 7Syrinx 18, 37, 41Tafelmusik 2, 3851Tallis Choir 22The Jazz Bistro 34, 36, 38,45, 54, 56The Queensmen ofOntario 58The Sound Post 18Timothy Eaton MemorialChurch 40Toronto All Star Big Band53Toronto Choral Society 22Toronto Consort 25, 36Toronto Jazz Festival 15,31Toronto Masque Theatre45Toronto MendelssohnChoir 42Toronto Symphony 44, 48,79Toy Piano Collective 40Village Voices 49Windermere StringQuartet 50Women’s Musical Club 11,37, 51Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch 21, 41

Johannes Debus/Pre-COCWhere were you born, and was music always part of your life?I was born in Speyer, a city in southwest Germany. I learned to playthe recorder in kindergarten, and my teacher told my mother that Iseemed to have a passion for music. I joined the cathedral choir, andthe choir director was a marvellous music-maker.Was it always going to be a career in music? I actually had twoplans. If I didn’t get into a conservatory, I was going to go to universityand study German and Latin.But you did get into the Hamburg Conservatory where youstudied conducting. Where did that interest come from? For me,the music-maker was the conductor who stood out in front. Iwanted to be the music-maker. I studied old videos of conductorsand then I’d conduct in front of the stereo. I was very serious aboutchurch music and choral conducting.So how did you develop an interest in opera? Opera, at first,seemed very far away. I though it was artificial and superficial, untila teacher at the conservatory had me prepare La traviata. I started toplay through it and I was hooked. The variety of the opera repertoireis enormous. A well-made masterpiece has so many riches to reveal.After I graduated, I spent ten years at the Frankfurt Opera, startingas a pianist, then coach, then assistant conductor, and finally, residentconductor. My freelance career started after Frankfurt.B E H I N D T H E S C E N E SCOC’s Johaand AlexanAlexander NeefBO HUANGAlexander Neef/Pre-COCWhat’s your background? I was born in a small village calledRosswälden, just outside Stuttgart. I come from a simple workingclass background. Languages were easy for me, and I thoughtI would become a Latin teacher. I have an M.A. in Latin andmodern history.So where did opera fit in? I got hooked on opera when I waseight or nine by listening to the classical music station on the radio.When I was older, I’d go to the opera three or four times a week. Atthe University of Tübingen, I was dramaturge for a student operacompany. I did research, wrote program notes and attended castingmeetings. I was able to consult piano scores because I can readmusic. I started studying piano when I was nine.How did you get to the Paris Opera? My friends in university weremusicologists. They went to Berlin to start an academy for musictheatre and I went to visit them. They invited lecturers, and GerardMortier, head of the Salzburg Festival, came. That’s where I met him.He really connected to the group. I didn’t become a teacher becauseI became an intern artistic administrator at the Salzburg Festival fortwo years. After that I joined the artistic administration team at theRuhrTriennale, a three-year multidisciplinary festival in Germany’sRuhr region. When Mortier took over the Paris Opera in 2004, hebrought me in as director of casting.Paula CitronTheir birthdays are a month apart. They have just turned 40. Theyare both German, but they never knew each other in their homecountry. They also just happen to be the leading lights behind theCanadian Opera Company.General director Alexander Neef was appointed in 2008, and musicdirector Johannes Debus the following year. Together they representthe wunderkind generation who are the new movers and shakers inthe arts.We three met in Neef’s office for a wide-ranging conversation aboutthe COC in particular, the arts in general, and, of course, living inToronto. Debus came across as an idealist, Neef as a realist.Alexander, how did you end up at the COC?Neef: I didn’t apply for the position. I was first approached by thesearch committee. There were four days of interviews. It was animportant decision for me. Running a company would allow me totake a major career step out of artistic administration, but it had tobe the right company. At the same time as the COC came calling, Iwas offered a “B” company in Germany, but I knew I wouldn’t be ableto attract the same quality of artists as the COC. It was an easy decisionto say no, even if the German company had a bigger budget.The COC is a big international company with high standards. It isalso a complete package because it has its own house. Top artistslike Susan Graham and Sondra Radvanofsky want to come to aquality environment.How did you two meet?Debus: After Richard Bradshaw died suddenly, I was one of theconductors brought in to replace him. It was October, 2008, at arehearsal for Prokofiev’s War and Peace at the Four Seasons Centre.Neef: We had to find a music director, but we were going to spendtwo or three seasons inviting people to conduct. I was sitting at theWar and Peace rehearsal and I felt the strong connection betweenJohannes and the orchestra. His conducting debut got rave reviews.I thought, why put him on a list and wait? He might move on. I’m8 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

nes Debusder NeefBY PAULA CITRONJohannes Debusa decisive person. We met for a brief lunch and I asked him, “Howdo you feel about becoming music director?” The interesting thingis, no one thought I was crazy because Johannes had made such agreat impression.Debus: I was shocked, but in a positive way. It was something thatI had never imagined. Conducting War and Peace was the best timeof my life. The whole thing was like a fairytale. I haven’t regrettedcoming to the COC for one second.Neef: We haven’t had our epic fight yet.How does your relationship work?Neef: It’s an inspiring relationship. We don’t play games. We haveno factions, because neither of us is a politician. When we have to talkabout things, we do. We never let things go.Debus: Alexander is a general director with passion and knowledge.He has good taste and a strong eye. He’s willing to take certain risksand avoid falling into the trap of routine. I’m involved in the decisionmakingabout putting together a production team – choosing artistswho have something to say about an opera and the composer. Theyhave to have an affinity for the piece. I’m also learning so much fromAlexander about how the art form works. We have a strong team.Alexander, working at the COC must have been a big change fromthe Paris Opera.Neef: The Paris Opera puts on around 20 operas a year. Five couldbe happening at the same time. You tend to go where there are problemsand stay away when things are going well. No conflict meansno reason to go. In Paris you never drop in on rehearsals for pleasure.At the COC, I can take personal care of all the operas, attend all therehearsals, go to concept meetings and spend time with Johannes. Ican have a direct communication with what’s happening on stage,and keep a close connection with everything else. It’s an enjoyableexperience. I’m also here in the off-season, overseeing administrativework like preparing budgets, and doing social stuff in the community.thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 9

We haven’t had our epicfight yet It’s an inspiringrelationship. We don’tplay games.What’s theCOC like asa corporation?Neef: Opera isunbelievably expensive.There are somany people to pay.It’s a big challengeto keep the machinegoing. Luckily the administrative staff believes in giving the best forthe company. It’s like a code of honour. Given the iffy funding we haveto face, no one works here for the money. The commitment the staffgives to the COC is extraordinary.Debus: Even the security guards are committed. There is a familyspirit here that is very special.Johannes, what’s it like working with the COC orchestra?Debus: Some European orchestras don’t like to do homework, soyou first have to be a bad cop. At the COC, the musicians have a highwork ethic. They do prepare at home because they want to performwell, to present themselves in the best way possible. They also love toplay opera, and are always focused, which is the best possible musicmaking,no matter who the conductor or composer. It’s a rare quality.It’s also a form of generosity. They make me a better conductor. Theyare sweethearts.Another question for you Johannes. How do you decide whichoperas you conduct?Debus: I have a contract to conduct three productions a year. I likethe idea of having guest conductors because it’s good for the orchestrato get inspired by others. When I’m not conducting, I can sit in theaudience and observe – see what’s working, and what needs work.How do you both see the state of the arts in general?Debus: It’s true that many more people are interested in hockey,but we have to find a way to influence them. The arts are essential forholding society together. They make life interesting. The arts are not aluxury good. They are an essential experience. We should be thinkingabout what our art form can offer in the future.Neef: European countries have a cultural identity. The arts are officialpolicy. Here in Canada, we should be building an identity thatis both national and cultural. But there has been huge progress.Remember, the COC has just 65 years of history, versus 400 years forsome companies in Europe. The arts impact on the community, andwe have to do a better job of explaining what we do. I know and lovethe arts, but many people take the arts for granted. That’s our challenge– to keep the momentum going. We’re still building somethinghere.Neef: Nobody has come through the recession unscathed. Oursubscriptions have dropped from 75 percent to closer to 70, but it isstill the highest in North America. Subscriptions used to be 30 percentof the budget 20 years ago, now they are 16. A board member helpedus do market research and we found that if a person subscribesfor three years, they stay forever. That means we have to do moregrooming of the one- and two-year subscribers to make them stay.Their renewal rate is around 50 percent. We have a solid young audienceunder 30, because they can buy discounted tickets, but after 30,when the tickets get more expensive, they stop coming. People do tendto return in their 40s and we have to encourage that. The Four SeasonsCentre is now eight years old, and lower subscriptions and ticket salesprobably indicate that the honeymoon with the new house is over.That means we have to rely more on philanthropy. There has been acultural renaissance in Toronto that is producing big donors.What about the HD performances in movie theatres?Debus: Opera is the greatest art form, but there is a price tag. Peopleask themselves why should I go to the opera and pay high prices if Ican see it on the internet or at the cinema – but it’s a two-dimensionalexperience. Live opera in the theatre is three-dimensional. Operaneeds to be seen in an opera house because of the magnifiedemotions. Live performance is how the art form was born – as a religiousritual in ancient Greece. Opera is a communal experience.What’s opera like as a career for emerging artists in Canada?Neef: It’s a big issue. There is talent but no employment. There areonly a handful of companies. It’s also more difficult to go to the Statesnow because companies are closing down. We should be nurturingsmaller companies to provide performing opportunities.Debus: It’s not a shock coming here. Toronto is a cosmopolitan city.Neef: It’s not a shock because the German mentality and Canadianmentality are close. There is a seriousness. We’re both a little bitreserved. From an economic point of view, in both Germany andCanada, you don’t spend money you don’t have. And the little thingsmean a lot. People call me to take me shopping. They offer me theircars. A big shock would be moving to Italy, for example.Debus: People are kind and I’m well-treated. There’s an honestyhere. You can connect to people because they make it easy. They openup. It’s a pleasant life. It’s feels like home.Neef: Maybe we haven’t been here long enough for the bad stuffto hit.Are you able to sense a Canadian character?Debus: I see an inferiority complex. For me as an artist, that is afailing. There is enormous potential here. People should take pleasurein that.Neef: It’s interesting that some Torontonians don’t see their owncity as a world player. People ask me when I’m moving on. Do I havemy eye on New York? On the Met? People should be building up thepossibilities of the city, harnessing the energy.productions from seven?Neef: Since moving into the new opera house, we’ve done threeproductions in the spring, but our time is limited by the NationalBallet’s dates. We are now reallocating our resources. Three springproductions curtailed our repertoire options. We couldn’t programany big operas like Walküre, for example. Also, some subscribersdidn’t like having to give up three dates in May when they wantedto be at the cottage. Dropping one opera gives us room to create aseason we can be happy with. The budget will be close to what it waswith seven operas, so the change isn’t due to financial considerations.When the renewal of the agreement with the Ballet comes up, we havea list of things to talk about to make the dates better for everyone.For me, The Barber of Seville, Don Giovanni and on the same season is being populist. My preference is for the newand the different.Debus: As for Barber, we haven’t done a pure comedy since Lacenerentola in 2011 – one where nobody dies, where parents can bringtheir kids. The Don Giovanni by director Dmitri Tcherniakov is verydifferent than any production that you’ve seen before. It cuts deeplyto the core of the piece. Even warhorses can offer something unusual.Both are new productions. is a blockbuster – a great cast thatfeatures soprano Patricia Racette. People will come out for the voices.There are, of course, financial considerations behind programming, but we do have to sell tickets.Neef: We’ve pushed the rep in the last few seasons, so this yearwe’re giving the unfamiliar a break to establish balance. We still haveto fill 2,000 seats every night. Programming familiar titles servicesa wider public, but you can make them interesting by offering newproductions or big names. We have a great house and it’s a very satisfyingexperience to see a production at the Four Seasons. I’m happyabout both the six operas, and the encouraging subscriptions sales.Paula Citron is a Toronto-based journalist. Her areas of specialinterest are dance, theatre, opera and arts commentary.10 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

BEHIND THE SCENES 2ChuckDaellenbachDAVID PERLMANChuck Daellenbach11714TH SEASON15MUSIC IN THEAFTERNOONWOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTOARTISTIC DIRECTOR: SIMON FRYERWalter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (Museum Subway Station)OCTOBER 2, 2014 | 1.30 PMTRIOWANDERERTORONTODEBUTJean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin;Raphaël Pidoux, cello; Vincent Coq, pianoIn anticipation of the Canadian Brass’ upcoming appearance April 27,the final concert in this year’s Mooredale Concert Series, I trackedtuba player Chuck Daellenbach down for a thoroughly entertaininghour-long chat at his south Rosedale Toronto home, middle of March.What follows is just a couple of frames from a chat that roamed here andthere over the whole 44 years of the Brass’ existence: commissioningand arranging, their momentous 1977 groundbreaking trip to China,recording, media, player personnel and more. You can find the fulllengthinterview on our website at thewholenote.com. What followsgives a taste of the indefatigable Daellenbach, now the only member ofthe original quintet still in full-time performing harness with what isundoubtedly the best-known Canadian chamber ensemble of our (andperhaps all) time. Enjoy.DP: I told your agent at IMG in New York to pass on the message – Idon’t know whether he did or not – that I was going to want to startall the way back in the Betty Webster days ... That was, what, 1971?CD: Yes I heard this. ...Well, the Canadian Brass was very fortunatein that the Hamilton Plan was in effect. And the Hamilton Plan hadbeen put together by some very civic-minded people in Hamilton inthe late 60s. The idea was to have every child in a 60-mile radius ofHamilton (excluding Toronto) hear a string group, brass group, woodwindgroup, percussion group in their school every year and thencome into the concert hall at the end of the year to hear an orchestra.And before the Hamilton Plan disbanded they had actually achievedthat in a 30-mile radius, and it became a model for other communities[internationally], ... because it was so successful and it was sucha great idea.So this revolved around the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, didit? Yes. Betty Webster was the executive director of that program, andthe Paikin family in Hamilton were very instrumental in putting thisplan together. And then they brought in a young conductor at thattime to be the voice, the mouthpiece for the program, they neededsomeone to be the face of the program [Boris Brott]. And [at the coreof] their fulltime professional chamber orchestra was a string quartet– the Czech String Quartet – and a woodwind group, and that’s wherethe Canadian Brass fit in; the Canadian Brass became the resident[brass] ensemble.So you were the section leaders effectively within the orchestra,and the sections had to kind of earn their keep by going out intoschools as section ensembles? Well, originally it was almost theopposite, which was what was amazing; traditionally it’s a way toput an orchestra together. In this case, it was a way to get music outinto the schools; they really wanted to get to the kids. And then thefact that the professional musicians had a base of reference meantthey could be then part of the resident orchestra, that’s what kept itNOVEMBER 13, 2014 | 1.30 PMDOVERQUARTETJoel Link, violin; Bryan Lee, violin;Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, celloMARCH 12, 2015 | 1.30 PMJENSLINDEMANNtrumpet; with Kristian Alexandrov, piano, percussion;Mike Downes, bass; Ted Warren, drumsAPRIL 16, 2015 | 1.30 PMCHRISTIANNESTOTIJNmezzo-sopranoJULIUSDRAKEpianoMAY 7, 2015 | 1.30 PMProgramme includes a new work by Christopher Mayo(WMCT Commission and World Première)TORONTODEBUTTORONTODEBUTConcert Sponsor:WMCT FoundationENSEMBLEMADE IN CANADAElissa Lee, violin; Sharon Wei, viola;Rachel Mercer, cello; Angela Park, pianoFive Concerts for $185 | Early-bird price May 1 - 31, 2014 – $160For information and to subscribe call 416-923-7052Also available: Tickets for live Career Development Award competitionSunday, April 26, 2015, Walter Hall: $25All artists, dates, and programmes are subject to change without notice.Support of the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario, andthe City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council is gratefully acknowledged.PRESENTED BYwmct@wmct.on.ca www.wmct.on.ca 416-923-7052thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 11

together. And because of the proximity to Toronto, it could expand toan 80-, 90-piece orchestra because the commercial scene in Torontowas so vibrant, second only at the time to New York City because ofthe Canadian content. I kind of diverge here but Canadian contentrules meant that you couldn’t just drag an American Coca-Cola adup to Canada and put it on TV, you had to redo it. So we had a veryactive musician base right here. That gave the opportunity to have fullfledgedorchestra concerts; you could do Rachmaninov and Mahlerand so forth and it’s quite possible. But it was based on this 20-pieceprofessional core that actually lived in Hamilton and was going outinto the schools.And so how were you recruited – when did you actually start withHamilton? Well, Gene Watts, our trombonist, had been talking to theOntario Arts Council, at that time Lou Appelbaum was running theArts Council. And Lou really had his ear to the ground, he understoodwhat was happening here. And he and Gene were discussingthis, and Lou said, they really need a spearhead for this program,because they have the idea, they’ve got the musicians, but now theyreally need to make it work. And he thought, this would be perfectfor Gene to latch into this. Because Gene had put together at thatpoint a quartet without a tuba; he’d been trying to figure out howto put a group together, and he went to Hamilton and actually theytook him on to do the school part of that residency. So that’s whereI came in, I became the fifth part. I met Gene very early that fall, in1970. I thought I was auditioning him to put a group together becauseI was at the University of Toronto [and] I thought wouldn’t it be greatto have a resident ensemble. And meanwhile he’s thinking we reallyneed a tuba player to make this thing work, so we were both lookingat each other like, hmm let’s consider this … and became lifelongfriends ever since.You mentioned the Czech String Quartet; this was a group that hadpre-existed in Prague prior to the Soviet invasion and they’d left atthat time? You know, I don’t actually know, but I do know they hada position at McMaster University, that was part of the deal. So forthem they had a teaching position plus the orchestra. Marta Hidy wasthe concertmistress and she as well had this dual appointment. Forus it was a little different. I was teaching at the university and Genewas very involved in the New Music Concerts with Bob Aitken, veryinvolved with that. So we were able to piece this together in variousways and make this go. But what was unique at that time was, wewere on the ground floor of really what’s become a brass explosion.We were very fortunate in that we did not have a peer group here inCanada. There weren’t people standing in the wings telling us whatwe needed to play. So we didn’t get trapped into this very small repertoirefor brass that really was a dead end for brass groups, particularlyin the States. We were only allegiant to the audience. We knew we hadto build an audience, and we had to find music that could make thatpossible. So we took a masterpiece approach; we thought if we weregoing to borrow music, it might as well be the very, very best. Andwe set out, on the one hand commissioning. We’ve commissionedover 70 major works. That doesn’t mean they automatically get on theconcert stage, in fact quite the opposite. The likelihood of a masterpieceshowing up is slim. Out of those 70 works, maybe we have fouror five that we would say are really lasting the test of time. And meanwhilewe have the Bach and the Handel and so forth that we’ve raidedand we’ve put together repertoire, and Hamilton was a perfect placeto experiment.So, you were teaching at the Faculty of Music, Gene was alreadyconnected in with Betty Webster and the Hamilton Plan … Oddlyenough, he was just going to Hamilton. In fact when I got to Toronto tostart teaching I had a friend here that was in the orchestra at the timeand he had tipped me off. He said, you know, when you’re lookingaround for things to do for playing you should contact the HamiltonOrchestra. He said, I see the Hamilton Orchestra on television morethan the Toronto Symphony. Because they had CHCH down there thatwas doing a lot of stuff. So I did, I called and they said, well, just byluck we need a tuba player down here, why don’t you come out andplay for us. So the very first rehearsal was also the first rehearsal forthis idea of the brass group being in Hamilton. So we met virtuallyat the same time and coming from quite different perspectives, butThe Canadian Brass: (clockwise from left) Caleb Hudson, BernhardScully, Chris Coletti, Chuck Daellenbach, Achilles Liarmakopoulos.it crystallized. And it gave the Brass a home base. It meant we didn’thave to run off and do five different things and then get together at 1a.m. And we’ve said this many times, in fact the New York Times wasquite interested in this concept; we said we really got our training… we got to Carnegie Hall playing children’s concerts. We’re probablythe only professional group in the world that ever looked at children’sconcerts as an opportunity to improve as artists. It’s usuallysharing your art and so forth, you’re looking down on kids and saying,“Oh kids, how can we help you?” We looked at the opposite. It’s like,“We’re here, how can you help us? Tell us, we need to know! Is thisa piece of music that you like?” And they would tell you, not usingthose words, but you knew very quickly if your music was connectingor not, and it was a fantastic laboratory.And if you could win a gymnasium in Burlington, Carnegie Hallwould be easy pickings afterward. Right.You were talking about repertoire, finding pieces that fit the voicesof the instruments and not being bound into a tiny little cluster ofmusic … so who carried the burden of the arranging in those earlyyears while you were building your repertoire?CD: Well, ... Gene had as a musician a very unusual insight intowhat was needed, and when we would make $100 as a group hewould hold back $10, let’s say, kind of for research and development.So we always had a little bit of money to hire writers, so we hadprofessional writers working with us. Very early on, a very importantwriter for us was Howard Cable. Cable was such a known entityalready, and Howard, the music’s already in his head, he just needs toget it on the paper. He’s like Mozart, it just flows. So he wrote somevery important works for us in the early years.And then Fred Mills joined our group. Fred had grown up in Guelphand spent about ten years in New York City. Came back to play inthe Ballet Orchestra, ended up in the National Arts Centre, he wasthe principal trumpet when they opened up in 69. And he was quitemotivated to join us. He brought along a love of opera for example,and he was a very fine arranger. And the two things that cametogether there was that he had played with Stokowski, in Houston,Texas, he had been his principal trumpet. And Stokowski of coursewas known himself for arranging. He’d do Bach’s Toccata and Fuguewith the orchestra, and so these are well-known arrangements thatgot him into film.This had a very big influence for Fred and he wanted to do similarthings for the brass quintet, for example the Toccata and Fugue whichis now probably the number one standard [for] brass quintet. Everygroup in the world owns and plays Fred’s arrangement of Toccata andFugue, it’s absolutely the number one most important piece in therepertoire. ... When we first met up with that piece it seemed impossible,we thought this would not be possible. Now kids grow up withit and they just think it’s, as you would expect, normal.So the Toccata and Fugue…looking through your videos onYouTube, it’s jaw-dropping these days. What’s interesting in thatregard is the control you seem to have over your YouTube identity. Alot of artists don’t have that, you’re at the mercy of every handheldconcert cellphone video. But you’ve got over 80 videos, which have12 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

2013.14 Concert SeasonKOERNER HALL’SFIFTH ANNIVERSARYKhatia BuniatishviliSUN., APR. 6, 2014 3PMKOERNER HALL“Buniatishvili’s technical prowessenables her to combine energywith precision at a level comparableto Argerich.” (Limelight) She willperform works by Liszt, Chopin,and Stravinsky.The Glenn GouldSchool NewMusic EnsembleTHURS., APR. 10, 2014 7:30PMCONSERVATORY THEATREBrian Current conducts theworld premiere of Behind theSound of Music, Nicole Lizée'smultimedia composition fororchestra and video.Atis Bankas withRobert McDonaldSUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 2PMMAZZOLENI CONCERT HALLGGS faculty violinist Atis Bankas sharesthe stage with American pianist andpedagogue Robert McDonald, whohas performed internationally andas musical partner to Isaac Stern,Midori, and many others.This program features works byDelius, Grieg, Elgar, and Britten.Royal ConservatoryOrchestra conductedby Uri Mayer withJaewon Kim andBeste KalenderFRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 8PMKOERNER HALLMaestro Uri Mayer leads the RCO,clarinetist Jaewon Kim andmezzo-soprano Beste Kalenderin a program that includes worksby R. Murray Schafer, Debussy,and Brahms.Terri Lyne Carrington’sMosaic ProjectSATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 8PMKOERNER HALLTerri Lyne Carrington (drums) leads anall-star cast of female musicians andtwo signature voices – Nona Hendryx(from LaBelle) and Carmen Lundy. Partof the TD Jazz: Celebrating Dinah andSarah concert series.Mariko AnrakuSUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 2 PMMAZZOLENI CONCERT HALLAssociate Principal Harp of theMetropolitan Opera Orchestraand GGS alumna Mariko Anrakuis joined by former teachers,harpist Judy Loman and GGS Deanand pianist James Anagnoson, in aprogram of solo and chamber works.TICKETS START AT ONLY $25! 416.408.0208 www.performance.rcmusic.ca273 BLOOR STREET WEST (BLOOR ST. & AVENUE RD.) TORONTOthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 13

a clear Canadian Brass identity to them. Well, it’s little like hoarding,but we were the only brass quintet, maybe to this day almost, that’sbeen on all the networks; we’ve had major television shows. CBC,back in the day when CBC was making shows they actually hadthe Canadian Brass show; these would be major productions withcostuming and guest artists, and all this sort of thing. We’ve been veryfortunate to be part of that medium. I think growing up in Toronto,growing up in Canada, in the early 70s was an amazing time. Thegovernments were right, we had the right people in the right placesto support arts. The CBC was invaluable. By the time we got to NewYork in 75 we had so much training in studios and so forth that a radioappearance was just second nature. ... Very early on, I guess what setus apart from a lot of other groups is that we did spend a lot of timetalking about and thinking about all the possibilities in the musicworld. I mean, now they have courses for it in colleges, they didn’tback then. It’s really taking charge, shaping your own destiny. ...Wealways thought, people would ask us about competition, aren’t youworried about competition if people start playing your music, and wesaid, well our competition is really Hockey Night in Canada. If you’relooking at other brass groups you’d be looking way too low. What wefelt we needed was a bit of an explosion of brass just so that you wouldhave a place in a hierarchy.***How long are you entitled to say it’s the same group? Becauseyou’ve had by my count 20 players in the Brass, at this point. I’m notcounting returns, if you count people who have gone and returnedit’s probably closer to 27 or 28, because there are people who didmore than one stint, but I think 20 different individuals. We don’tlet anybody get away too far, we keep them on a very short leash. LikeRonnie Romm, our original trumpet player. We’re going to be at theUniversity of Illinois doing a brass symposium and we invited Ronnieto join us. And Gene of course just lives down the road here, we’re inconstant touch, …more and more, we take on a mentoring role as wellbecause we’re taking a concept and sharing that with these youngplayers, putting them into this.Did [Gene] say, “40 years, it’s enough,” or how did that go?Absolutely. He just figured that he’d been on the road enough. In factwe just had coffee yesterday and he was saying, you know I’m justgetting over jetlag.What’s your touring schedule that you keep up these days?Because I mean when we talked a couple of days ago you were in LosAngeles. We’d just played Palm Desert. Well, we have a nice concertyear. We’ve been very fortunate, even from the beginning we neverhad to do the rock and roll tours on a bus or that sort of thing. We’vebeen very blessed with nice touring. And at this point it is kind of aworldwide reach. We do very little south of the Equator, I think we’vebeen in Brazil once, Venezuela, Australia once, but other than that it’sgenerally …we do a lot in Germany, a lot in Europe. This past season,we were in Asia twice and we were in Germany, we’re going back toGermany in September; we were in Korea just before Christmas and itwas for a very short run, just a couple of concerts ... So we have a nicetouring schedule, I’d say we do about 60 or 70 concerts a year.And you still do a university/college circuit? We’re ensemble inresidence at the University of Toronto here, so that means during theyear we’ll be there three or four times during that year. And our hornplayer is actually at the University of Illinois and he has involved usthere as well. So that’s becoming more present. And then it’s quitewell-known amongst the presenters that Canadian Brass is a goodtarget for workshops and clinics so invariably we’ll be in a town andwe’ll have a workshop or two, to work with kids, and we actuallyencourage that. So that’s something we think is, more than anything,especially with the younger players, and talking about succession ofplayers. It’s pretty interesting to show up at a college or universitywhere the average age is 20 to 23, 19 to 23, something like that, andour trumpet player [Caleb Hudson] is 26. So they can identify froman age standpoint but then to hear this guy play, they think ... it sortof suggests that maybe it is possible, if I did put that time and attentionin, maybe I could do this. ... It is fascinating now, both Gene andI have mused about this a great deal…what we faced as young playerswas a totally different world. Now the young players are all growingup playing in our books. We have a set of books called CanadianBrass Book Of ... and then we have easy quintets, intermediate quintets,advanced quintets and there are something like, we’ve passed the500,000 mark on those several years ago, on these books out aroundthe world. So kids are growing up playing our music, and our philosophyand our concept. So by the time we audition now someoneto play in our group…when Caleb came to play for us, he was playingfrom memory. He knew our music backwards and forwards.Interesting. So there’s not a steep learning curve for some of theseplayers. Our trombonist Achilles [Liarmakopoulos] is from Greece,and he’s our resident historian. We had made a big collage, a giantposter of all of our recordings and we had it standing against the wall.When he came in, I said, Achilles you’ve got to take a look at this!And he stood there for about four or five minutes and said, three aremissing. It’s amazing, he’ll often say things like, we’ll be talking, let’ssay Toccata and Fugue, and he’d say, well, when you recorded that ...in 77 you played it quite a bit slower than in the 91 version. He’s a totalhistorian. When we had him come and play he thought he was in casewe needed a substitute trombonist and Gene was at the audition, sohe just thought he was making himself known as a potential sub. Sohe had a few pieces of music we’d sent him in advance, and we playedthrough those and it went pretty quickly. We should have broughtmore music. Have you ever played Blackbird, the trombone solo? Hesaid, well, I’ve never really played it, he said, I’ve heard it I could try.He played the whole thing from memory, he’d never performed itwith an ensemble or anything and he just played it.World’s full of a lot of good players. Oh, totally different. I’m justglad these guys weren’t around when I was young!Behind the Scenes 3Coming in April.An in-depth interview withClemens Hellsberg,player/chairmanVienna Philharmonic OrchestraWhen the invitation to The Arts in Vienna:A Proud History, a Painful Past arrived, I wassurprised to see that one of the five scheduledpanelists at this March 17 Glenn GouldStudio panel discussion/chamber concert,(organized by the Calgary-based ChumirFoundation for Ethics in Leadership) was tobe the Mayor of Sarajevo. Surprised, becausewhat I had expected was a discussion ofthe recently revealed extent of the ViennaPhilharmonic Orchestra’s active or passivecollaboration with the Nazis during the years Clemens Hellsbergafter 1933, and particularly from 1938 to 1945.The panel discussion on the Monday was wide-ranging andinformative. While the Mayor of Sarajevo, Ivo Komsic, did notattend, the panelists who did (Clemens Hellsberg, chairman of theVienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Oliver Rathkolb of the Institutefor Contemporary History, University of Vienna; Valentin Inzko,High Representative for Bosnia Herzegovina; and Randall Hansen,Director of the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies,Munk School of Global Affairs) did much to place the seven years atthe heart of the discussion in a broader context.Fascinating as the Monday discussion was, infinitely more so wasthe hour and a half we spent the following day with the amiable andgently charismatic Hellsberg in his hotel room. Mainly, we talkedabout the inner workings of the orchestra, its history and relationshipto the Vienna State Opera. He also spoke at some length on thebroader and specific aspects of the breakdown of Austrian society.A most agreeable and satisfying encounter. And, yes, we left with aclear answer to why Sarajevo in 1914 (and 100 years later in 2014)might be considered important to the topic at hand.A fascinating encounter. Stay tuned.Bruce Surtees14 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | On Opera365 Years In OneOperatic MonthCHRISTOPHER HOILEApril has become the month in the year with the single highestconcentration of opera presentations. The past few years Torontonianshave been so spoiled that they have had examples from every periodof opera available in April alone. And this April is no exception. Whatmakes this April unusual is the unusual number of baroque operasand brand new works on offer. Here, by year of first public performance,are this April’s offerings.1649: Giasone by Francesco Cavalli on April 4, 5 and 6. The TorontoConsort (torontoconsort.org) continues its successful series of concertproductions of early operatic masterpieces with Giasone, whichholds the record as the most popular opera of the 17th century. Ofthe 41 operas Cavalli (1602-76) wrote, 27 still survive. Written for theCarnival season in Venice, they are characterized by their irreverenttake on classical subjects. Thus, this version of the story of Jason andMedea has a happy ending and is more concerned with Giasone’slover Isifile’s attempts to woo him away from his wife Medea than it iswith Medea’s vengeance on her husband. Laura Pudwell sings the titlerole with Vicki St. Pierre as Delfa, Kevin Skelton as Aegeus, Bud Roachas Demo and Consort members Michelle DeBoer as Medea, KatherineHill as Isifile and John Pepper as Besso. Artistic Director David Fallisconducts a period orchestra including strings, recorders, theorbo,baroque harp, organ, harpsichord and viola da gamba.1682: Persée by Jean-Baptiste Lully from April 26 to May 3. OperaAtelier (operatatelier.com) remounts Lully’s masterpiece for thesecond time. It was first seen in 2000, then again in 2004. ChrisEnns, in his first haute-contre role sings Persée, Mireille Asselin ishis beloved Andromède, Peggy Kriha Dye is Mérope, Olivier Laquerresings both Céphée and Méduse, Carla Huhtanen is Cassiope and VasilGarvanliev is Phinée. David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik BaroqueOrchestra and Marshall Pynkoski directs. From May 23 to 25 theproduction travels to Versailles where it has not been staged sinceit inaugurated the Royal Opera House on May 16, 1770, during thewedding celebrations of the future King Louis XVI to Marie Antoinette.1726: Alessandro by George Frideric Handel. On April 9, 10, 12and 13, Isabel Bayrakdarian gives a recital with the TafelmusikBaroque Orchestra called “The Rival Queens” where she exploresthe rivalry between the two superstars of the age, Faustina Bordoniand Francesca Cuzzoni. Bayrakdarian will sing arias associated withthe two sopranos from Handel’s Alessandro as well as arias fromGiovanni Bononcini’s Astianatte (1727) and Johann Adolf Hasse’s CajoFabrizio (1732).1745: Hercules by George Frideric Handel from April 5 to 30.The COC’s first staging of Handel’s oratorio is a co-production withLyric Opera of Chicago directed by Peter Sellars. When Hercules firstappeared, Handel was accused of writing an opera disguised as anoratorio, so it is not a great leap for the work to be presented as anopera. Sellars updates the mythological tale of Hercules and othersreturning home from war to the present. Eric Owens sings the titlerole, Alice Coote is Hercules’ jealous wife Dejanira, David Daniels isHercules’ servant Lichas, Lucy Crowe is Hercules’ captive Iole andRichard Croft is Hercules’ son Hyllus. Baroque music expert HarryBickett conducts.1837: Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti from April 25 toMay 21. In 2010 the COC gave us Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda in aproduction from Dallas Opera. This year it gives us another helpingof what some call Donizetti’s “Three Queens” trilogy with the story ofElizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the second earl of Essex (1565-1601),an ambitious favourite of Elizabeth’s who led a coup d’état againsther. Giuseppe Filianoti sings the title role, Sondra Radvanovsky makesColin Ainsworth (above), Cyril Auvity and Marie Lenormand in Persée (2004)her role debut as Elisabetta, Russell Braun is the Duke of Nottinghamand Allyson McHardy is the Duchess of Nottingham. Corrado Rovarisconducts and Stephen Lawless, as with Maria Stuarda, is again thestage director.1853: Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi on April 26. Opera by Request(operabyrequest.ca) presents Verdi’s classic about love and fate inconcert with Paul Williamson as Manrico, Olga Tylman as Leonora,Wayne Line as the Count di Luna, Julia Clarke as Azucena andDomenico Sanfilippo as Ferrando. William Shookhoff conducts fromthe piano.1855: Ba-ta-clan by Jacques Offenbach on May 1 to 3. Opera 5 (facebook.com/OperaFive)presents a double bill of French rarities atAlliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. The first is Ba-ta-clan, the one-actoperetta set in China, that was Offenbach’s first major success. In thisfanciful tale, two Chinese conspirators against the Chinese Emperorrealize they are both French. Aria Umezawa and Jasmine Chen directand Maika’i Nash conducts.1875:Carmen by Georges Bizet on April 17 and 19. Now in its ninthseason, Opera Belcanto of York (rhcentre.ca) will present a fullystaged production of Bizet’s opera at the Richmond Hill Centre abouta seductive gypsy and the hapless soldier who falls in love with her.BRUCE ZINGERthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 15

Nariné Ananikyan,soloist for the NationalOpera of Armenia,is Carmen, GayanéMangassarian isMicaëla while StanislasVitort and JamesCiantar alternate in therole of Don José.1876:Siegfried byRichard Wagner onApril 5. Opera byRequest takes onthe heroic task ofpresenting Wagner’smythological opera inconcert with LenardWhiting as Siegfried,Oliver Dawson asMime, Andrew Tees as Above: A scene from OperaWotan, Margarete von Five’s production of In PaceVaight as Brünnhilde Requiescat, October 2013.and John Holland asRight: Neema BickerstethAlberich. The tirelessWilliam ShookhoffNew Opera’s upcomingappears in Tapestryconducts fromTap:Ex Revolutionthe piano.1893:Hänsel und Gretel by EngelbertHumperdinck from April 25 to 27. Metro YouthOpera (metroyouthopera.ca) was founded by KateApplin in 2010 to give Toronto’s young opera singersthe chance to perform complete roles. The company’s fourth productionis Humperdinck’s beloved fairy-tale opera first conducted byRichard Strauss. Kate Applin and Lyndsay Promane sing Gretel andher brother Hänsel, Kelsey Vicary and Peter Bass are their Mother andFather and Stephanie Trichew is the Witch. Director Alison Wong hasrelocated the setting to a dangerous urban world. Blair Salter is themusic director. The opera is sung in German with English surtitles.1898: L’Île du rêve by Reynaldo Hahn from May 1 to 3. This three-actopera is the second half of the double bill by Opera 5 above. This, thefirst opera of Hahn (1874-1947), a Venezuelan-born French composerbest known for his songs, is subtitled an “idylle polynésienne” and isbased on Pierre Loti’s account of his romantic liaison with a nativewoman in Tahiti in 1880.1921: Der Vetter aus Dingsda by Eduard Künneke on May 1 to 4. Thefinal offering of the season from Toronto Operetta Theatre(torontooperetta.com) is the Canadian premiere of an operetta by theBerlin composer Eduard Künneke (1885-1953), who studied with MaxBruch and wrote four operas, twelve operettas and two musicals. TheTOT is translating the title as The Cousin from Nowhere, but whenthe Ohio Light Opera presented it, it chose the title The Cousin fromBatavia. Just as we say “whatshisname” when we can’t think of thename of a person, Germans say “Dingsda” when they can’t think ofthe name of a place. The action takes place in Holland where Julia hasbeen waiting for the return of her beloved from his travel to Batavia,as the Dutch colony in Indonesia was known. A stranger appearswho introduces himself as the nephew of Julia’s guardians, but Juliacan’t tell whether he is or is not her beloved Roderich. The operettais packed with one memorable tune after another, the most famousbeing the stranger’s song “Ich bin nur ein armer Wandergesell.”While some over here may not have heard of it, the operetta is sopopular in Europe that there have been five new productions of it inGermany and Switzerland since 2012. In fact, when the Ohio LightOpera presented it in 2000, the demand for tickets was so strongthe show was brought back in 2002. The TOT production featuresLucia Cesaroni, Elizabeth Beeler, Christopher Mayell, Stefan Fehr andKeenan Viau. Jurgen Petrenko makes his TOT conducting debut andGuillermo Silva-Marin directs.1932: Pedro Malazarte by Camargo Guarneri on April 2 byUniversity of Toronto Opera Division. PedroMalazarte is the first presentation in a newinitiative at the Opera Division called “OperaRara.” The aim is to bring to light unfamiliaror unjustly neglected works from the past.In this case conducting student Rafael Luzfrom Brazil wanted to stage this one-actcomic opera from his native country inwhat will be its North American premiere.Guarneri (1907-1993), whose parentsburdened him with the first name “Mozart,”wrote two operas, the other being theone-act tragedy Um Homem Só (1960). Hiscomic opera concerns the Brazilian folk heroMalazarte, who is hoping to have an affairwith the fair Baiana. When her husbandAlamão unexpectedly returns home,Malazarte manages a clever turnabout.Rafael Luz conducts and Amanda Smithdirects at the Lula Lounge. Admission is free.2014: Etiquette by Monica Pearce / Reginaby Elisha Denburg / Heather by ChristopherThornborrow on April 5. Essential Opera (essentialopera.com)presents a triple bill of brand newoperas. Etiquette, composed to a libretto by JohnTerauds, former music critic for the Toronto Star,looks at life through the eyes of Dorothy Parker,Emily Post and Nancy Astor. Regina, composed toa libretto by Maya Rabinovitch, tells the story ofRegina Jonas, who in 1935 Berlin became the firstwoman to be ordained a rabbi. Heather, composedto a libretto by Julie Tepperman, explores the phenomenon of onlinebullying between girls and young women. This varied program isconducted by David Passmore with musical director Cheryl Duvall atthe piano and a cast that includes Erin Bardua, Maureen Batt, JuliaMorgan, Keith O’Brien and Jesse Clark. Visit the website to contributeto the Indiegogo campaign to support these premieres.2014: Europa and the White Bull by James Rolfe on April 25 and26. Toronto Masque Theatre (torontomasquetheatre.com) exploresthe myth of Zeus’ rape of the maiden Europa in a program called“The Myth of Europa: Desire, Transformation and Possession.” First itpresents the cantata L’Europe by Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667-1737). Second is a new work Europa and the White Bull by composerJames Rolfe to a libretto by Steven Heighton that looks at the darkerthemes of the story. The evening features soprano Suzie LeBlanc,actor Martin Julien, dancer Stéphanie Brochard with Larry Beckwithconducting the TMT Ensemble from the violin. Marie-NathalieLacoursière is the choreographer and stage director.2014: L’Homme et le ciel by Adam Scime on April 11 only. FAWNOpera (fawnopera.com) presents the world premiere of Scime’selectro-acoustic chamber opera in a workshop production. IanKoiter’s libretto, based on text “The Shepherd of Hermas” from thesecond century concerns one man’s struggle to live righteously. Thesoloists are baritone Giovanni Spanu and sopranos Larissa Koniukand Adanya Dunn. Patrick Murray conducts the Thin Edge New MusicCollective and Amanda Smith directs.2014: Tap: Ex Revolutions by Tapestry New Opera on April 4 and 5.“Tap:Ex” (short for Tapestry Explorations) is a new project by Tapestry(tapestryopera.com) to explore the relationship between physicaland musical expression. The performance will involve singers NeemaBickersteth, Andrea Ludwig, Adrian Kramer and Andrew Love, choreographerMarie-Josée Chartier and director Michael Mori using musicfrom Bach, Rachmaninov, Meredith Monk, Andrew Staniland and IvanBarbotin.As usual, there is more than enough on offer in the 365 yearsencompassed by these listings to create your own opera festival.Christopher Hoile is a Toronto-based writer on opera and theatre.He can be contacted at opera@thewholenote.com.16 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | Classical & BeyondFearless HaasQuartet DebutPAUL ENNISThe Pavel Haas Quartet, the acclaimed Czech string quartet, makesits highly anticipated Toronto debut April 10 in Walter Hall. Themusic world began to take notice of the group’s youthful vigourthree years into the quartet’s life when it won the Paolo Borcianicompetition in Italy in the spring of 2005. A Supraphon recordcontract soon led to their first two CDs containing material close totheir hearts, Janáček’s two string quartets and Pavel Haas’ three. Theirpenultimate recording, a disc of Dvořák’s String Quartets No. 12 inF major “American” and No. 13 in G major, was greeted with widespreadcritical acclaim culminating in Gramophone magazine’sRecord of the Year award in the fall of 2011.I’m looking forward to their performance of Brahms Quartet No.2 in A minor with its lovely opening movement’s dusky poignancy.Like The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Britten’s StringQuartet No. 2 in C Major celebrates the work of Henry Purcell, whomBritten rightly called “the last important figure of English music.”I’m also eagerly anticipating the Pavel Haas Quartet’s venture intosuch a singular British realm, in particular the last movement themeand variations chacony that ends with a huge celebration. They’recertainly familiar with the U.K., having performed in Wigmore Halland beyond and been artists in residence for three years in GlasgowRoyal Concert Halls.First violinist Veronika Jarůšková formed the group with fellowstudents of Milan Škampa, the legendary violist of the celebratedSmetana Quartet. An interview on Tokafi.com in 2007 soon aftertheir first recording, revealed that Škampa was their biggest artisticinfluence: “He taught us about quartet dialogue and about life asa quartet.” Their idea of what constitutes a good live performancecontinues to be their byword: “Most important is to hand over ourfeeling through music to the audience.”In an email exchange I asked founding PHQ violist Pavel Niki howthe quartet chose its name:“It was a coincidence,” he said. “At the time when we were tryingto find a suitable name, a good friend of ours showed us a recordingof the second string quartet composed by Pavel Haas and we liked itvery much. So we asked his daughter, who still lives in Brno to gether consent to name our group after her father. She agreed. And allof us are happy that such great music [of Pavel Haas] will not fall intooblivion despite the fact he died very young [at 45] in a concentrationcamp and a lot of his music disappeared with him.”In a 2010 interview with Graham Strahle in the Adelaide Review,PHQ cellist Peter Jarusek (Jarůšková’s husband) said that their namesakeis a beacon for what the quartet seeks to achieve on an artisticlevel. “It is the unwavering genuineness of the man and what he didthat means a lot to us. We are a young group, but that doesn’t meanthat we consciously set out to be more attractive, stylistically innovativeor anything like that. We just try to communicate the best we canto our audience, that is with intimacy and no artifice.Haas’ music is all highly personal, original music from a man whobelieved very deeply in what he was doing. Throughout his musiche uses many Jewish melodies, and you can feel it is Jewish. At thesame time, he was fearlessly innovative. His Second String Quartet,for instance, which he called ‘From the Monkey Mountains,’ actuallyincludes percussion in the last movement, and it’s an absolute riot. Itreally is like big band music for string quartet.”In response to a question about the way the group chooses itsmaterial Niki replied: “We try to choose pieces from every period ofclassical music to achieve a rich repertoire. We are lucky that no one isforcing us to play what we ourselves do not want to play. So we simplychoose what we would like to play. The repertoire for string quartet isThe Pavel Haas Quartet: (from left) Pavel Niki, VeronikaJarůšková, Peter Jarusek, Marek Zweibel.so rich that we are not able to play so much beautiful music during alifetime. “The quartet’s most recent recording was released last September.Featuring Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 “Death and the Maiden”and the Cello Quintet with Danjulo Ishizaka, the CD has generated amajor outpouring of praise. Here’s an example from British bloggerPeter Smith: “The Times reviewer wrote ‘If CDs had grooves I wouldalready have worn out these marvellous recordings … the perfectfusion of virtuosity and profundity.’ Indeed. These performances areof a quite unworldly quality, deeply felt yet utterly thought-through,the most passionate you have heard but with moments of hauntingdelicacy, with an overarching architectural vision always holding it alltogether.”The Gramophone reviewer wrote about their “fearless risk-taking,their fervency” and “insanely memorable phrasing,” calling the PHQ“absolutely mesmerizing” and “raw, visceral, and with an emotionalGlionna MansellPresentsA Music Series unlike any other14April 2014 through to November 2014Tickets and passes available onlinewww.organixconcerts.ca416-769-3893Kerry Beaumont - April 25, 7:30 pm Shawn Potter - June 20, 7:30 pmOur Lady of Sorrows, 3055 Bloor St. West All Saints' Kingsway - 2850 Bloor St. WestWitold Zalewski - May 16, 7:30 pm Rhonda Sider Edgington - Sept. 19, 7:30 pmSt. Paul’s Anglican, 227 Bloor St. East Holy Trinity Anglican - 10 Trinity SquareJames David Christie - June 6, 8:00 pm Elisabeth Ullmann - Oct. 19, 4:00 pmSt. Basil's (U of T) - 50 St. Joseph Street Our Lady of Sorrows, 3055 Bloor St. WestNosetti Memorial Concert - Nov 12, 7:30 pmMaxine Thevenot, Eugenio Fagiani and Omar CaputiSt. Paul's Anglican, 227 Bloor St. Eastthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 17

immediacy that is almost unbearable.”Their upcoming concert presented by the Women’s Musical Club ofToronto is comprised of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 1, in additionto the Britten and Brahms, all from the same C major tonal family.When I pointed this out to Niki, he said it was coincidence, somethinghe had not realized until now. These pieces have only been part of thequartet’s repertoire for a short time, about a year for the Brahms andBritten but less for the third. “The Shostakovich quartet is almost anew piece for us,” he said.Replying to a question about live performance versus studio work,Niki piqued my curiosity once more about their April 1o debut. “Ourapproach is always the same. We try to play hard and do not distinguishwhether we are playing on the concert stage or whether we arerecording. But there is a fundamental difference. Unlike recording, onthe stage we have just one shot for all ...”Recent EventsStephen Hough’s masterclass at RCM’s Mazzoleni Hall March 3 overflowedwith insights from that most discerning of pianists:•“Have the courage to do nothing sometimes.”•“Late Chopin – he became more interested in counterpoint – needsclarity; the right hand has to be able to whisper and still the accompanimentmust be softer.”•“Descending chromatics in Western music from the Renaissance onis all about suffering.”•“Let’s find a real pianissimo so that it’s floating from the elbow;a real pianissimo in the concert hall makes an audience listen [asHough’s blissful unveiling of Schoenberg’s Six Little Pieces in hisMarch 2 Koerner Hall recital illustrated].•“We have evidence (Horowitz’s Rach 3) where you don’t have toplay all the notes; sometimes you need to thin things out – this wasHorowitz’s great trick. Rubinstein admitted he left out notes in Iberiaby Albéniz to get the ‘lift.’”•“Some kind of musical clarity is more important than playing allthe notes.”Gustavo Dudamel’s visit to Roy Thomson Hall March 19 ignited hisorchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and electrified the nearcapacitycrowd. His stellar status stems from his musical approachwhich energizes his players and invigorates the notes they play. TheToronto concert juxtaposed John Corigliano Jr.’s Symphony No. 1, analternately tuneful and violent reflection of the composer’s reaction tothe AIDS epidemic, with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, with its ownbrand of fateful splendour.Dudamel turned Corigliano’s massive outpouring of pain andbeauty (written at the end of the 1980s and inspired directly by thedeath of three of his friends) into a showcase for his superb orchestralinstrument. The conductor laid bare the work’s many textures,from an offstage piano quoting Albéniz to double tympani at oppositeends of the stage, from a heavenly solo cello to the stark shrill of threepiccolos at triple fortissimo.But it was the Tchaikovsky that confirmed Dudamel’s reputationand justified an immediate standing ovation. He revealed the visceralpower of the music, making the familiar fresh -- with great claritythroughout and restraint when appropriate, from the snark of thebrass to the anguish of the strings, with perfectly phrased momentsand bars snapped off as if by a bullwhip, even unearthing a noteyou’ve never really heard before.And then, at the end, with an elegance that acknowledged his loveand respect for the orchestra, he disappeared into their midst to soakup the applause.Concert-copiaThe Toronto Symphony Orchestra bids farewell to a stellar monthApril 30 and May 1 with Sir Andrew Davis conducting Mahler’s essentialSymphony 9 in D. April 17 and 19 finds the fascinating pianistHélène Grimaud as soloist in Brahms’ Concerto No. 1 under thebaton of Andrey Boeyko, music director of the Düsseldorf SymphonyOrchestra. On April 11 and 12 Mozart’s vivacious Piano Concerto No. 17comes under the scrutiny of the highly respected Richard Goode whilePeter Oundjian also leads the orchestra in Richard Strauss’ gloriouslyhubristic Ein Heldenleben.The Kindred Spirits Orchestra celebrates Good Friday April 18with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Overture, Andre LaPlanteperforming Beethoven’s Concerto No.5 “Emperor” and Schumann’sSymphony No.1 “Spring.” Kristian Alexander conducts.April 6 the Royal Conservatory concludes another season of Sundayafternoon piano recitals with a power-packed program by KhatiaBuniatishvili. Liszt’s Piano Sonata and Chopin’s Second Sonatabookend Ravel’s iconic La valse. Stravinsky’s Three Movements fromPetrushka conclude the breathtaking proceedings.Music Toronto brings back Kikuei Ikeda, former violinist of thebeloved Tokyo String Quartet, to join the Parker Quartet as a violistApril 10 in a performance of Dvořák’s Quintet in E-flat Op.97 whileApril 28 finds the Associates of Toronto Symphony Orchestra playingMozart’s String Quintet No.3 in C, K515 and Brahms’ String QuintetNo.2 in G Op.111.In their program May 4, the Windermere String Quartet notethat “the 13th quartets of Haydn and Beethoven [the lyrical Op. 130]bookend the era of the classical quartet: from the making of themould to the breaking of it.”The Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society offers an alternativeinterpretation of Britten’s String Quartet No.2 when they presentthe Enso Quartet April 11, one day after the Pavel Haas Quartet plays itin Toronto. On April 15 pianist Philip Chiu includes his own arrangementof the Suite for Oboe and Piano by Pavel Haas in his free noontimeconcert “Music in the Time of War” at the Richard BradshawAmpitheatre.Two Grammy Award Winners: April 4 Jeffery Concerts presentsJames Ehnes accompanied by Andrew Armstrong performingLeClair’s Sonata No. 3 in D major, op. 9, Brahms’ Sonata No. 3 in Dminor, op. 108, a new work by Alexina Louie and Richard Strauss’Sonata in E-flat major, op. 18 while the iconic Canadian Brassconcludes the Mooredale Concerts current season April 27.Paul Ennis is managing editor of The WholeNote.Violins, violas, cellos & bowsComplete line of strings & accessoriesExpert repairs & rehairsCanada’s ad largest stock of string musicFast mail order servicethesoundpost.cominfo@the soundpost.com93 Grenville St, Toronto M5S 1B4416.971.6990 • fax 416.597.9923A treasure trove for string players& lovers of string music18 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | Choral Scene“Youthful”AssumptionsBENJAMIN STEINAnyone involved in arts work knows the importance of involvingyouth in art’s survival. So how does one generation pass on its interestsand traditions to the next? A method often employed by wellmeaningover 30s is to solicit ideas and suggestions from the young.The assumption is that such ideas must be indicative of future trendsthat the cautious elderly would do well to heed.The problem with this method as Canadian author RobertsonDavies once observed is that rather than being open-minded, childrenand teens can be notably conservative, insisting on strict protocols ofbehaviour, discourse, gender roles and physical appearance.When very young we grasp for certainty out of a lack of knowledgeor experience, and move towards innovation and experimentation asour understanding and confidence grow. New art is created withinthe uncomfortable nexus between embracing and rejecting what hasbeen learned.True, suppressed conservative attitudes in both art and politicsoften re-emerge as people get older (with notable, or brave, or nuttyexceptions), but neither conservatism and liberalism, artistic or otherwise,is really tied to age. True open-mindedness is a rare quality andis often limited to specific areas. There’s no guarantee that a liberalattitude to politics, religion, even food (not to mention more transgressiveentertainments), will be accompanied by a liberal attitudetowards music or other art forms.The problem for the choir director, or any teacher of music, is tostrike a balance between imparting past traditions and striking intonew territory. The question of when to lead, and when to be led by,youthful suggestions can be perplexing. The most cutting-edge artoften dates the most quickly, and a choir director can be forgiven forwondering if having the bass section beatbox to a Lorde hit is reallythe right choice.There are a number of children’s and youth ensembles performingthis month; their performances are referenced a little further on inthe column. Judge for yourself if their work represents the wave ofthe future, a familiar continuation of the past, or the usual elusivemix of both.First though, a note on some less than usual fare.Grace Church on-the-Hill: Stephanie Martin’s Pax Christi Chorale,(below); and with True North Brass and videographer Rob DiVito (above)during the audio and video recording of Martin’s newest composition,Now the Queen of Seasons, to be performed publically by the choirfor the first time, April 26 in Kitchener and April 27 in Toronto.RaritiesOn April 5 the Larkin Singers perform “Modern Mystics,” includingworks by Tavener, Dove, Briggs and others.On May 3 the Orpheus Choir of Toronto teams up with ChorusNiagara for a performance of Dvořák’s Requiem in St. Catharines; theconcert is repeated the next day at Koerner Hall.On Apr 26 7:30 Pax Christi Chorale performs “Passion and Peace:Radiant Music, Ancient Wisdom” in Kitchener, with three compositionsnot heard often enough live: Fauré’s Messe Basse; Langlais’Missa Salve Regina and Randall Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom.Conductor Stephanie Martin, also a notable composer, premieres herNow The Queen of Seasons. Concert repeated April 27 in Toronto.EMILY DINGthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 19

Toronto Children’s ChorusYouth and Young Artist EnsemblesOn April 1 the York University Jazz Festival has performances fromseveral of the music program’s Jazz Choirs. Admission is free.On April 6 young adult and children’s choirs combine, as theUniversity of Toronto Women’s Chorus performs “In High Voice,”with guests Young Voices Toronto. This ensemble is the Children’sChoir-in-Residence at Uof T’s Faculty of Music – another chanceto see them takes plays on May 1, when they combine with theHamilton Children’s Choir to present a free noon-hour concert at RoyThomson Hall.On the “imparting past traditions” side of the coin, the Arcady choirjoins forces with the Cambridge Kiwanis Boys’ Choir and CambridgeGirls’ Choir to perform Handel’s Messiah on April 13 in Cambridge.The concert is in support of the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank.In a similar vein, The University of Waterloo Department of Music’sUniversity Choir performs Orff’s Carmina Burana on April 5 inWaterloo. The Waterloo U. Chamber Choir presents a concert entitled“Earth Teach Me,” on April 4 in Kitchener.One area in which youth ensembles will likely always out-performadult ensembles is in show choirs, which combine singing with physicallychallenging activities that involve bending and twisting, whichis what most of us joined choirs to avoid. The Show Choir CanadaNationals, a competition for show choirs, takes place on April 12. Highschool glee clubs and choirs compete for scholarships and prizes. Visitshowchoircanada.com for more information.Children’s ChoirsThe Toronto Children’s Chorus (TCC) takes a systematic approachto choral training, with several junior ensembles as well as themain group.On April 5 no fewer than ten Ontario children’s choirs get togetherto perform “Flights of Fancy – No Parachute,” conducted by Canadianchoral specialist Stephen Hatfield. The TCC’s junior ensembles aretaking part in this concert, and on April 12 the TTC’s Chorale Choirperforms “Fanciful Fantasmagorical Flights,” a concert that willcontain choreography as well as singing.On May 3 all the Toronto Children’s Chorus groups join togetherto perform “Flights of Fancy,” with works by tuneful Canadiancomposers Donald Patriquin and Ruth Watson Henderson,PETER MAHONSales Representative416-322-8000pmahon@trebnet.comwww.petermahon.com20 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUSBACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIRLinda Beaupré, ConductorEleanor Daley, PianisttoSing Sea SeaSaturday, May 10, 2014 at 7:30pmToronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge St. (north of Sheppard)Tickets: $30 and $35 at the Toronto Centre box officeor TicketMaster at 1-855-985-2787bachchildrenschorus.caPhoto used under Creative Commons licence.AMADEUS CHOIR OF GREATER TORONTOTHE ELMER ISELER SINGERSPRESENT Lydia Adams, conductor• • Metropolitan United ChurchFEATURING:Meredith Hall, sopranoCatherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo sopranoColin Ainsworth, tenorNathaniel Watson, bass-baritoneWITH ORCHESTRAFORTICKETS:ELMERISELERSINGERSAMADEUS CHOIR 416-446-0188 amadeuschoir.comELMER ISELER SINGERS 416-217-0537 elmeriselersingers.comNOONHOURRECITALSMUSIC for PASSIONTIDEPALM SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 4:30 P.M.THE YORKMINSTER PARK CHOIR WILL PRESENTFelix Mendelssohn (Three Sacred Songs), Alan Hovahness (From the ends of the earth),George Oldroyd (Song of the Passion), Charles Wood (Glory and honour and laud)and Imant Raminsh (Ave verum corpus)WILLIAM MADDOX - ORGANIST AND DIRECTOR OF MUSICEach Wednesday at 12:30pm,Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch hosts an organ recital.These recitals are open to thepublic and admission is FREE.RECITALS IN APRILApr 2 Andrew AdairApr 9 Michael BlossApr 30 Christel WiensYORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH1585 Yonge Street (1 block north of St. Clair Avenue) | 416.922.1167For more information on our Lent and Easter Services and our weekly Organ Recitalsvisit YORKMINSTERPARK.COMthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 21

among others.On April 12 Islington United Church’s Youth Choir and Junior Choirpresent a joint concert entitled “A Place in the Choir: Youthful Voices.”Free for children and youth.On May 4 the ASLAN Boys Choir of Toronto kicks out against thecity’s inland status in a concert with nautical themes entitled “Pirates,Landlubbers and the High Seas.” Repertoire includes traditional shantiesand songs about life on the ocean.AnniversariesTwo choirs celebrate 25-year anniversaries in May. In Toronto, theCantores Celestes Women’s Choir performs works by Monteverdi,Canadian composer Stephen Hatfield, Paul Halley’s catchy FreedomTrilogy and Wade Hemsworth’s iconic Canadian song, Log Driver’sWaltz. Part of the proceeds from the concert will go to the HubanCradle of Hope Children’s Home orphanage in Kenya. May 3.Also May 3, Markham’s Village Voices choir performs “SilverStars: 25th Anniversary Concert.” Alumni and past accompanistswill join the choir for music by Handel, Mozart, opera and musictheatre choruses.Good Friday ConcertsAll of the following concerts take place on Good Friday, April 18:Cantabile Chorale of York Region “Good Friday Charity BenefitConcert.” Admission with freewill offering; proceeds to selected socialservice agencies in York Region.The Choir of Lawrence Park Community Church performs popularEnglish composer John Rutter’s Requiem.Bach and Good Friday go together like hip-hop and beatbox.Bach’s St. John Passion can be heard in Kitchener with the GrandPhilharmonic Choir, and in Toronto performed by the MetropolitanFestival Choir and Orchestra. Both concerts feature outstandingvocal soloists.Bach’s Mass In B minor also gets a reading that same evening, bythe combined forces of the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto andthe Elmer Iseler Singers. All three Bach concerts feature outstandingvocal soloists.That’s it for this month. If any choir director is still pondering theadvisability of incorporating Lorde and beatboxing into their choralbag of tricks, I say: “Go for it.” Bach and beatbox are a good deal moresimilar than you might think, and any technique that gets choralsingers thinking about rhythm can only be a good thing!Benjamin Stein is a Toronto tenor and lutenist. He can be contactedat choralscene@thewholenote.com. Visit his website atbenjaminstein.ca.Geoffrey Butler, ConductorWednesday, May 14, 2014 7:30 p.m.Eastminster United Church310 Danforth Ave.(one block west of Chester Station)Tickets $20 in advancewww.torontochoralsociety.orgor by phone 416-410-3509$25 at the doorTHE CANARIES ARE COMINGTHE CANARIES ARE COMING!A sure sign of spring! Canaries from all over Ontario arealready flocking to sign up for our 12th annual choraldirectory – profiles of choirs Ontario-wide, for all ages andlevels of ability. In print in the May edition The Canary Pagesis searchable online all year round.Don’t miss a note – the deadline is April 11. If your choir hasnot yet been contacted by The WholeNote, inquire tocanary@thewholenote.com.22 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | Art of SongAmateur Choirs,ProfessionalSoloistsHANS DE GROOTOne of the mainproblems for eventhe most talentedyoung singer is howto get his or her careerstarted. There are manyplaces where a solidtraining is given: theGlenn Gould School atthe Royal Conservatoryor the music facultiesor departments at ourUniversities, such asToronto and McGill, Yorkand Western Ontario.Then there are opportunitiesfor furthertraining through thementorship program atToronto Summer Musicor the Opera Divisionat the University ofToronto Faculty of Music,the Ensemble Studioof the Canadian OperaKasia KonstantyCompany or the Atelierlyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal.In a number of cases such participation has led to important professionalengagements. This season, for instance, we were able to hearseveral recent graduates of the Ensemble Studio in major roles at theCOC: Ileana Montalbetti sang Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes, SimoneOsborne performed Musetta in La bohème and Oscar in Un ballo inmaschera. In the recent Tafelmusik performances of Handel’s Saul,the part of Saul’s daughter Michal was sung by Sherezade Panthaki,an alumna of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. And thereare always competitions: the North York Concert Orchestra (NYCO)recently announced the winners of the 2013/14 Mozart Competition:Leigh-Ann Allen and Natalya Matyusheva, soprano, Lauren Phillips,mezzo, and Keith Kam, baritone. They will sing with NYCO on May 31.Chances like those do not come easily, though. One way of gettingstarted, employed by many singers, is to perform as soloists withamateur choirs. For the last two years I have been singing with theOakham House Choir of Ryerson University and one of the pleasuresof doing so has been getting to hear a number of fine young soloists.In the first concert that I sang we did Mozart’s Coronation Mass. Thetenor was Andrew Haji, whom I had just heard at the annual competitionfor the COC Ensemble Studio, in which he won Second Prize.At the dress rehearsal of our concert I approached Haji and said whata privilege it was for our choir to sing with such fine soloists. He didnot miss a beat and replied that it was a privilege for them to singwith such a fine choir. I wondered then how literally I should takehis answer but I decided in the end that it was a courteous commentfrom a man with a very quick mind. This spring’s concert by theOakham House Choir on April 26 at the Calvin Presbyterian Churchfeatures the soprano Kasia Konstanty in Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’sDay and Karl Jenkins’ Gloria; accompanying the choir, MatthewJaskiewicz conducts the Toronto Sinfonietta. Konstanty studied musicat McMaster University and then as a graduate student at Western.She has sung as a soloist in a number of concerts, many of themfor Polish-Canadian organizations. You can preview her luminoussoprano on YouTube, where she sings “Je veux vivre” from Roméo etJuliette by Gounod.There are similar opportunities with other choirs: on April 5, theEtobicoke Centennial Choir will perform a varied program (Franck,Mozart, Schumann, madrigals), in which the soloists are Jo-AnnDawson, soprano, Olga Tylman, alto, Keenan Viau, tenor, andChristopher van Wyck, baritone at the Humber Valley United Church,Etobicoke.Other Events in the GTA: In a free noontime concert on April 3Claire de Sévigné, soprano, Charlotte Burrage, mezzo, AndrewHaji, tenor, and Gordon Bintner, bass-baritone, will sing Brahms’Liebeslieder Walzer. The pianists are Liz Upchurch and MichaelShannon; at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.In 1726 Handel was much inconvenienced by the rivalry betweenhis leading sopranos, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. OnApril 9, 10, 12 and 13 Isabel Bayrakdarian will present music sungby both of the rival queens. The program will include not only musicby Handel but also arias by Hasse and Bononcini as well as worksby Telemann and Zelenka. Bayrakdarian will be accompanied byTafelmusik, directed by Jeanne Lamon at Koerner Hall.On April 11 a concert jointly organized by Opera by Request and thethewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 23

Canadian Institute for Czech Music will include Biblical Songs andLove Songs by Dvorak and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde as well asselections from Das Knaben Wunderhorn. The soloists are DanielleDudyucha, soprano, Jenny Cohen and Kristine Dandavino, mezzo,Dillon Parmer, tenor, and John Holland, baritone at the College StreetUnited Church.On April 12 at Metropolitan United Church, Bach’s B minor Masswill be performed jointly by the Amadeus Choir and the ElmerIseler Singers. The soloists are Meredith Hall, soprano, CatherineWyn-Rogers, mezzo, Colin Ainsworth, tenor, and Nathaniel Watson,bass-baritone. The conductor is Lydia Adams.Music at Metropolitan presents Bach’s St. John Passion on April 18(Good Friday). Charles Davidson will be the Evangelist and ClarenceFrazer the Christus. The arias are sung by Lesley Bouza, soprano,Daniel Taylor, countertenor, Christopher Mayell, tenor, and JamesBaldwin, baritone. The conductor is Patricia Wright.At the Canadian Music Centre, April 25, Matthew Zadow, baritone,with Dina Namer, piano, will perform songs by Branscombe,Coulthard, Morawetz, Daly, Mercure, Martin, Pépin and others.Also on April 25, at Koerner Hall, the mezzo Beste Kalender willsing R. Murray Schafer’s Adieu Robert Schumann with the RoyalConservatory Orchestra conducted by Uri Mayer. The concert will alsoinclude music by Debussy and Brahms.On April 25 and 26 the Toronto Masque Theatre will explore themyth of Europa as presented in a baroque cantata by Monteclair andin a new work by James Rolfe. Suzie LeBlanc is the soprano soloist atTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre.Music inspired by love will be performed by the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra with Yulia Van Doren, soprano, and Wallis Giunta, mezzo;arias and duets by Mozart, Offenbach and Delibes at Roy ThomsonHall, April 26 and 27.On May 4 at Glenn Studio, Off Centre Music Salon will presentmusic by Rachmaninoff, Medtner, Gretchaninov and Rebikov. Thesingers are Erica Iris Huang and Michèle Bogdanowicz, mezzo, EdgarErnesto Ramirez, tenor, and Peter McGillivray, baritone.And beyond the GTA: On April 12 at West Highland Baptist Church,Hamilton, the mezzo Jennifer Enns-Modolo will perform withthe Mohawk College Community Choir, Fanshawe Chorus and theRedeemer University Sinfonia. The program will include Stabat Materby Jenkins, Nänie by Brahms and Eclogue by Finzi.There will be a performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Nota BeneBaroque Players with soloists Agnes Szigovics, soprano, Daniel Taylor,countertenor, Michael Schade, tenor, and Sean Watson, bass-baritoneApril 12 and 13 at the First United Church, Waterloo. The April 12performance is a Sing-Along Fundraiser.On April 18 the Georgetown Bach Chorale features baritone BobKnight in Fauré’s Requiem and in Five Mystical Songs by VaughanWilliams at St. George’s Anglican Church, Georgetown.Also on April 18, at Centre in the Square, Kitchener, the GrandPhilharmonic Choir and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony performBach’s St. John Passion with Colin Ainsworth as the Evangelist andGeoffrey Sirett as the Christus. The arias will be sung by MelanieRussell, soprano, Lauren Segal, mezzo, and Daniel Lichti, bass.A Postscript: I was much taken with the recent concert performanceof Gagliano’s Dafne, jointly produced by Capella Intima and theToronto Continuo Collective. It featured six singers and an orchestraconsisting of lute, baroque guitar, archlute, four theorbos, violada gamba and harpsichord. Seven plucked instruments! I askedBud Roach, the director of Capella Intima, what the difference wasbetween an archlute and a theorbo. He said it was about $3,000.Hans de Groot is a concert-goer and active listener who alsosings and plays the recorder. He can be contacted at artofsong@thewholenote.com.COMING TO TORONTO FOR 7 DAYS ONLYApril 4 to 12 (Open Sunday April 6; 12-5 pm for this event)A ONCE-IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A FINE PRE-OWNEDSTEINWAY PIANOA Never-before Seen Selection of “Like-New” Grands & Uprights. Including rare one-of-a-kindart case masterpieces. Superbly restored, fully guaranteed. Save up to 50% against new210 BLOOR ST. WESTCity Parking off Bedford Rd.(416) 961-3111www.remenyi.com24 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | Early MusicComings andGoingsDAVID PODGORSKIIt’s good to get out of the cityonce in a while. The Torontoearly music scene is now bigenough that rather than simplystaying home and welcomingguest artists from elsewhere,our own artists are starting tomigrate and perform on theoutskirts of the GTA and occasionallyfurther out – reallyas far as one could reasonablyexpect to drive in the courseBoris Medickyof one day. I really hope thisis a positive development for both the musicians and the cities theyvisit. If you live in say, Stratford or Hamilton, you can get a little morevariety in entertainment and nightlife, and if you’re a Toronto-basedartist, you can tour not too far from home and get a chance to makesome more money with a program you would otherwise only get toperform in town.Vesuvius: If you live in St. Catharines, you might want to catch anoutstanding Toronto group playing early this month. The VesuviusEnsemble, founded by singer and guitarist Francesco Pellegrino,is devoted to playing traditional music from Italy, and they areperforming at St. Barnabas Anglican Church at 2pm April 6 in aprogram of renaissance and baroque music. Painting a vivid pictureof 17th-century Naples, the Vesuvius Ensemble will show the life ofan exotic city and its surrounding countryside heavily influenced byArabic and Spanish culture but with its own distinct culture that setit apart from the rest of Italy and Europe. This group also plays on awide variety of traditional Italian instruments and guitars as well asmore conventional baroque instruments, so you’ll definitely enjoy thisprogram if you’re an Italianophile or just a gearhead.Medicky: Another Toronto artist who has expanded outside the GTAis harpsichordist Borys Medicky. A co-founder of the Toronto ContinuoCollective, Medicky has found something of a home away from homein Kitchener-Waterloo, where he leads the Nota Bene Baroque Players.April 12 Nota Bene will be putting on a fundraising concert at FirstUnited Church in Waterloo, performing Handel’s Messiah (which, Inote as a musicological aside, is traditionally a concert celebratingEaster, not Christmas). Nota Bene is going all-out with this concert,which features soloists Daniel Taylor and Michael Schade, with JohnThiessen on trumpet and Jan Overduin as a guest harpsichordist. Andif that isn’t enough to draw a crowd, it’s also a sing-along and shouldbe a blast. (There is a regular performance April 13.)Lully: Closer to home, a must-see event is Opera Atelier’s run ofJean-Baptiste Lully’s Persée, which they’ll be performing at the ElginTheatre on April 26, 27, 29, and 30 as well as May 2 and 3. OperaAtelier has the singular honour of being the early music group responsiblefor reviving the classic Lully opera, which had its last performancein Versailles in the 1770s and had never been heard since untilthe group dug up the work in the 1990s. While it isn’t the first timeOpera Atelier has done Persée, they will be taking the show backto Versailles after this run in Toronto, so this is a great chance toexperience the work of a local group that is among the top ranks ofperforming artists worldwide.Toronto Consort: Italian opera in the 17th century wasn’t nearly asglamorous as the operas playing at Versailles (it’s hard to match theAN OPERA IN CONCERTThe single most popular opera of the 17 th century,Cavalli’s Giasone is an irreverent telling of the storyof Jason and the Golden Fleece.FRIDAY, APRIL 4 & SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 8PMSUNDAY, APRIL 6, 3:30PMTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. WestTICKETS $21 - $61 • CALL 416-964-6337ONLINE AT TORONTOCONSORT.ORGGenerously supported by Vivian Pilarthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 25

udget available to the king of France) but Cavalli’s opera Giasone isstill a great piece of music that opera fans should find to be an essentialpart of the opera canon. Based on the story of Jason and theGolden Fleece, it was the most popular opera of the century. Thismonth, the Toronto Consort is putting on its own production ofGiasone. Laura Pudwell will join the Toronto Consort to sing the roleof Jason (no castrati being available any more) and the Consort willsupply the backup band of strings, continuo and winds. It all happenson April 4, 5, and 6 at Trinity-St Paul’s Centre.Suzie Leblanc: Anyone in Toronto still looking to get their fix ofopera this month should consider checking out the Toronto MasqueTheatre – they’ll be presenting an opera of sorts at the Trinity-St Paul’sCentre on April 25 and 26. The opera in question is Michel Pignoletde Montéclair’s L’Europe, a cantata for soprano based on the mythof Europa. There’s only one vocal part, along with a backup band, inthis cantata, so you could think of it as opera on the cheap, or alternatelyas really souped-up vocal chamber music. Suzie Leblancwill be singing with TMT and the concert will be further fortifiedby the choreography of Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, the dancingof Stéphanie Brochard and the acting talents of Martin Julien, so itwill be a fine multimedia experience that will delight aficionados ofFrench Baroque music. Also on the program is a newly-commissionedcontemporary work: Toronto-based composer James Rolfe’s Europaand the White Bull, so if you don’t want to hear something old, stickaround and listen for something new.Sine Nomine EnsembleSine Nomine: If you’re completely against the idea of new music,indulge your inner arch-conservative and consider checking outthe Sine Nomine Ensemble in a program devoted to the musicof Guillaume de Machaut. Machaut was the leading composer of14th-century France and an early writer of polyphonic masses andmotets. If you have any interest in medieval music at all or are lookingfor a good place to start, Machaut is an excellent introduction tothe Middle Ages. Sine Nomine will perform at St. Thomas AnglicanChurch at 8pm on April 25.Scaramella: a chamber group with a reputation for bringingtogether informative and well-thought-out programs, this monthScaramella will play a concert devoted to the invention of the celloin Italy in the latter half of the 17th century and the gradual musicalDarwinism that ensued as it sought to take the place in the musicalworld previously held by the viola da gamba. The cello ultimately wonthat contest, but it was a hard-won fight that lasted nearly a hundredyears. Cellist Elinor Frey and gambaist Joëlle Morton will square off inan epic battle of bowed bass instruments, assisted by Daniel Zuluagaon chitarrone and guitar. Who will win? Find out at 8pm April 12 atInnis Town Hall.Musical rivalry: it’s a great way to sell tickets, and it’s especiallyfun to watch in opera. Tafelmusik will commemorate one of themost famous rivalries in opera history, the battle between FaustinaBordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni. Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarianwill join the orchestra at Koerner Hall on April 9, 10, 12, and 13for a program featuring arias written for the two divas by Handel,Hasse, and Bononcini; it also includes concertos by Handel, Vivaldi,and Telemann, and a sinfonia by Zelenka. I should stress that Ms.Bayrakdarian is singing all the arias composed for the two divasherself, so it is the historical rivaly that will be on display in whatshould be a comparatively civilized affair.David Podgorski is a Toronto-based harpsichordist, music teacherand a founding member of Rezonance. He can be contacted atearlymusic@thewholenote.com.Beat by Beat | In With the NewSpring’sSynesthesiaGavin BryarsWENDALYN BARTLEYAs I sit down to write thismonth’s WholeNotecolumn, the date(March 20) tells me that it’sthe first day of spring. Eventhough I see snow falling outsidemy window, I know that acompletely different sensationis waiting in the wings: a minglingof the smells, sounds andcolours of emerging spring. Andwith the arrival of April comesa plethora of in-with-the-newperformances that promise totake the listener into a multiplesensoryexperience.Back in 1827, the Germanphilospher K.F.E.Trahndorffcoined the term “Gesamtkunstwerk” to express the idea of a synthesisof the arts. About 20 years later, the (in)famous composer RichardWagner used this term to describe his vision of the unification ofall forms of art into one expression. This ideal became the foundationalprinciple of his operatic style. A companion to this idea is thephenomenon of synesthesia, a word created from the combinationof two ancient Greek words meaning “together” and “sensation.” Theword describes the experience that some people have when the stimulationof one sense creates an involuntarily response in one of theother senses. An example would be someone who automatically seescolours while listening to music, or vice versa. So while the sensoryworld of spring begins to awaken around us, inside the concert hallthe listener will have several opportunities to experience a variety ofapproaches to the combining of art forms, with or without an accompanyingdramatic component.Art of Time Ensemble: The WholeNote’s cover story last monthtalked about the symbiotic relationship between dance and musicin the work of Peggy Baker and how crucial her collaboration withpianist Andrew Burashko was for how she works with live music.This collaboration was equally formative for Burashko, who statesthat Peggy gave him “a whole new universe” in exposing him to arange of theatrical elements. And that without this infusion of newapproaches, his ensemble, Art of Time, could not have happened. Infact his ensemble’s reputation has been built on the daring and innovativeinteraction with outstanding artists in many different artisticdisciplines, including dancers, writers, actors and non-classical musicians.Their production running from April 9 to 12 is titled “I Send YouThis Cadmium Red: Meditations On Colour And Sound.” This explorationof the senses will combine music, theatre and visual projectionsto create a kaleidoscopic effect, which can best be described as afilm, a painting, an essay, a play and a concert —all at once. In fact thewhole becomes larger than the sum of its parts, and promises to bemesmerizing.The music of composer Gavin Bryars will provide the score for theevening. Two of his works will be performed by the ensemble: Afterthe Requiem and the title piece I Send You this Cadmium Red. Thelatter work by Bryars is based on a correspondence between the visualartist John Christie and Booker award-winning writer John Berger,who wrote The Ways of Seeing. To begin their collaboration Christiesent Berger a square of colour along with a letter that ended with thesentence “I send you this cadmium red.” John Berger’s reply was amusing on the cadmium red as well as many other colours, and theNICK WHITE26 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

ensuing correspondence began a series of meditations on the essenceof individual colours, while also delving into poetry, art history andmemory. The correspondence eventually became both a book anda radio broadcast for which Bryars wrote music to underscore thecolour themes in the texts. Performing the text taken from theseletters in the Toronto production will be actors John Fitzgerald Jay andJulian Richings. To get a sense of the stunning explosion of colourand sound of this piece, I highly recommend viewing a short video(see artoftimeensemble.com) from a 2011 performance of the workco-produced by Art of Time and Canadian Stage.Toronto Masque Theatre: Even before the term Gesamtkunstwerkwas coined, the art of masque existed. Tracing its origins back tothe 16th and 17th centuries, this European form of interdisciplinaryentertainment involved music, dance, song, acting, stage design andcostumes. The Toronto Masque Theatre is dedicated to reviving this artform both through the performance of early works and the commissioningof new works. On April 25 and 26 they will present twopieces exploring the Greek myth of Europa, after whom the continentof Europe was named. Alongside a baroque-era work by Pignoletde Montéclair will be the premiere of Toronto composer JamesRolfe’s Europa and the White Bull. With a libretto written by poet/novelist Steven Heighton, this 21st century masque will expose thedarker sides of the myth: power, sexuality and ethics. There are manyversions of the original, but at the heart of the story is an encounterbetween Europa (sometimes equated with the goddesses Astarte andDemeter) and a bull, an animal sacred to the Cretan Minoans. (Asa side note, I recommend a unique take on this story set in Ontario:the novel entitled Europa in the Wilderness written by ChristopherMalcolm and published by Augusta House Press. )Contemporary Opera: Then there is contemporary opera, a worldthat continues to imbue the traditional form with new elements. Lastmonth, I introduced the FAWN opera company and their new workshopopera productions. On April 11, they are premiering a newchamber opera by award-winning composer Adam Scime, L’Hommeet le Ciel. Based on sources from the second century, the librettoby Ian Koiter recounts one man’s struggle to live righteously. Scimeintroduces electronics into the score as both an enhancement of theorchestral colours and to further the narrative. On May 3, FAWN presentsan event in their Synesthesia series: a showcase of eight shortfilms by emerging Canadian filmmakers with live soundtracks byToronto composers.Back to opera: the Essential Opera company will be premieringthree new one-act operas by three composers from the Toy PianoComposers collective on April 5. Monica Pearce’s Etiquette combinesmusic and speech to present various opinions about the role ofetiquette in society. Elisha Denburg’s Regina is based on the storyof the world’s first female rabbi – Regina Jonas. Chris Thornborrow’sHeather explores the issues of cyberbullying. Just a week later, onApril 12, these co-directors/composers of the Toy Piano Composersgroup will be presenting a concert entitled “Tension/Resolution: NewMusic for Harp and Ensemble” featuring soloist Angela Schwarzkopfand the TPC Ensemble. All works on the program are composed byTPC composers, who represent an eclectic range of interests andaesthetics – from chamber music to improvisation to sound installationsand noise art.Soundstreams: The groundbreaking Australian Art Orchestrahas evolved their own way of blending and reinventing by breakingdown barriers between disciplines, forms and cultures. On April 15,Soundstreams will present the Canadian premiere of their jazzinfusedpiece Passion After St. Matthew, a reinvention of J.S. Bach’sSt. Matthew Passion. Five of the ensemble’s composers were askedto write new pieces inspired by five movements from Bach’s masterpieceand these are linked together by chorale passages. However, thepiece is a constantly evolving structure, and the Toronto performancewill put together six members of the AAO with a 12-person ensembleof acclaimed Canadian musicians to create a unique new hybrid of thepiece. 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Rick Sacksplays MalletKatinstrumental textures and turntable-based sounds in Lizée’s explorationof Bach’s themes.Music Gallery: Lizée pops up again this month in the Continuum/Music Gallery co-production “By Other Means” on May 4. In a concertthat explores non-traditional techniques and new musical devices,Lizée will combine her turntable techniques with the sounds of Atarivideo games. She will be joined in this evening of sonic experimentationby international composers Salvatore Sciarrino, Hugo MoralesMurguía, Erik Griswold, and Canadian Thierry Tidrow. Extendedtechniques are highlighted also at the Music Gallery’s April 12 concertfeaturing Toronto-born musicians Noam Bierstone and Bryan Holtperforming an evening of avant-garde Scandinavian works for celloand percussion, including two by Finland’s Kaija Saariaho. Thisseason the Music Gallery has been spreading beyond the walls oftheir home at St. George the Martyr church and producing eventsin other Toronto venues. On April 16, they venture into the heart ofKensington Market and its fringe-arts haven Double Double Landto bring Brooklyn-based vocalist Julianna Barwick to Toronto foran experience of spiritual ambience from a one-woman choir. Shewill be joined on the bill by another Brooklynite, Vasillus, as well asCastle If and Toronto’s Christian Duncan with her astonishing fiveoctavevoice.Additional concerts to bring in the spring: April 22 pianistChristina Petrowska Quilico celebrates the CD release of Glass HousesVolume 2 featuring compositions by Ann Southam. Diana McIntoshpresents works arranged for piano, toy piano, mouth percussion,voice, live electronics and tape on April 16. The Toronto SymphonyOrchestra presents the Canadian premiere of Vivian Fung’s workAqua on April 11.Works by contemporary composers are increasingly beingprogrammed by more traditional concert presenters and ensembles.Here’s a quick look at what’s available this month. Works byArvo Pärt can be heard in concerts by INNERchamber Concerts inStratford, April 6 and by Masterworks of Oakville Chorus & Orchestraon April 12 and 13. The Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Societypresents works by Michael Coghlan on April 6 and Claude Vivieron April 23. The New York Chamber Music Festival presents a worldpremiere by Michael Oesterle along with other Canadian premieres byvarious composers at the Heliconian Hall April 18.And speaking of world premieres, at noon on April 24 in theRichard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, percussionist Rick Sacks presents a recital onMalletKat/keyboard, titled Polar Bears and Lullabies, that includesthe premiere of a new work by Sacks titled “Necessary Outcome: AMeditation on Richard Dawkins” along with other works.The end of the academic year in April provides an opportunityto hear what’s cooking among the students of the various musicprograms. On April 10, Brian Current conducts the Glenn GouldSchool New Music Ensemble in Behind the Sound of Music, anotherworld premiere by the prolific Nicole Lizée. April 25, the RoyalConservatory Orchestra performs Murray Schafer’s Adieu RobertSchumann. Up at York University, a concert of new compositionsfrom the students of Matt Brubeck (April 1) is followed by a concert onApril 2 by York’s New Music ensemble.Quick Picks:Canadian Music Centre: April 13 “Microexpressions: The 21stCentury Virtuoso”; April 24 “Lunch Time Concert.” Beckwith,Beauvais and Uyeda; April 25 “Mid-Atlantic: A Voyage in Song.” Worksby Branscombe, Coulthard, Morawetz and others.Musideum: Association of Improvising Musicians (AIM):April 3, 10, 17Larkin Singers: “Modern Mystics.” Works by Tavener andothers, April 5Syrinx Concerts Toronto: “Walter Buczynski BirthdayCelebration,” April 13Symphony on the Bay. “Celebration of film composer MychaelDanna,” May 4Wendalyn Bartley is a Toronto based composer and electrovocalsound artist. sounddreaming@gmail.comwww.NewMusicConcerts.comRobert Aitken artistic directorIntroductions @ 7:15pm | Concerts @ 8:00pmcall box office numbers for single ticket pricesFriday April 18, 2014 • 8pmJörg Widmann, clarinet/directionfeaturing five Canadian premieresBetty Oliphant Theatre | 404 Jarvis St. | 416.961.9594Saturday May 17, 2014 • 7:30pmGallery 345 | 345 Sorauren Avenue | SPECIAL EVENTProceeds to benefit New Music Concerts. Tickets $100, 2 for $150 | RSVP 416.961.9594Wednesday May 21, 2014 • 8pm Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory | 273 Bloor St. W. | 416.408.0208 co-production with 21C Music Festivalfeaturing new works commissioned by The Royal Conservatory and Roger D. Moore28 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | World ViewSmartphoneSerendipity NotThe Only WayANDREW TIMARArecent article, “The five types of music discovery” by StuartDredge (The Guardian March 19, 2014), examines current wayssome people “find new bands and songs.” He wonders whatfuture search methods may be employed and his answer appearsto centre on the smartphone holding the key to such searches.Dredge argues that the popular music industry is anxious to discernconsumers’ tastes and choices in order to deliver what it feels listenerswant, characterizing it as “music discovery.” It’s a process drivenby commercial interests increasingly tied to mobile apps. Dredgeproposes five platforms for music discovery. They are “friends, thecrowd, curators, algorithms and serendipity,” all of which he links tosmartphone and tablet platforms. Some of these domains use socialnetworks as a “music discovery funnel.”Dredge’s extended discussion of the role of digital music discoveryin the commercial environment may puzzle, disturb, fascinate or elicita combination of those responses from readers of this column. I havemy own reservations. First of all there are clearly many more kindsof music and many more ways to discover them than he cares to dealwith. Yet it got me thinking. Are there/will there ever be apps with thepotential to create new audiences for world music, opening ears to atransnationally coloured musical palette?Can commodified music discovery serve as a possible metaphor, oreven a model, for the expansion of awareness of musics seen from aglobal perspective? How can various world musics grow their participantsand audiences in our multicultural and multiethnic society? Inaddition to apps, which currently focus on the search and acquisitionof popular commercial music genres, I can think of many other platformsthrough which this process occurs. They include: recordings onvinyl, tape, CD and other digital media; broadcasts of various types;the online blogosphere and social media; the live concert hall, pub,club, community centre; Meetups, hands-on playing workshops andcommunity groups meeting in consulates and embassies.Those interested can seek, discover and experience music fromoutside one’s culture of birth by all these means and I’ve touchedon activities at many of them over my years at The WholeNote. Evenfaith-based congregations present an opportunity for such discovery:see the end of this column for an example.Yet another platform for world music discovery is the performancecourses offered at Canadian schools, conservatories, colleges anduniversities. Once a rarity and to a degree a novelty in the 1970s and1980s, they are slowly becoming embedded in an increasing numberof music schools alongside the received canon of classical Westernmusic offerings.Gamelan: I’m going to examine this process through a case studyof the introduction of the instruments and repertoire of the gamelanbegun in Canada in the 1980s. Emblematic of interactive communalmusic making, at its core gamelan is orchestral music indigenous toseveral regions of Indonesia. It’s played on multiple types of tunedand untuned percussion instruments but also often features wind andstring instruments, as well as solo and group vocals. The source of thismusic is about as geographically removed as possible from Toronto,but it’s a subject close to my heart. For over three decades its study,performance and teaching have been my musical staples. During thattime I’ve witnessed the incremental growth of the gamelan scenewhich in 1982 had no resident Canadian performers. Then only aGrebel Gamelan at the Rockway Mennonite Church, February 2, 2014.handful of LPs and the very occasional Indonesian touring groupbooked in our larger halls gave any hint of the musical treasuresawaiting our discovery.In the U.S. gamelan music touched down earlier. Theatrical gamelanperformances were staged daily by a visiting group at the 1893Chicago World’s Fair, of which audio recordings still exist captured onearly cylinder technology. The inauguration of the formal study andperformance of gamelan music by Americans however dates fromthe mid-1950s when Mantle Hood began teaching Javanese gamelanprivately in his California home. One of the founders of ethnomusicology,Hood first offered the course “Music and Dance of Java” at UCLAin the 1964-65 academic year; the Javanese musician Hardja Susilotaught the dance component. From that single course today dozens ofacademic gamelan programs flourish in North American colleges inaddition to up to 200 active community groups.thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 29

In Canada several of gamelan music’s trailblazers were composers.They introduced it to both concert halls and universities. In 1983the Toronto-based composer Jon Siddall formed the independentprofessional group Evergreen Club Gamelan playing on a Sundanesegamelan degung named Si Pawit. Three years later compositionprofessor José Evangelista founded the Atelier de gamelan del’Université de Montréal, its students playing in Balinese angklung andgong kebyar ensembles. Around the same time Vancouver composerMartin Bartlett brought a complete Central Javanese gamelan to SimonFraser University and used it to conduct the “Music of Two WorldsSummer Music Intensives.” Participants not only learned the techniquesof Indonesian gamelan and dance, but also that of interactivecomputer music, culturally disparate elements which Bartlettprovocatively had students combine in composition and performance.At the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Dr. Annette Sanger,an ethnomusicologist specialist in the music of Bali, has directed herBalinese gamelan semar pegulingan performance course for overtwo decades. Spreading the music to new audiences in the 1980s Ifound myself among the first in Canada to lead occasional gamelanmusic workshops. They were held in Toronto on the Evergreen ClubGamelan’s set of degung instruments. In the 1990s and 2000s myteaching increased exponentially, introducing Torontonians to theJavanese gamelan at York University, the Royal Conservatory of Musicand to many thousands of students at the Toronto District SchoolBoard, among several other institutions. This year the Evergreen ClubContemporary Gamelan is celebrating its 30th season and most of theother gamelan ensembles and courses mentioned are still active, withother universities located on both east and west coasts introducingtheir own courses in the last decade.The Grebel Gamelan: The discovery of gamelan music by playingit is still taking place in Ontario. I was pleased to read recently thatConrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo establisheda Balinese gamelan and a course in the 2013 fall term. Dr.Maisie Sum, the newly appointed faculty member in Global Musicand the university’s first ethnomusicologist, teaches the course titled“World Music Ensemble: Gamelan Music of Bali” casually known asthe Grebel Gamelan. Moreover Sum’s incoming mandate includesthe expansion of “the study and performance of ‘world music’ inthe music program.” Music students can expect to be introduced “tounfamiliar sounds, to [discover] global music by actively participatingas listeners and music makers, and to encourage them to ask questionsand make connections with their own beliefs, values, and practices.”Will such wide-ranging – idealistic even – goals articulated inthis mission statement attract students, regional community engagementand listener participation?Seeking background on the story of the arrival of Waterloo’s firstgamelan I spoke to Sum at her office on a cold and rainy March 19afternoon. It turns out she is a product of the Canadian gamelanscene: “I’m a member of a Balinese gamelan in Montreal and receivedmy PhD in ethnomusicology from the University of British Columbia.”In Vancouver she studied (Balinese gamelan) gong kebyar withMichael Tenzer followed by years of music field work in Bali. “ConradGrebel’s gamelan semaradana, a kind of seven-tone Balinese instrumentalensemble, is currently rented from its New York owners,” shenoted, “but the university is exploring the purchase of its own setfor the long term.” There’s also the ever-pressing matter of where topermanently house a full gamelan which takes up considerable realestate, an issue that’s been problematic for many institutions. Sumseems confident, however, that solutions will be found given thevery positive, enthusiastic reception of the Grebel Gamelan courseand its performances by faculty, students and audiences: “Enrolmentfor the ensemble doubled in the winter term, so we currently havetwo groups.”What does having the first resident gamelan at Grebel/UW meanfor music discovery in the Kitchener-Waterloo region? “It is importantto us in many ways, some of which include broadening our students’musical and cultural awareness, and expressing our core values suchas community building, creativity, and global engagement,” Sumreplied. While the new ensemble is not yet playing all the varioustypes of instruments of the gamelan semaradana the Conrad GrebelGamelan Ensemble video clip from its November 27, 2013 noonhourconcert exudes confidence. Enthusiastic smiles abound and astanding ovation greets the musicians. The clip is on YouTube awaitingyour discovery. The group demonstrates a performance level belieingless than three months’ prep time between introducing the studentsto the instruments to the gig itself. This speaks volumes about theirdedication but also about the embedded quality and power of thecommunity musical tradition they passionately convey. It also speakshighly of the teaching skills of Sum and her expert Balinese guestmusician, I Dewa Made Suparta.Sum provided one more demonstration of music discovery, onewhich extends to transcultural community interaction. On February 2this year her Grebel Gamelan was invited to take part in a churchservice at the Rockway Mennonite Church in Kitchener. The membersof the congregation heard Grebel music theorist Carol Ann Weaverdeliver a cross-cultural sermon titled, “Gamelan as Gospel: CreatingCommunities of Peace,” exploring parallels between communalmusicking embedded in the performance of Balinese gamelan andMennonite notions of community.You can catch the Grebel Gamelan’s youthful energy at their concerton April 1 at 1:30pm in the Great Hall of the Student Life Centre at UWand the next day at noon at the Conrad Grebel chapel.A few other concert picks:April 1 at the Musideum, a fascinating blend of voices brings “Songsof Gaia meets the FreePlay Duo” to downtown Toronto’s living roomconcert hall. Vocalist Saina Singer and bassist George Koller meetthe FreePlay Duo (Suba Sankaran and Dylan Bell) in improvisationsborrowing from many global music traditions. While the other illustriousmusicians are no strangers to this column, Saina is. She’s fromthe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in the immense Siberian region ofRussia. Saina began singing in a local pop idiom but then shifted focusto learn songs of Siberian indigenous peoples directly from them,thereby deepening her understanding of her ancestral culture. Thesemusicians have not performed together before, so this concert promisesto be full of fresh Northern musical spontaneity.April 2 again at the Musideum two Toronto groups, The Horables andthe Friends of Markos perform “From Freygish to Phrygian, A night ofKlezmer and Greek music.” The Friends of Markos brings a rambunctiousand unpretentious energy to tunes rendered in the Greek rebetikostyle, while The Horables play the self-described “celebratory dancemusic of Eastern European Jews, as well as Gypsy dance tunes and someDjango-style jazz.” Sounds like a fun evening though the dance floorwill be tight.Also on April 2 – and bringing us back to our theme this month ofworld music discoveries in an educational setting – the University ofToronto Faculty of Music presents their semi-annual “World MusicEnsembles Concert” at Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building. Thisedition features the African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble directedby Kwasi Dunyo, Mark Duggan’s Latin-American Percussion Ensembleand the Steel Pan Ensemble directed by Joe Cullen.April 29 Small World Music presents the CD release of Autorickshaw’sedgier-than-usual fourth albumThe Humours of Autorickshaw atLula Lounge. Mastermind producerAndrew Craig has woven an excitingstudio musical tapestry with a solid(and often cheeky) South and NorthIndian seam deftly employing theconsiderable and diverse talentsof Autorickshaw-ers vocalist SubaSuba SankaranSankaran and tabla wallah Ed Hanley.Thickening the rich arrangements is theglitter of Canadian instrumentalist talent including bassist Rich Brown,guitarists Justin Abedin, Kevin Breit and Adrian Eccleston, violinistJaron Freeman-Fox, accordionist Gordon Sheard, master drummerTrichy Sankaran, drummer Larnell Lewis, dilruba player George Koller,percussionist Patrick Graham. Will they all be performing at Lula?Andrew Timar is a Toronto musician and music writer. Hecan be contacted at worldmusic@thewholenote.com.30 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | Jazz NotesFor The BenefitOf The BandJIM GALLOWAYLast month Yale University Press released a book by the Americanphotographer and artist Lee Friedlander. Friedlander, born in1934, has spent years photographing the American social landscape,producing a vast amount of visual information. More than 20books of his work have been published and this latest is called Playingfor the Benefit of the Band. The title is from a 1958 interview withWarren “Baby” Dodds, one of the great drummers in jazz, now largelyforgotten, conducted by the New Orleans historian, William Russell.An edited version this interview acts as an introduction to the book.In it Dodds says: “And that’s the way I play. I play for the benefit of theband.” (There’s a lesson there for more than a few drummers today.)The subtitle of this book is New Orleans Music Culture and it isa collection of black and white photographs taken in New Orleansbetween 1957 and 1973. Many of the pictures are informal shots takenin the homes of the musicians, mostly players who did not join theexodus but remained part of the local scene, names such as BlindFreddie Small, “Show Boy” Thomas, Wooden Joe Nicholas, Ann “MamaCookie” Cook; the exceptions being photos of Louis Armstrong,Edmond Hall, Wellman Braud, Roosevelt Sykes and George Lewis.There is also a charming outdoor crowd scene in the midst of whichDuke Ellington is kissing Mahalia Jackson.Most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon or 5:30 p.m.“A beautiful room, interesting artists of all varietiesand it is free.”TORONTO STARcoc.ca 416-363-8231MEDIA SPONSORSShirantha Beddage performs in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Photo: Tim Flynn, 2013Creative: BT/Athewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 31

From the late 1800s there was music regularly in the Vieux Quartier… parades, street musicians, jazz bands on the backs of trucks andwagons. The tradition has survived and New Orleans, of course, isunique among cities in North America. Certainly in Toronto thereis music of a kind, usually percussion every day at Dundas Square,but it can’t compare to the street music heard in the Crescent City.There used to be a healthy number of concerts in Toronto, co-sponsoredby the city and the Toronto Musicians’ Association Trust Fund,but the fund ran short of money and our world-class city could notcome up with the relatively small amount of support which in thepast had given us concerts in parks and other city locations. So accessto free concerts, be it jazz or a string quartet remains something tobe desired.There is another way of bringing jazz to a wide audience that hasbeen lost and that is exposure in the mass media. The Globe and Mailand Toronto Star used to have regular articles on jazz by respectedwriters like Geoff Chapman and authors Mark Miller and Jack Batten.Now? Apart from the occasional obit it is easier to find a needle in ahaystack than a jazz article in one of our dailies.It’s a situation which underscores the need for and importanceof publications like The WholeNote which every month provides awealth of of information – articles on, and listings of, what is going onin the local world of jazz and classical music. Yes, there is the internetwith lots of blogs, some of them excellent, and promotional info, butthe fact remains that jazz is poorer than the proverbial church mousewhen it comes to recognition by the mass media.Some years ago when jazz in Toronto was on a high I heard usdescribed as the New Orleans of the North. I’m afraid that we havegone West.Closing food for thought: The music critic Henry Pleasants wrote:“Jazz may be thought of as a current that bubbled forth from aspring in the slums of New Orleans to become the mainstream of the20th century.”Enjoy the music you hear and try to hear some of it live.Jim Galloway is a saxophonist, band leader and former artisticdirector of Toronto Downtown Jazz. He can be contacted atjazznotes@thewholenote.com.St. Philip’s Anglican Church Sunday, March 30, 4pm | Jazz VespersColleen Allen Trio Sunday, April 13, 4pm | Jazz VespersJaymz Bee Birthday with Don Francks +Tony Quarrington, Dave Young, Steve Hunter Sunday, April 27, 4pm | Jazz VespersCarol McCartney QuartetSt. Philip’s Anglican Church | Etobicoke25 St. Phillips Road (near Royal York + Dixon)416-247-5181 • stphilips.net • free will offeringBeat by Beat | BandstandLess ThanSpringlike StillJACK MACQUARRIE“Beware the Ides of March,” quoth the soothsayer. We all knowwhat happened to Caesar when he ignored that warning. I didn’treally ignore that cautionary pronouncement, but was a bit cavalierwhen I ventured out on one of our less than springlike days justprior to the Ides of March and ended up in a thrilling battle to controla fishtailing car. Fortunately for all, the driver of a rapidly approachingvehicle chose to hit the ditch rather than hit my car. What has all ofthat to do with this month’s column? I began last month’s columnwith the plea “When will it end?” One month later, and officially intospring, it hasn’t ended. Winter is still here, but the music scene iswarming up.Clarinet Choir?: When I mentioned to my editor that I had thepleasure of attending a concert by the U of T Clarinet Ensemble andthe Wychwood Clarinet Choir at “Clarinet Day,” he asked about thepractice of using the term choir when referring to ensembles of likeinstruments. I embarked on a quest to determine how and when thepractice evolved. Wikipedia was no help. The Oxford Companion toMusic didn’t shed any light either. Nancy Nourse, whose Flute Streetgroup uses both choir and ensemble as terms, told me that the firstuse of that terminology, to her knowledge, was the clarinet choir atthe University of Illinois. If you have any knowledge of how this termcame to be so used, please tell us; my editor would really like to know.Plumbing Factory: As some readers may be aware, Dr. HenryMeredith’s Plumbing Factory Brass Band is one of my favourites. Thisis not just because it is a very good all brass band, but because “Dr.Hank,” as he is known to his friends, always comes up with verystimulating programs. Some months ago, in this column, I talkedabout themed programs and the pitfalls of establishing a theme andthen having to select some “less than desirable” music in order toadhere to the theme. Dr. Hank’s response? “My process is to pick greatmusic first and put it into a logical sequence for presentation. Then,the unifying concept solidifies in my imagination, suggesting additionalpieces which can then fill out the program. I don’t usually startwith a ‘theme’ in mind, but often major works or a mood or a generalidea formulates a theme.”For example, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is the centrepieceof their upcoming April 9 concert, so “A Little Night Music” seemed alogical choice for a “theme.” Other pieces by major composers serendipitouslyseemed to fit right in. These include Bach’s Arioso (as aserenade melody), Mendelssohn’s Nocturne, Karl King’s A Night inJune, and Meredith’s own cornet solo, Stars in a Velvety Sky.I certainly wish that I could attend that concert, but a prior commitmentand the prospect of six hours of driving to and from Londondissuaded me. The first thing that I did on reading the program was torush to my CD collection and play a recording of Karl King’s A Nightin June by The Great American Main Street Band.Medical misfortunes: In two completely disparate recent conversationsI learned of two talented brass musicians who have been forcedto stop playing for medical reasons. One was a case where an essentialmedication for a serious eye condition had a side effect of preventingthe player’s producing a tone on the instrument. The obvious choicewas to continue the treatment and cease playing. The other was avery different situation. The musician told me that his lips could nolonger produce a tone due to a neurological condition known as focaldystonia. Dystonia refers to involuntary muscle contractions, and focalrefers to the fact that the problem is localized in one part of the body.In this person’s case he is no longer able to control his lip musclesto produce a tone. 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HEIDI OSTNERThree of the Ayr-Paris Band’s clarinets and a piccolo during the 2014Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Sunday, March 16 in -17 degreeweather. This is the coldest Parade the band has done in many years.notable cases is that of renowned concert pianist Leon Fleisher. Inrecent years Fleisher did regain some use of his right hand throughbotox injections, but he acknowledges that it is limited. There is nosuch treatment for brass players. I can’t imagine how someone couldcope with the news that they could no longer continue their musicalcareer. In this person’s case, he is now considering the clarinet as hisinstrument.On the April horizon: First on my calendar is a return of the Bandof HMCS York on April 9 at 8pm to the Naval Club of Toronto. Thisis the fourth year in a row where the multi-talented members of theHMCS York band will showcase their various small ensembles. I can’tpromise novelties like last year’s duet for alto trombone and harpsichordor another didgeridoo solo. However, I can guarantee a stimulatingevening of music. The location is 1910 Gerrard St. E. and theprice is right. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.On the weekend of April 11 to 13 The Hannaford Street Silver Bandwill present their annual “Festival of Brass.” At time of writing I hadno details of this event, but a visit to their website should help.The Clarington Concert Band will present their Spring Concert onApril 26, 7pm at Trinity Pentecostal Church in Bowmanville. Also, onSunday, May 4 at 2pm the Markham Concert Band and the PickeringCommunity Concert Band will join forces to present “The FinalFrontier,” a musical interpretation of space featuring guest performerbagpiper Ian MacLellan. They don’t say whether or not they considerthe bagpipes as the last frontier of music. It all takes place at the FlatoMarkham Theatre.Blythwood Winds is a group I hadn’t heard of. It is a traditionalwind quintet which had its roots about four years ago with students atthe Glenn Gould School, although only two of the original membersremain. Sunday, April 13 at 7pm they will be at the Array Space, 155Walnut Avenue offering a broad selection from Leonard Bernstein’sCandide Overture arranged by their horn player Curtis VanderHayden to a new work Extensions by local composer, Elisha Denburg.Personally, I hope to be there to hear one of my favourites: DariusMilhaud’s La cheminée du roi René. For advance reservations phone416-999-6097.Last year the group of New Horizons bands in Toronto spread theirwings and formed a number of small ensembles. The finale of thatinitiative was an afternoon of short presentations by several of theseensembles. Another such afternoon of “Chamber Sweets” will beheld in the Assembly Hall at Lakeshore Road and Kipling Avenue onSunday, April 27 at 2:00 pm, with about 15 groups playing from thejazz and classics repertoire.Finally, down the road we have two large scale events to announcenow with details to follow: the annual York University CommunityBand Festival will take place Saturday May 3 from 1:00 to 9:00 pm;and from May 30 to June 1 the Canadian Band Association, OntarioChapter (CBAO) will host the Ontario EAST Community BandWeekend in Ottawa.Definition DepartmentThis month’s lesser known musical term is: Cadenza: Somethingthat happens when you forget what the composer wrote. We invitesubmissions from readers. Let’s hear your daffynitions.Jack MacQuarrie plays several brass instruments and hasperformed in many community ensembles. He can be contacted atbandstand@thewholenote.com.thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 33

The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections:LISTINGSA. Concerts in the GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Brampton, Burlington, Georgetown,Markham, Mississauga, Newmarket, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Thornhill(GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Torontoplus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.A.GTATHE GTA covers many areas of SouthernOntario outside Toronto and the GTA. In the current issue,B.BEYONDthere are listings for events in Alliston, Ancaster, Barrie,Bobcaygeon, Bolton Brantford, Cambridge, Cobourg, Dundas,Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland,Niagara-on-the-Lake, Orangeville, Peterborough, St. Catharines,Stratford and Waterloo. Starts on page 51.THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)is organized alphabetically by club.C.INStarts on page 54.ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,singalongs and other music-related events (exceptD.THEperformances) which may be of interest to our readers.Starts on page 56.A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is providedwith every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publisha listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;artists or venues may change after listings are published.Please check before you go out to a concert.HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections aboveare a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.If you have an event, send us your information no later than the15th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listingis eligible to appear.LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period fromMay 1, 2014 to June 7, 2014. All listings must be received by6pm Tusday April 8.LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com orby fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6.We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232x27 for further information.LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed versionof this map: thewholenote.com.LakeHuronGeorgianBay73 48Tuesday April 1● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Connections: Corigliano. BrianCurrent, conductor. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 12:30: York University Departmentof Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal. MikeCadó, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: New Ensemble. Orignalcompositions. Students of Matt Brubeck.Tribute Communities Hall, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.Young Artist Series6-8pm NO COVERStudents from Humber,U of T, York and Mohawkperform on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Fridays and SaturdaysMention this WholeNote adand receive free dessert!● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Avi Hoffman. Still Jewish After AllThese Years. Original songs and stories. BethTikvah Synagogue, 3080 Bayview Ave. 416-221-3433. $36.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Rebanks FamilyFellowship Concert Series. First of threeconcerts featuring six career-edge artists.Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $15.● 7:30: St. Michael’s College and Musiciansin Ordinary. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater. Biber:Litany of Loreto; Confitebor tibi Domine; andother works. Hallie Fishel, soprano; CharlotteBurrage, mezzo; St. Michael’s Choir and soloists;Michael O’Connor and Christopher Verrette,conductors. St. Basil’s Church, 50 St.Joseph St. 416-653-3180. Free. Donationswelcome.● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs. MimAdams, conductor. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies:A Song Cycle. Works by Finn. Thom Allison,Barbara Barsky, Steven Gallagher, JoelGomez and Eliza-Jane Scott. Aki Studio, DanielsSpectrum, 585 Dundas St. E. 1-800-838-3006. $30–$50; $20–$40(st/arts workers).Also Apr 2, 3, 4, 5(mat and eve), 6(mat), 8, 9,10, 11, 12(mat and eve), 13(mat).● 8:00: Musideum. Songs of Gaia meets theFreePlay Duo. Improvised Music. Dylan Bell;George Koller; Suba Sankaran; Saina Singer.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. $20.● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.Sondheim: Rainbows (Canadian premiere);and other songs. Craig Lucas andNorman René, conception and development;Elodie Gillett and Adrian Marchuk, vocals;Adam Brazier, director; Paul Sportelli andScott Christian, musical directors. TarragonTheatre Mainspace, 30 Bridgman Ave. 416-531-1827. $21-$53. Runs Tues-Sun until Apr 6;start times vary.● 8:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Kelly Jefferson,conductor. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.Wednesday April 2● 12:00 noon: Hart House. Midday Mosaics:Dale Sorensen, Trombone. Hart House,East Common Room, 7 Hart House Circle.416-978-7585. Free. Complimentary lightrefreshments.● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday. New Music ensemble;Matt Brubeck, conductor. Tribute62 15City of TorontoLake OntarioLake Erie34 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Communities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. Andrew Adair,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● 3:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera Rara: Pedro Malazarte. NorthAmerican premiere of a one-act comicopera by Camargo Guarnieri. Lula Lounge,1585 Dundas St. W. 416-978-0492. Free.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Glenn GouldSchool Chamber Competition Finals. Ensemblescompete for over $9,000 in prizes andthe chance to perform a Prelude Recitalin Koerner Hall. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free (ticketrequired).● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. World Music Ensembles Concert. AfricanDrumming and Dancing Ensemble, KwasiDunyo, director; Latin-American PercussionEnsemble, Mark Duggan, director; Steel PanEnsemble, Joe Cullen, director. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-978-0492. Free.● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. FrankFalco, Artie Roth, Anthony Michelli, conductors.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Nana Mouskouri: The HappyBirthday Tour. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 SimcoeSt. 416-872-4255. $69.50-$89.50.● 8:00: Musideum. Horables and Friends ofMarkos. Klezmer and Greek music. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20; $15(sr/st/artists).● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1; Also Apr 3, 4, 5, 6.● 8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects.he:she. Farah(improvised): Aleatoric DuetNo.2 (world premiere); Nin: Sylvan Quartet;Box, la femme au carton; Schmidt: stone leafshell skin. John Kameel Farah, piano; ShaunaRolston, cello; Max Christie, clarinet; SeanLing and Andrea Nann, dancers, and others;Peggy Baker, dancer/choreographer. BettyOliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 1-800-838-3006. $28/$20(before Mar 7 with code);$23(sr/st/CADA). Pre-show chat with PeggyBaker 30 minutes prior to each performance.Also Mar 28, 29(PWYC), 30(mat), Apr 3,4, 5, 6(mat).Thursday April 3in a; Kurtz: The Last Contrabass in Las Vegas;Bottesini: Two Songs for High Voice, StringBass and Piano; Capriccio di Bravura. LornaMacDonald, soprano; David Murray, doublebass. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free.● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Arnold Tirzits, piano. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal. RichardWhiteman, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100x22926. Free.● 4:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Role Study Presentation.Informal presentation of staged operaticscenes. Geiger-Torel Room, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492.Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Andrew Slade, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:00: Downtown Vocal Music Academyof Toronto. Night at the Pops. An Eveningof Jazz, Musical Theatre and Pop Music.Ori Carmona, Sarah Parker, Abby Pierce andMeghan Stock, conductors; Marjorie Wiens,piano. Ryerson Community School Auditorium,96 Denison Ave. 416-393-1340. Free.● 7:00: Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Next Generation.New works. Ritesh Das, director.Palmerston Library Theatre, 560 PalmerstonAve. 888-958-2252. $20.● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Jim Vivian,Roy Patterson, Kevin Turcotte, conductors.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Array Music/Continuum ContemporaryMusic/Music Gallery. Gaudeamus:Deconstructed. Featuring a new structuredimprovisation by Allison Cameron, an existingwork by a Dutch composer (TBA) and afree improvisation, in honour of the Netherlands’Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Michiel vanDijk, saxophone; Nicole Rampersaud, trumpet;Koen Kaptijn, trombone; Josh Cole, bass;Rick Sacks, drums; and others. Music Gallery,197 John St. 416-924-4945. $30; $20(sr/artsworkers); $10(st).● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. All ThatJazz Series: Jon Batiste and Stay Human. JonBatiste, jazz piano; Eddie Barbash, alto saxophone;Ibanda Ruhumbika, tuba; Joe Saylor,percussion. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. $49-$54.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.Music, book and lyrics by Jonathan Larson.Seanna Kennedy, director. 100A OssingtonAve. 416-915-6747. $49-$59. Runs Thursdaythrough Sunday, Apr 3-May 25; start timesvary.● 8:00: Music Toronto. Discovery: AlexandreDa Costa with Hélène Mercier. De Falla: SuitePopulaire Espagnole; Brahms: SonatensatzFAE Sonata Op.5 (Scherzo); Sonata for Violinand Piano No.3 Op.108; and work byBeethoven TBA. Alexandre Da Costa, violin;Hélène Mercier, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre,St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St.E. 416-366-7723. $21.50; $10(st).● 8:00: Musideum. AIMToronto. Experimentalmusic. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $10.● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1; Also Apr 4, 5, 6.● 8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. he:she.See Apr 2; Also Apr 4, 5, 6(mat).● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Kirk McDonald Quartet.“Symmetry” CD Release. Kirk MacDonald,tenor saxophone; Brian Dickinson, piano;Neil Swainson, bass; Dennis Mackrel, drums.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $15(Thu/Fri);$20(Sat). For Jazz Bistro at a glance visit listingsSection C.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Kirk MacDonald Quartet:“Symmetry” CD Release at Jazz Bistro!Original compositions. Kirk MacDonald, saxophone;Brian Dickinson, piano; Neil Swainson,bass; Dennis Mackrel, drums. 251 Victoria St.416-363-5299. $15. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.Friday April 4● 12:10: Life & Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Gjergji and Piro Gaqi, pianos.St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231. Free.● 1:10: Gordon Murray, piano. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St.W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snackfriendly.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Andrew Slade, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:00: Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Next Generation.New works. Ritesh Das, director.Cedarbrae Library Theatre, 545 MarkhamRd., Scarborough. 888-958-2252. $18.● 7:30: Tapestry. Tap:Ex Revolutions. Explorationof revolution and contemporary opera.Neema Bickersteth, soprano; Andrea Ludwig,mezzo; Adrian Kramer, tenor; Andrew Love,baritone; Gregory Oh, piano. Ernest BalmerStudio (315), Distillery District, 9 Trinity St.416-537-6066 x222. $35. Also Apr 5.● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Winds and Brass: Wind Symphony.Calvert: Suite on Canadian Folk Songs;Venter: Dancing Lights of the North; Márquez:Danz n; Stamp: Bandancing; Bennett:Symphonic Songs for Band; Copland: El SalónMéxico. MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Love Song Waltzes. Brahms: LiebesliederWalzer. Claire de Sévigné, soprano; CharlotteBurrage, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor; GordonBintner, bass-baritone; Liz Upchurch andMichael Shannon, pianos. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 12:10: Nine Sparrows/Christ Church DeerPark. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Worksby Pimienta. Trio Sol: Alheli Pimienta, flute/viola/voice; Heather MacDonald, oboe; AndreValerio, guitar. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: High and Lo! Bach:Solo Suite No.1; Grieg: Three Songs; Sonatathewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 35

$30; $20(sr); $10(st).● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Orchestra. MikeCadó, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music.Gaudeamus: Reconstructed. Music by winnersof the Netherlands’ Gaudeamus Musiekweek.Andriessen: Hout; Kyriakides: Tinkling:or, Killing time in an airport lounge (and beingarrested); Priest: Glossolalia; Oesterle: newcommission. Continuum Ensemble; ArrayEnsemble; and others. Music Gallery, 197 JohnSt. 416-924-4945. $30; $20(sr/arts workers);$10(st).● 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall andRoy Thomson Hall. Buddy Guy. Blues. Guest:Jonny Lang. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. (416)872-4255. $49.50 - $69.60.● 8:00: Jonathan Estabrooks, voice. TheseMiles–Album Launch. Drake Underground,1150 Queen St. West. $15. 416-531-5042.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. Amy Helm,singer/songwriter. Original works. Rose Theatre,1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800.$38-$48.● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1; Also Apr 5, 6.● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Giasone by Cavalli.Laura Pudwell, contralto (Giasone), KevinSkelton, tenor (Aegeus); Michelle DeBoer,soprano (Medea) and others. Trinity-St. Paul’sCentre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $21–$61. Also Apr 5, 6(mat).● 8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. he:she.See Apr 2; Also Apr 5, 6(mat).● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Kirk MacDonald Quartet:“Symmetry” CD Release. Original compositions.Kirk MacDonald, saxophone; BrianDickinson, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; DennisMackrel, drums. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20. For Jazz Bistro at a glance visitlistings Section C.A. Concerts in the GTASaturday April 5● 2:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Avenue Q.Book by J. Whitty. Music and lyrics by R. Lopezand J. Marx. 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747. $49–$59. Runs Thursday through Sunday,Apr 5 - Jun 1(start times vary).● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 2:00: Toronto Northern Lights Chorus.Building a Dream. Featuring barbershop,jazz, gospel and folk-hip-hop-fusion. Guest:Lunch Break. George Weston Recital Hall,5040 Yonge St. 1-866-744-7467. $25-30;$15(st). Also 7:30.● 4:00: Larkin Singers. Modern Mystics.Works by Tavener, Dove, Briggs and others.David Briggs, organ. Church of the Holy Trinity,10 Trinity Sq. 416-895-0651. $30; $25(sr);$15(under 30).● 4:30: Beach United Church. Artistry inRhythm. Malvern Collegiate Dance Band andChoir Ensembles. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082. Freewill offering.● 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. Eric Owens, bass-baritone(Hercules); Alice Coote, mezzo (Dejanira);David Daniels, countertenor (Lichas); RichardCroft, tenor (Hyllus); and others; Peter Sellars,stage director; Harry Bickett, conductor.Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $12–$332; $22(under 30). Also Apr 11, 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).Young Artist Series6-8pm NO COVERStudents from Humber,U of T, York and Mohawkperform on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Fridays and SaturdaysMention this WholeNote adand receive free dessert!● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Aaron Zukewich, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at aglance visit listings Section C.● 6:30: Opera by Request. Siegfried. Wagner.Lenard Whiting, tenor (Siegfried); OliverDawson, tenor (Mime); Andrew Tees,baritone (Wotan, the Wanderer); Margaretevon Vaight, soprano (Brünnhilde); John Holland,baritone (Alberich); and others; WilliamShookhoff, music director and piano. CollegeStreet United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.● 7:00: Chinguacousy Concert Band/Chinguacousy Swing Orchestra. SpringInfusion. Jamie Jarvie and Al Bourke, conductors.North Bramalea United Church,363 Howden Blvd., Brampton. 416-795-8458.$15; $10(sr/st).● 7:00: Hart House Chamber Strings.Spring Concert. Hart House, Great Hall,7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.● 7:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus TrainingChoir III/Elise Bradley, artistic director.2014 Junior Treble Choirs Festival concert:Flights of Fancy - No Parachute. 10 Ontariochildren’s choirs. Guest: Stephen Hatfield,composer/conductor. Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch, 1585 Yonge St. 416-932-8666x231. $20; $10(sr/st/child).● 7:30: Jubilee United Church. A MozartFestival. Missa Brevis in D; Horn Concertoin E-Flat; Piano Concerto in C. ArthurWenk, conductor. 40 Underhill Dr. 416-447-6846. $15.● 7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. HiddenTreasures: Renaissance to Romantic. Franck:Mass in A; Mozart: Nocturnes; Schumann:Songs on Poems of Robbie Burns; a selectionof madrigals; and other works. Jo-AnnDawson, soprano; Olga Tylman, alto; KeenanViau, tenor; Christopher van Wyck, baritone;Simon Walker, organ; and others; HenryRenglich, conductor. Humber Valley UnitedChurch, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-769-9271. $20.● 7:30: Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra.Young Artist Series: Concert No. 48.Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Nocturne); Piano Concerto No.1 (Presto-Molto Allegro e Vivace); Fair Melusina (Overture);Gershwin: Three Preludes for SoloPiano; Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel (EveningPrayer); and other works. Richard Lee,conductor; Grace Shin, piano. Guests: membersof Bach Children’s Chorus. St. AndrewKim Catholic Church, 849 Don Mills Rd.,North York. 416-737-0521. $25; $10(st).● 7:30: Music On The Donway. Countermeasure.A cappella. Aaron Jensen, composer/arranger.Donway Covenant UnitedChurch, 230 The Donway W. 416-444-8444.$20; $12(st/12 & under).● 7:30: Tapestry. Tap:Ex Revolutions. SeeApr 4.● 7:30: Toronto Northern Lights Chorus.Building a Dream. Featuring barbershop,jazz, gospel and folk-hip-hop-fusion. Guest:Lunch Break. George Weston Recital Hall,5040 Yonge St. 1-866-744-7467. $25-30;$15(st). Also 2:00.● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Ennis Sisters.Celtic, roots and country pop music. St.Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd.416-264-2235. $25/$22(adv).● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Zakir Hussain & The Mastersof Percussion. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 SimcoeSt. (416) 872-4255. $49.50 - $99.50.● 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Amanda Martinez. Latin, jazz.Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St. (416)872-4255. $29.50-$49.50.● 8:00: Essential Opera. Trio of New CanadianWorks. Etiquette (Pearce, composer;Terauds, libretto); Regina (Denburg, composer;Rabinovitch, libretto); Heather (Thornborrow,composer; Tepperman, libretto).Julia Morgan, mezzo; Erin Bardua and MaureenBatt, sopranos; Keith O’Brien and JesseClark, baritones; Cheryl Duvall, music director;David Passmore, conductor. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-290-7970 or 416-827-3009. $20.● 8:00: Léna Gauthier Christian MusicAcademy. Easter Musical Presentation. Saxoprano:Léna Gauthier, soprano, and JonathanRoe, saxophone; Azalea: Benjamin Hackett,guitar/voice, and Mia Hackett, piano/voice;31 students. 40 Colville Rd., North York.647-770-5553. $7/$5(adv). Complimentaryrefreshments to follow.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. TheRomantic Violin. Dvořák: Symphony No.6;Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e. LeslieAshworth, violin; Roberto De Clara, conductor.Oakville Centre for the PerformingArts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021 or1-888-489-7784. $51; $46(sr); $26(st). AlsoApr 6(mat).● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1; Also Apr 6.● 8:00: Toronto All-Star Big Band. DearScotty: Every Day We Think Of You. 2ndAnnual Scholarship Concert. Assembly Hall,1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr., Etobicoke.36 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

416-231-5695. $30.● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Giasone by Cavalli.See Apr 4; Also Apr 6(mat).● 8:00: York Symphony Orchestra. Soundsof a Nation. Wagner: Lohengrin (Elsa’s Processionto the Cathedral); Rachmaninoff:Piano Concerto No.2 in c; Dvořák: SlavonicDances; Ippolitov-Ivanov: CaucasianSketches. Denis Mastromonaco, conductor.Guest: Maggie Ho, piano. Trinity AnglicanChurch, 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 416-410-0860. $28; $23(sr); $15(st). Also Apr 6 (RichmondHill).● 8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. he:she.See Apr 2; Also Apr 6(mat).● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Kirk MacDonald Quartet:“Symmetry” CD Release. Original compositions.Kirk MacDonald, saxophone; BrianDickinson, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; DennisMackrel, drums. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20. For Jazz Bistro at a glance visitlistings Section C.Sunday April 6● 1:00: Vital Theatre Company. Pinkalicious.Book and lyrics by E. Kann and V. Kann. Music,lyrics and orchestrations by J. Gregor. LowerOssington Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave.416-915-6747. $29.50–$39.50. Also Mar 30,Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25.● 2:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 2:00: Mississauga Pops Concert Band.The Animals Went in Two by Two. Works byLloyd Webber, J. Williams and Mancini. EdenUnited Church, 3051 Battleford, Mississauga.647-529-9322. $20(family); $10; $5(child).● 2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. TheRomantic Violin. Dvořák: See Apr 5(eve).● 2:30: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.● 2:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Choirs in Concert: In High Voice.Works by Nunez, Szymko, Smallman and Guillaume.Women’s Chorus; Melissa Morgan,conductor; Young Voices Toronto; ZimfiraPoloz, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).● 3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. Arthur LeBlanc Quartet with Gregory Oh. Beethoven:String Quartet: Op.59 No.1; Anita Sleeman:“Cantigas”; Dohnányi: Piano Quintet.Guest: Gregory Oh, piano. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877. $25; $20(st).Reception follows.● 3:00: Musideum. Kids Play Date. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. Sold out.● 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Diamonds areForever. Shore: Lord of the Rings; Bernstein:West Side Story Symphonic Dances; Barry:James Bond Theme “Diamonds are Forever”.George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 YongeSt. 1-855-985-2787. $39-$43; $34-$37(sr);$19(OTopus 16-29); $15(child). 2:15: Pre-concertchat; raffle for diamond bracelet.● 3:00: Royal Conservatory. Khatia Buniatishvili,piano. Liszt: Piano Sonata in b S178;Ravel: La valse; Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 inb-flat Op.35; Stravinsky: Three Movementsfrom Petrushka. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208. $25 and up.● 3:30: Toronto Consort. Giasone by Cavalli.See Apr 4.● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Organ Music by Elgar. “Prelude and Angel’sFarewell” from the Dream of Gerontius.Andrew Adair, organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 4:00: Peggy Baker Dance Projects.he:she. See Apr 2.● 4:30: Church of the Incarnation. Jazz Vespers:Reg Schwager Guitar Trio. 15 ClairtrellRd. 416-221-7516. Freewill donation. Receptionfollows.● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Percussion Ensemble Concert. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-0492. Free.● 7:30: York Symphony Orchestra. Soundsof a Nation. Wagner: Lohengrin (Elsa’s Processionto the Cathedral); Rachmaninoff:Piano Concerto No.2 in c; Dvořák: SlavonicDances; Ippolitov-Ivanov: CaucasianSketches. Denis Mastromonaco, conductor.Guest: Maggie Ho, piano. Richmond Hill Centrefor the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St.,Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $30; $25(sr);$15(st). Also Apr 5 (Aurora).Tuesday April 8● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Dance Series: Persée. Lully. Singers and dancersfrom Opera Atelier perform excerpts.Marshall Pynkoski, host. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: Andrew Ager. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Grace Church on-the-Hill. ChristChurch Cathedral Choir from Oxford UK.Sacred English Choral Music. Stephen Darlington,conductor. 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-488-7884. $30. Workshop Apr 7.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Rebanks FamilyFellowship Concert Series. Solo and chamberworks. Second of three concerts eachfeaturing two current Rebanks Fellows. MazzoleniConcert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $15.● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Musideum. Solomon Joseph andRoger Sader. Steel pan. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $10.Wednesday April 9● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Michael Bloss, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● 7:00: Tafelmusik. The Rival Queens. Worksby Handel, Hasse, Bononcini, Telemann andZelenka. Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano;Jeanne Lamon, conductor. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $47–$105;$35–$89(sr); $25–$89(35 and under). AlsoApr 10, 12, 13 (start times vary).● 7:30: Group of 27. g2-7 Recital Series. Bach:Sonata in G for violin & continuo; Sonata inA for violin . Kathleen Kajioka, violin; GabeShuford, harpsichord. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-735-3662. $25; $20 (st/sr/arts); $5(under 18).● 7:30: Junction Trio and Friends. CrystalBowl-issimo...the Sound Journey Continues.St. Anne’s Anglican Church,270 Gladstone Ave. 416-993-5883. By donation.Refreshments.● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. I Send YouThis Cadmium Red. John Christie and JohnBerger; Gavin Bryars, composer. CarolynBlackwell, viola; Rob Piltch, guitar; RobertCarli, bass clarinet; Joseph Phillips, bass;Andrew Burashko, conductor. Enwave Theatre,Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queens QuayW. 416-973-4000. $25-$59. Also Apr 10, 11, 12.● 8:00: Musideum. Paper Birds. Jazz. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20; $15(st/artists).Thursday April 10● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Up Jumped Spring. NormanMarshall Villeneuve Quartet. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 12:10: Nine Sparrows/Christ Church DeerPark. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Dale Sorensen,trombone. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. Shannon Graham and the Storytellers.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x26. Free.Women’s Musical Club of TorontoMusic in the AfternoonThursdayApril 10, 1.30 p.m.PAVEL HAAS QUARTETTORONTO DEBUTwww.wmct.on.capresentsChrist Church Cathedral Choir,Oxford UKwith Dr. Stephen Darlington, conductor in aprogramme of Sacred English Choral Music – theconcluding concert of their 2014 Canada and US tour.Tuesday April 8th, 7:30 pmgracechurchonthehill.caDr Darlington and the choir will also give a choralworkshop on April 7 – please see workshop listings!● 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.Pavel Haas Quartet. Works by Shostakovich,Britten, and Brahms. Veronika Jarušková,violin; Marek Zwiebel, violin; Pavel Nikl, viola;Peter Jarušek, cello. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052. $45.● 2:00: Bayview Library. Keep TorontoReading: The Cellist of Sarajevo. Jenny Bo-InWellington, cello. 123A-2901 Bayview Ave. 416-395-5460. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sam Pomanti, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscarthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 37

Hammerstein, libretto; book by Howard Lindsayand Russel Crouse. Jeremy Hutton, director.Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst St.416-915-6747. $39-$69. Runs Thursdaythrough Sunday, Apr 10-May 3; start timesvary.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Discovery Series:Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble.Lizée: Behind the Sound of Music (world premiere).Brian Current, conductor. ConservatoryTheatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.Free (ticket required).● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Arabesque. Sawah (Wanderlust).Middle Eastern music and dance show featuringclassic Egyptian songs with a few modernsurprises. Bassam Bishara, vocals, oud; SuleimanWarwar, dumbek; Sonya Meskini, violin;James Freeman, trumpet, riqq; MohammedSrouji, qatim. Fleck Dance Theatre, HarbourfrontCentre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-920-5593. $19-$39. Also Apr 11, 12(mat/eve),13(mat).● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. I Send YouThis Cadmium Red. See Apr 9; Also Apr 11, 12.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Music Toronto. Parker Quartet.Beethoven: String Quartet in F Op.18 No.1;Adès: Arcadiana; Dvořák Quintet in E-flatOp.97. Guest: Kikuei Ikeda, viola; Daniel Chongand Ying Zue, violins; Jessica Bodner, viola;Kee-Hyum Kim, cello. Jane Mallett Theatre,St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 FrontSt. E. 416-366-7723. $50–$55; $10(st); $18-$25(pay your age).● 8:00: Musideum. AIMToronto. Experimentalmusic. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $10.● 8:00: Sony Centre For The PerformingArts. Tango Legends. Dance show from BuenosAires. Mariela Maldonado and PabloSosa, tango artists; Emiliano and LautaroGreco Quintet. 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669.$42.50-$72.50. Post-show Milonga (TangoDance Party).A. Concerts in the GTATHE RIVALQUEENS WITHISABELBAYRAKDARIANApr 9-10, 12-13416.408.0208tafelmusik.orgBaroque OrchestraJeanne Lamon, Music Director● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Rival Queens. SeeApr 9; Also Apr 12, 13 (start times vary).Friday April 11● 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. A LittleLunch Music. Works by Duruflé, Britten andEšenvalds; and other choral works. OrpheusChoir of Toronto; Edward Moroney, organ;Robert Cooper, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Free.● 12:10: Life and Music at St Andrew’s.Michael Westwood, clarinet. St. Andrew’sChurch, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231.Free.● 1:10: Gordon Murray, piano. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St.W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snackfriendly.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sam Pomanti, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:00: Alexander Jacob, piano. Scenesfrom Richard Wagner’s Parsifal. St. Luke’sUnited Church, 353 Sherbourne St. Free.647-928-4500.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 7:30: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Festivalof Brass: Rising Stars. Guests: JAZZFMYouth Big Band; Declan Scott, flugelhorn;Adrian Ling, tenor horn; Nicholas James,euphonium. Church of the Redeemer,162 Bloor St. W. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $15/$10(sr)/$5(st).● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Opera by Request/Canadian Institutefor Czech Music. Lieder Abend/Vecernipisne. Dvořák: Love Songs and Biblical Songs;Mahler: Das Knaben Wunderhorn (selections);Das Lied von der Erde. Danielle Dudycha,soprano; John Holland, baritone; JennyCohen and Kristine Dandavino, mezzos; DillonParmer, tenor; William Shookhoff, piano.College Street United Church, 452 College St.416-455-2365. $20.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Goode Plays Mozart. Fung:Aqua (Canadian premiere); Mozart: PianoConcerto No.17 K453; Strauss: Ein Heldenleben.Richard Goode, piano; Jonathan Crow,violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $29and up. Also Apr 12(8:00).● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Arabesque. Sawah (Wanderlust).See Apr 10; Also Apr 12(mat/eve), 13(mat).● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. I Send YouThis Cadmium Red. See Apr 9; Also Apr 12.● 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.Old World, New World, Out Of This World. Gridin:Rassypukha; Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in e;Holst: excerpts from The Planets; Isaias Garcia(Young Composer’s Competition winner):Polish Rhapsody. Alexander Sevastian, accordion;Sabatino Vacca, conductor. MartingroveCollegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke.416-239-5665. $25; $20(sr); $10(st).7:40: Pre-concert chat. For full concert lecture,see Section D: Lectures and Symposia.● 8:00: Ensemble Polaris. Life is a Cabaret,Eh? Works by Weill, Carosone, Grappelli,Downing, Elliott and others. Marco Cera,guitar & mandolin; Kirk Elliott, violin, accordion,mandolin, bass; Margaret Gay, cello;Young Artist Series6-8pm NO COVERStudents from Humber,U of T, York and Mohawkperform on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Fridays and SaturdaysMention this WholeNote adand receive free dessert!Katherine Hill, voice, nyckelharpa; AlisonMelville, traverso, recorder; Francesco Pellegrino;and others. 918 Bathurst Centre,918 Bathurst St. 416-588-4301. $25; $15(sr/st); $10(child).Fung-Chiupiano duoFriday, April 118pmauroraculturalcentre.ca● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Fung-Chiu, piano duo. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite;Bernstein: West Side Story (selections, arr.Fung-Chiu); works by Schubert and Ravel.22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. $30;$25(sr/st). CDs available for sale.● 8:00: FAWN Opera & New Music.L’Homme et le Ciel. Electro-acoustic opera:world premiere workshop presentation(Adam Scime, composer; Ian Koiter, libretto).Amanda Smith, director; Thin Edge NewMusic Collective. Ernest Balmer Studio,55 Mill St. 647-401-5004. PWYC: suggesteddonation $15; $10(under 30).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Music Gallery. Henry Grimes.Guests: Aurochs. 197 John St. 416-204-1080.$25/$20(adv); $15(member). 7:00: Doorsopen.● 8:00: Musideum. Sojay. Neo-soul. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $10.38 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

● 8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. GuitarWeekend: ChromaDuo. Tracy Anne Smithand Rob MacDonald, guitar. Victoria CollegeChapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416-964-8298. $30.For Guitar Weekend masterclasses and lectures,see Section D: Etcs.● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Royer: Four Seasonsof Canada (world premiere). Mendelssohn:Violin Concerto in d; Verdi: Sinfonia.Kyoung-Joo Sung, violin; Johannes Rieger,conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.W. 1-866-943-8849. $39; $32(sr); $12(st).● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Marc Jordan. Marc Jordan,vocals and guitar; Dave Restivo, piano;Russ Boswell, bass; Mark Lalama, accordionand keyboards; Kevan McKenzie, drums.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20. For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Saturday April 12Cathedral BluffsSYMPHONY ORCHESTRANorman ReintammArtistic Director/Principal Conductor● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateSaturday April 12 at 8 pmGRIEG: PIANO CONCERTOwith pianist MAGGIE MORRISONRAVEL: BOLEROMOZART & BIZET with soprano NATALIE IMAGEP.C. Ho Theatre 5183 Sheppard Ave. East, ScarboroughANNUAL FUNDRAISING CONCERT & SILENT AUCTIONAll tickets $30 in advance; $35 at the doorAdventure. Randolph Theatre, 736 BathurstSt. 416-915-6747. $29.50–$39.50. Also 1:00;Apr 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, May 3, 4.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little: Musical Comedy Play for ages3 to 10. Zenon Skrzypczyk, musical adaptation;Martyn Skrzypczyk, music. Madison Centre,100 Upper Madison Ave. 416-368-8031.$16; $13(Apr 12 & 13 only). Also 2:00; Apr 13,19, 20, 26, 27.● 1:30: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Festivalof Brass: Community Showcase. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $20/$15(sr)/$10(st).● 2:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 2:00: Arabesque. Sawah (Wanderlust).See Apr 10; Also 8:00, Apr 13(mat).● 2:00 and : Lower Ossington Theatre.Avenue Q. See Apr 5● 2:00 and 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre.Rent. See Apr 3.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See 11:00am.● 4:00: Islington United Church. A Place inthe Choir: Youthful Voices. Bob Chilcott andAllen Pote; Youth Choir and Junior Choir ofIslington United; Brenna Conrad and ChristyCummings, conductors. 25 BurnhamthorpeRd. 416-239-1131. $25; free(child/youth).● 5:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus ChoraleChoir. Fanciful Fantasmagorical Flights. Hatfield:Flying Colours; Elgar: The Snow; worksby Beckwith. Virginia Chen Wells and CarolLynn Fujino, violin; Bradley Christensen, baritone;Jennifer Swan, choreographer; EliseBradley, conductor. Church of the Redeemer,162 Bloor St. W. 416-932-8666x231. $35;$30(sr/st).● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sam Pomanti, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 6:00: Orchestra Toronto. Fire and BrillianceFundraising Gala. Music by orchestramusicians and dancing to a big band. WychwoodBarns, 601 Christie St. 416-467-7142.$250. Gourmet food and silent auction.● 7:30: Amadeus Choir/Elmer Iseler Singers.Bach: Mass In b. Meredith Hall, soprano;Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo; ColinDON'T MISS THIS CONCERT!Mass in B Minor7:30 pmMetropolitan United Church., TorontoELMERISELERSINGERSconductorLydia Adams,soloists andorchestraThe Ontario Trillium Foundation is anagency of the Government of Ontariocathedralbluffs.com | 416.879.5566thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 39

Ainsworth, tenor; Nathaniel Watson, bassbaritone;Lydia Adams, conductor. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-446-0188 or 416-217-0537. $45; $40(sr);$35(under 30); $20(st).● 8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.● 8:00: Arabesque. Sawah (Wanderlust).See Apr 10; Also Apr 13(mat).● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. I Send YouThis Cadmium Red. See Apr 9.● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.Grieg: Piano Concerto. Ravel: Bolero;works by Mozart and Bizet. Maggie Morrison,piano; Natalie Image, soprano; NormanReintamm, conductor. P.C. Ho Theatre, ChineseCultural Centre of Greater Toronto,5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-879-5566. $35/$30(adv). Silent Auction.● 8:00: Chamber Music Society of Mississauga.Here Comes Spring. Newley: PureImagination; Solomon: Derivation; Mandel(arr. Promane): The Shadow Of Your Smile;Rodgers and Hart (arr. Bridges): My FunnyValentine; Beatles: Medley. Lush Cello Ensemble:Mary-Katherine Finch, Orly Bitov, RachelPomedli and Wendy Solomon. The Great Hall,84 South Service Rd., Mississauga. 905-848-0015. $35; $30(sr); $15(st); $85(family).● 8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music.Trio 7090. Dutch new music ensemble.A. Concerts in the GTAJanssen: Vrij naar A.T. / Taag / HiHat; Finnissy:bas & koen. Bas Wiegers, violin; Koen Kaptijn,trombone; Nora Mulders, piano. Array Space,155 Walnut Ave. 416-924-4945. $30; $20(sr/arts workers); $10(st).● 8:00: Greater Toronto PhilharmonicOrchestra. Waltzes and Overtures. Strauss:Blue Danube Waltz; Artists’ Life Waltz; Mascagni:Cavalleria Rusticana (Overture); andother works; Bellini: Norma (Overture);works by Puccini. Charles Di Raimondo,tenor; Lenard Whiting, conductor. ColumbusCentre, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. 647-478-6122. $20-25.● 8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. GuitarWeekend: Roland Dyens. Northrop Frye Hall,73 Queen’s Park E. 416-964-8298. $30. ForGuitar Weekend masterclasses and lectures,see Section D: Etceteras.● 8:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Festivalof Brass: River City Brass. Guest: JensLindemann; James Gourlay, conductor. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $30/$25(sr)/$15(st).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Masterworks of Oakville Chorus &Orchestra. Fauré Requiem. Fauré: Requiem;Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Pärt: Berlin Mass(Credo). Gillian Grossman, soprano; MatthewCassils, baritone. St. John’s United Church(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-399-9732. $30; $25(sr); $20(st/child). AlsoApr 13(mat).● 8:00: Musideum. Mind Project. Jazz andfunk. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. $10.● 8:00: Scaramella. Basso Obbligato. ElinorFrey, cello; Joëlle Morton, G violone; DanielZuluaga, chitarrone and baroque guitar. InnisTown Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. 416-760-8610. $23.● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Rival Queens. SeeApr 9; Also Apr 13 (mat).● 8:00: Tangled Art and Disability. Krip-hopNation: Toronto. Concert of hip-hop artistswith disabilities. Kounterclockwise, Leroy F.Moore Jr. and Rob Da’Noize Temple, plus localartists. Oakham House, 63 Gould St. 416-554-2637. $10; $5(st/PWD). For details: www.tangledarts.org.● 8:00: Toy Piano Composers. Tension/Resolution:New Music for Harp and Ensemble.Works by Brophy, Denburg, Guechtal, Pearce,Ryan and others. Guest: Angela Schwarzkopf,harp. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-829-4213. $20; $15(adv/sr/st).● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Goode Plays Mozart. SeeApr 11(7:30).● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Marc Jordan. Marc Jordan,vocals and guitar; Dave Restivo, piano;Russ Boswell, bass; Mark Lalama, accordionand keyboards; Kevan McKenzie, drums.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20. For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Sunday April 13● 10:15am: Church of the Ascension. PalmSunday. Interactive reading of the Passionaccording to Matthew. Works by Tuttle, Kendrick,Bach, Gillard and Richards. LawrenceGreen, conductor. 33 Overland Dr. 416-444-8881. Freewill offering.● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 1:00: Classical Music Conservatory. MusicFor a Cause Benefit Concert. For Hospital forSick Kids. Ton Beau Quartet; Mark Andrews,piano; Kyra Millan, voice, with StephaniePesant, flute; Patricia Nesci with Caitlin Woodand Jessica Lane, vocals; and others. EmmanuelHoward Park United Church, 214 WrightAve. 416-537-5995. $20; $10(st/child).● 1:00: Vital Theatre Company. Pinkalicious.See Apr 6; Also Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25.● 2:00: Acting Up Stage Company. Elegies: ASong Cycle. See Apr 1.toypianocomposers.com● 2:00: Arabesque. Sawah (Wanderlust).See Apr 10.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 2:00 and 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre.Rent. See Apr 3.● 2:00: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters:Atis Bankas with Robert McDonald.Works by Delius, Grieg, Elgar and Britten. AtisBankas, violin; Robert McDonald, piano. MazzoleniConcert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $32.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 2:00: Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.Fauré Requiem. TEMC Sanctuary Choir andGuest Musicians. 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-925-5977. Freewill offering/PWYC.● 3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Festivalof Brass: Slide Show. Wycliffe Gordon,trombone; Patrick Sheridan, conductor.Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centrefor the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or1-800-708-6754. $50/$40(sr)/$35(under35); 15(st).● 3:00: Masterworks of Oakville Chorus &Orchestra. Fauré Requiem. Fauré: Requiem;Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Pärt: Berlin Mass(Credo). Gillian Grossman, soprano; MatthewCassils, baritone. St. John’s United Church(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-399-9732. $30; $25(sr); $20(st/child). AlsoApr 12(eve).Rev. Nicholas H. Morkel, RectorLawrence Green, Music Director33 Overland Drive, Don Mills(near Lawrence E off of Donway W)Be inspired by the Services & Music of Holy Week, April 13 to 20April 13 - Palm SundayEucharist at 10:15 amwith the music ofApril 17 - Maundy ThursdayApril 18 - Good FridayApril 19 - Easter VigilApril 20 - EasterC. TuttleG. KendrickJ. S. BachR. GillardN. RichardsEucharist andtraditional Foot Washingat 7:30 pmwith the music ofP. AstonD. HallisG. KendrickC. TamblingObservance at11:00 amwith the music ofG. P. TelemannR. SchumanM. FranckH. T. BurleighO. GibbonsJ. StainerJ. S. BachEucharist at7:30 pmwith the music ofJ. R. FoleyL. LeBlancP. BalocheWine & Cheesereception followingthe serviceEucharist at10:30 amwith BrassEnsembleand the music ofF. Campbell-WatsonJ. R. FoleyG. KendrickJ. HayfordG. F. Handel40 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

● 3:00: Music at Islington. Heart & Soul:A Vocal Collaboration. Soul, folk & gospel.Choir of Islington United. Guests: the O’Pears.Islington United Church, 25 BurnhamthorpeRd. 416-239-1131. $20; $10(st); free(under 12).Food Bank donation appreciated.● 3:00: Musideum. Poli’s Jazz Salon. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● 3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. A Celebrationof Canadian Composers: Walter BuczynskiBirthday Celebration. Buczynski: AugustCollection (24 Preludes for Piano); 3 Songsfor String Quartet and Soprano; Fantasy onThemes from the Past (Tango; Fast Fingers);Chopin: Nocturne; 2 Mazurkas; Scherzo;Polonaise Fantasie. Talisker Players Quartet;Melanie Conly, soprano; Joe Macerollo,accordionist; Joe Phillips, double bass. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877.$25; $20(st). Reception follows.● 3:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 3:30: Tafelmusik. The Rival Queens. SeeApr 9.● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: Kirsten Fielding andTeresa Mahon, Sopranos. St. James Cathedral,65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 4:00: Conference of IndependentSchools’ Music Festival. 30th Annual Performance.Music students from 38 participatingCanadian Independent Schools. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.$32-$44; $28-$39(sr/st).● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JaymzBee Birthday Jazz Vespers. Don Francks, TonyQuarrington, Dave Young, Steve Hunter andJaymz Bee. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Free will offering.● 4:30: All Saints Kingsway AnglicanChurch. I Saw Eternity. Hayes: Requiem(Canadian premiere); works by Mozart,Fauré, Forest, Chatman and Daley. Emily Taub,soprano; Margaret Bardos, mezzo; ShawnMattas, baritone; Shawn Grenke, conductor.2850 Bloor St. W. 416-233-1125. $25.MUSICFORPASSIONTIDEPALM SUNDAY, APRIL 134:30 P.M.YORKMINSTER PARKBAPTIST CHURCH● 4:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Music for Passiontide. Works by Mendelssohn,Hovhaness, Oldroyd, Wood and Raminsh.William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St.416-922-1167. Freewill offering.● 5:30: Canadian Music Centre. Micorexpressions:The 21st Century Virtuoso.Works by Matthew Duncan, Pearce andCaron. Dale Sorensen, trombone. 20 St.Joseph St. 416-961-6601x201. $20/$15(adv).● 7:00: Blythwood Winds. Underscore. Barber:Summer Music; Ligeti: Six Bagatelles;Denburg: Extensions; Milhaud: La cheminéedu roi René; Bernstein: Candide Overture.Tim Crouch, flute; Gwen Buttemer, oboe;Anthony Thompson, clarinet; Michael Macaulay,bassoon; Curtis Vander Hyden, horn.Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-999-6097.$15/$10(adv).● 7:00: Knox Presbyterian Church. Haydn:Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross.Knox Presbyterian Church Senior Choir, soloistsand string ensemble; Roger Bergs, conductor.Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto),620 Spadina Ave. 416-921-8993. Freewilloffering.Monday April 14● 7:30: Brampton Chamber Music ConcertSeries. Piano Recital. Jarred Dunn, piano;young artists selected by audition. St. Paul’sUnited Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S.,Brampton. 905-450-9220. PWYC.● 8:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. BaroqueMusic by Candlelight for Holy Week.383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. PWYC.Tuesday April 15● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Music in the Time ofWar. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Prokofiev:Sonata No.7 in B-flat (second movement);Haas (arr. Chiu): Suite for Oboe and PianoOp.1. Philip Chiu, piano. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:00: North York Central Library. KeepToronto Reading: Cello and Piano Duo. Worksby Albinoni and others. Dobrochna Zubek,cello; Younggun Kim, piano. North York CentralLibrary Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. 416-395-5639. Free.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Rebanks FamilyFellowship Concert Series. Solo and chamberworks. Third of three concerts each featuringtwo current Rebanks Fellows. Mazzoleni ConcertHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $15.● 8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Wrecking Ball Tour. Emmylou Harris; DanielLanois; Steven Nistor; Jim Wilson. MasseyHall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255.$29.50-$89.50.● 8:00: Soundstreams. Passion after St.Matthew. Members of the Australian ArtOrchestra join an ensemble of Canadian artistsfor a jazz-infused homage to Bach’s St.Matthew Passion. Australian Art Orchestra:Passion; Nicole Lizée: new work. AustralianArt Orchestra; Nicole Lizée, turntables/electronics; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; RobClutton, bass; Peter Lutek, saxophone; andothers. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St.thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 41

W. 416-408-0208. $20-$65. 7:00: Pre-concertchat.Wednesday April 16It’sOK toLaugh...a theatrical concert of musicwith a dash of humourwritten and performed byDiana McIntoshWed. April 16, 8pmA. Concerts in the GTA145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Church of the Ascension. MaundyThursday. Eucharist and traditional footwashing. Works by Aston, Hallis, Kendrickand Tambling. Lawrence Green, conductor.33 Overland Dr. 416-444-8881. Freewilloffering.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Opera Belcanto of York. Bizet: Carmen.Nariné Ananikyan, mezzo (Carmen);Gayané Mangassarian, soprano (Micaëla);Stanislas Vitort, tenor (Don José) and JamesCiantar, tenor (Don José). Richmond Hill Centrefor the Performing Arts, 10268 YongeSt., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $20–$50.Also Apr 19.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Rachel Sermanni. Drake Underground,1150 Queen St. West. 416-872-4255. $15. 7:00:doors open.● 8:00: Musideum. AIMToronto. Experimentalmusic. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $10.● 8:00: Spectrum Music. Early Expressions.Braid: Chauvet; and other contemporarymusical interpretations of early humanart. David Braid and Florian Hoefner, pianos;Ton Beau String Quartet. Annex Theatre,730 Bathurst St. 416-937-6180. $15; $10(sr/st/arts worker). 7:30: pre-concert chat.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Grimaud Plays Brahms. Rimsky-Korsakov:Russian Easter Festival Overture;Messiaen: L’Ascension; Brahms: PianoConcerto No.1. Hélène Grimaud, piano; AndreyBoreyko, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33–$145. AlsoApr 19. Pre-concert chat.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Lenny Solomon Quartet.Lenny Solomon, violin; Bernie Senensky,piano; Steve Wallace, bass; Brian Barlow,drums. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $15.For Jazz Bistro at a glance visit listings SectionC.Friday April 18dianamcintosh.com● 8:00: Diana McIntosh. It’s Ok to Laugh.Works arranged for piano, toy piano, mouthpercussion, voice, live electronics and tape.“Aunt Kate,” “Elipsotonics,” “All in Good Time,”“Glorified Chicken” and “O”. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-781-2009. $20.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. World musicSeries: Johnny Clegg. Blend of Western popand African Zulu rhythms. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $45 and up.● 8:00: Small World Music. Rakkatak withLenka Lichtenberg and DJ Medicineman. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307.$15/$12.● 9:00: Music Gallery/Burn Down The Capital.Julianna Barwick with Vasillus, ChristineDuncan and Castle If. Double Double Land,209 Augusta Ave. 416-204-1080. $10/$8(adv).8:00: doors open.Thursday April 17● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Inspired by Bach.Partita in d for Solo Violin No.2 BWV1004;Harman: Partita for Solo Violin. Mark Fewer,violin. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,Duruflé RequiemVierne Messe SolennelleGood Friday, April 18, 2014 | 7:30 pmSt. Paul’s Basilica83 Power StreetSACREDMUSIC FORA SACREDSPACETICKETS START AT $35Call 416-598-0422, ext 221 or onlineat www.tmchoir.org/sacredmusicNew York ChamberMusic FestivalpresentsSOUVENIRSD’YSAŸEApril 18, 2014 7:30Heliconian Hall35 Hazelton Ave416.409.6824Elmira Darvarova, violinRonald Carbone, violaWinona Zelenka, celloPremieres of works byYsaÿe, Serebrier, OesterleTickets: $20 at the door, or onlineat brownpapertickets.comwww.newyorkchambermusicfestival.org● 10:30am: Choir of Lawrence Park CommunityChurch. Rutter: Requiem. KimberleyBriggs, soprano; and others; MarkToews, conductor. Lawrence Park CommunityChurch, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551.Freewill offering. Religious service.● 11:00am: Choir of Royal York Road UnitedChurch. Good Friday Service. Tristan: Lamentation- O Vos Omnes (premiere); works byAllegri, Byrd, Poulenc, Webber and Makaroff.Concord Vocal Ensemble. P.C.Ho Theatre,Chinese Cultural Centre Of Greater Toronto,5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-231-9401. Freewill offering. Religious service.● 11:00am: Church of the Ascension. TheCross of Christ. Readings, choral musicand instrumental solos. Works by Telemann,Schumann, Franck, Burleigh, Gibbonsand others. Lawrence Green, conductor.33 Overland Dr. 416-444-8881. Freewilloffering.● 2:30: Armour Heights PresbyterianChurch. Sing-Along Messiah. Handel.Armour Heights Choir; Bruce Nasmith, conductor;and others. 105 Wilson Ave. 416-485-4000. $20; $15(sr/st).● 3:00: St. Barnabas on the Danforth. SevenLast Words of Christ. Haydn: Op.51. LouisePASSION AFTER ST. MATTHEWMembers of the Australian Art Orchestra join Canadian artistsfor a jazz-infused homage to Bach’s St. Matthew Passion.Tuesday April 15, 2014 at 8:00pmTrinity-St. Paul’s CentreFor tickets call 416-408-0208 or visit soundstreams.ca42 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Pauls, violin; Daniel Kushner, violin; ElizabethMorris, viola; George Meanwell, cello.361 Danforth Ave. 416-463-1344. By donation.Proceeds for the Study at St Barnabas.● 4:00: Christ Church Deer Park/NineSparrows. Good Friday Concert: Music fora Most Holy Day. John Johnson, saxophone;Popov and Vona, duo piano; Eric Robertson,conductor; Colleen Burns, narrator. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free. Donations welcome.● 4:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. In Concert.Fauré: Requiem in d; Vaughan Williams:Five Mystical Songs for Baritone. Bob Knight,baritone. St. George’s Anglican Church,60 Guelph St., Georgetown. 905-873-9909.$30; $10(st).● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Region.Good Friday Charity Benefit Concert. J. Martin:A Time for Alleluia. Thornhill UnitedChurch, 25 Elgin St., Thornhill. 905-731-8318.Freewill offering. Proceeds to selected socialservice agencies in York Region.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Music at Metropolitan. PassionAccording to St. John. Bach. MetropolitanFestival Choir and Orchestra; LesleyBouza; Daniel Taylor; Christopher Mayell;James Baldwin; and others; Patricia Wright,conductor. Metropolitan United Church,56 Queen St. E. 416-363-033x26. $30; $10(18and under).● 7:30: New York Chamber Music Festival.Souvenirs d’Ysaÿe. Sonata (for solocello); Trio “Le Chimay” (Canadian premiere);Sebrier: Sonata (for solo violin, Canadian premiere);Oesterle: Ardennes (for solo cello,world premiere); Reger: Suite (for solo viola).Elmira Darvarova, violin; Ronald Carbone,viola; Winona Zelenka, cello. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-409-6824. $20.● 7:30: Toronto Beach Chorale. MusicalSplendour: Vivaldi & Italian Baroque. Vivaldi:Gloria in D; Beatus Vir; Kyrie in g;Lauda Jerusalem. Kingston Road UnitedChurch, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6634.$25/$20(adv); $12/$10(adv)(ages 7-18);free(under7).● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. SacredMusic for a Sacred Space. Duruflé: Requiem;Vierne: Messe Solennelle. Noel Edison,Armour HeightsPresbyterian Churchpresents aSing Along MessiahGood Friday, Apr. 182:30pmBruce Nasmith, Music Directorwith the Armour Heights Choir,soloists and chamber ensembleReception during intermissionadmission $20.00seniors and students $15.00$3.00 discount if you bring your own score105 Wilson Ave, w of York Mills Stnone block east of Avenue Roadbetween Avenue Rd and Yonge Blvd416-485-4000conductor; Caron Daley, associate conductor;Michael Bloss, organ. St. Paul’s Basilica,83 Power St. 416-598-0422 x221. $35-$50,$35-$45(sr), $25(VoxTix 30 and under).● 8:00: New Music Concerts. A Portraitof Jörg Widmann. Fünf Bruchstücke;Freie Stücke (Canadian premiere); Liebeslied(Canadian premiere); Air (Canadian premiere);Dubairische Tanze. ChristopherGongos, horn; New Music Concerts Ensemble;Jörg Widmann, clarinet and direction.Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. $35; $25(sr/arts workers); $10(st).7:15: pre-concert talk.● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. AndreLaPlante Plays Beethoven. Rimsky-Korsakov:Russian Easter Overture, Op.36;Beethoven: Concerto No.5 “Emperor” forpiano and orchestra; Schumann: SymphonyNo.1 in B-flat, Op. 38 “Spring”. André LaPlante,piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. FlatoMarkham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd.,Donations Welcomethewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 43

Markham. 905-305-7469. $15-$40. 7:15: preconcertchat.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Musideum. Reconnect. Jazz fusionfunk. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. $20; PWYC(st/artists).● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Lenny Solomon Quartet.Lenny Solomon, violin; Bernie Senensky,piano; Steve Wallace, bass; Brian Barlow,drums. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $15.For Jazz Bistro at a glance visit listings SectionC.Saturday April 19● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 2:00 and 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre.Rent. See Apr 3.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 7:30: Church of the Ascension. EasterVigil. Works by Foley, LeBlanc and Baloche.Lawrence Green, conductor. 33 Overland Dr.416-444-8881. Freewill offering. Wine andcheese reception following the service.● 7:30: Opera Belcanto of York. Bizet: Carmen.See Apr 17.● 8:00: Gordon Murray, piano. Piano Soirée.Works arranged for piano by G. Murray.ChristinaPetrowska Quilico*LaunchesGlass Houses Volume 2By Ann SouthamA. Concerts in the GTASieczynski: “Vienna, City of My Dreams”;Léhar: The Merry Widow (selections); Romberg:“Will You Remember” from Maytime;Novello: “We’ll Gather Lilacs” from Perchanceto Dream; Coward: “I’ll See You Again” fromBittersweet; and other selections. Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. $15; $10(st).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Small World Music. Jonita Gandhiwith Akash Gandhi and Sahil Khan. Rose Theatre,1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800.$35–$55.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Grimaud Plays Brahms. SeeApr 17.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Lenny Solomon Quartet.Lenny Solomon, violin; Bernie Senensky,piano; Steve Wallace, bass; Brian Barlow,drums. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20.For Jazz Bistro at a glance visit listings SectionC.Sunday April 20● 10:30am: Church of the Ascension. EasterSunday. Eucharist. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus;works by Campbell-Watson, Foley, Kendrickand Hayford. Brass ensemble and choir; LawrenceGreen, conductor. 33 Overland Dr. 416-444-8881. Freewill offering. Simnel cake andcoffee following the service.● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 1:00: Vital Theatre Company. Pinkalicious.See Apr 6; Also Apr 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 3:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.Tuesday April 22● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Modicani nel Mondo.Sicilian Jazz Project: Roberto Occhipinti,Dominic Mancuso, Louis Simão, Barry Rombergand others; Michael Occhipinti, director.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: Andrew Ager. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 5:30: Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano.Glass Houses Volume 2–CD Release. Worksby Southam. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St.Joseph St. 416-961-6601x201. Free (reservationrequired). Post concert reception.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series. BobBen, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. NoCover. For Jazz Bistro at a glance visit listingsSection C.● 7:30: JAZZ.FM91. Jazz Lives 10th Anniversary.Gary Burton, vibraphone; Earl Klugh,guitar; Lisa Fischer, voice; Harold López-Nussa Duo; and others; Lou Pomanti, musicaldirector. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. $29 and up.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops:Mardi Gras. New Orleans Jazz. Byron Stripling,trumpet/voice; Bobby Floyd, organ; BobBreithaupt, drums; Jeff Tyzik, conductor. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.$33–$110. Also Apr 23(mat and eve).Wednesday April 23● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops:Mardi Gras. See Apr 22; Also 8:00● 8:00: Les Amis. Violin in a Time Machine.Works by Westhoff, Alkan, Piazzolla, Mileticand Nett. Lynn Kuo, violin; Shoshana Telner,piano; Jason Nett, guitar; Austin Hitchcock,horn. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 905-773-7712. $25; $20(sr/st).MARDI GRAS:NEW ORLEANSJAZZBYRON STRIPLING,TRUMPET/VOCALISTAPRIL 22 & 23TSO.CA● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops:Mardi Gras. See Apr 22.Thursday April 24● 12:00 noon: Canadian Music Centre.Lunch Time Concert. Beckwith, Beauvaisand Uyeda: Guitarius. Doug MacNaughton,baritone/guitar. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601x201. $20 (includes CD).● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Polar Bears and Lullabies.Necessary Outcome: A Meditationon Richard Dawkins (world premiere), andother solo works. Rick Sacks, malletkat/keyboard.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 12:10: Nine Sparrows/Christ Church DeerPark. Lunchtime Chamber Music. SarahSteeves, cello. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Wilhelmina Tiemersma, organ. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free.● 2:00: Toronto Public Library. Orchardviewers:Journey into the Medieval Convent.Tuesday, April 225:30 pm, doors open 5 pmReception followsCanadian Music Centre20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto.Free, but please register in advance:416-961-6601 ext. 201aayotte@musiccentre.cawww.musiccentre.ca*One of 20 Can’t-Miss ClassicalPianists of 2014 – CBC Musicwww.petrowskaquilico.combenefit concert in aid of bringinglive quality music to childrenFri APR 25 at 7:30 pmHELICONIAN HALL, 35 Hazelton Av416 922 3618www.heliconianclub.orgTICKETS General $25 Premium $100 www.euterpemusicarts.com44 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

VocemResurgentis: Linda Falvy, soprano;Mary Enid Haines, soprano; and CatherineMcCormack, alto. Toronto Public Library,Northern District, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sandor Schwisberg, piano. 251 Victoria St.416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at aglance visit listings Section C.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Spotlight Musical Productions. Curtains:A Musical Whodunit. Fairview LibraryTheatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-662-0683.$25. Also Apr 25, 26(mat and eve).● 8:00: Living Arts Centre. Jill Barber,Singer/Songwriter. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.905-306-6000 or 1-888-805-8888. $28–$45.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Musideum. Vivia Kay and Blacksparrow.Jazz. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.Benefit for The Walk with Jordan ScholarshipFund.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Beverly Taft meets TheNathan Hiltz Orchestra. CD Release. BeverlyTaft, vocals; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; AdreanFarrugia, piano; Richard Underhill, saxophone;Jake Wilkinson, trumpet; and others,.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $15. For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Friday April 25● 12:10: Life and Music at St Andrew’s.Quaceratops Quartet. St. Andrew’s Church,73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231. Free.● 1:10: Gordon Murray, piano. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St.W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snackfriendly.glance visit listings Section C.● 6:00: Mississauga Arts Council’s LimelightAssociation of Young Artists. ‘SaugaStars Youth Talent Showcase. Reception, artexhibit and concert. Trouble and Daughter,I Rock with the One, Cawthra Park SecondarySchool Repertory Dance Company, WeFlip Tables and others. Meadowvale Theatre,6315 Montevideo Rd., Mississauga. 905-615-4446. Free; reservation necessary.● 7:30: Canadian Music Centre. Mid-Atlantic:A Voyage in Song. Works by Branscombe,Coulthard, Morawetz, Daly, Mercure andothers. Matthew Zadow and Dina Namer,vocals. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601x201.$35/$30(adv); $20(st, advance only).● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. RobertoDevereux. By Donizetti. Sondra Radvanovsky,soprano (Elisabetta); Giuseppe Filianoti, tenor(Roberto Devereux); Russell Braun, baritone(Duke of Nottingham); Allyson McHardy,mezzo (Duchess of Nottingham); and others;Stephen Lawless, stage director; CorradoRovaris, conductor. Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $12–$332; $22(under 30). AlsoApr 29, May 3, 10, 15, 18, 21(start times vary).● 7:30: Ensemble Vivant. Latin Romance.Steve Sitarski, violin; Norman Hathaway, viola;Sybil Shanahan, cello; Don Thompson, vibes;Catherine Wilson, piano. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416- 922-3618. $100(premium);$25. Concert in aid of bringing live,quality music to children.● 7:30: Glionna Mansell Corporation. ORGA-NIX 14. Kerry Beaumont, organ. Our Lady OfSorrows, 3055 Bloor St. W. 416-769-3893.$30; $25(sr); $20(st/RCCO/RSCM/AGO).● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Metro Youth Opera. Humperdinck’sHänsel & Gretel. Kate Applin, soprano (Gretel);Lyndsay Promane, mezzo (Hänsel); AlisonWong, stage director; Blair Salter,music director. Aki Studio, Daniels Spectrum,585 Dundas St. E. 416-543-9209. $30;$25(sr); $20(st). Also Apr 26, 27(mat).● 7:30: Spotlight Musical Productions. Curtains:A Musical Whodunit. See Apr 24; AlsoApr 26(mat and eve).BrianTahenyChrisCooleArnieNaimanChrisQuinnTHE BANJOSPECIALFriday, April 25, 8pmauroraculturalcentre.ca● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Banjo Specialin Concert. Guests: Kathy Reid-Naimanand Leon Taheny; Brian Taheny; Chris Coole;The Performing Arts in FusionThe Mythof Europa:Desire, transformationand possessionAn ancient mythexplored in an eveningof masque stripped downto its bare essentials.Suzie LeBlancsopranoStéphanie BrocharddancerMartin Julienactorand a baroque ensemble ledby Larry BeckwithPhoto: Tara McMullenYoung Artist Series6-8pm NO COVERStudents from Humber,U of T, York and Mohawkperform on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Fridays and SaturdaysFri 25 & Sat 26 April 20148:00 pmpre-show chat 45 minutesbefore each showTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre427 Bloor St. W., Torontotorontomasquetheatre.com416-410-4561Mention this WholeNote adand receive free dessert!● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sandor Schwisberg, piano. 251 Victoria St.416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at awww.RaveDesign.comthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 45

Arnie Naiman; Chris Quinn. 22 Church St.,Aurora. 905-713-1818. $30/$25(adv).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Group of 27. Schocching & Schoen.Michael Occhipinti: 13 Seconds and SicilianProverbs (world premieres). NadinaA. Concerts in the GTAMackie Jackson, bassoon; Guy Few, trumpet;Eric Paetkau, conductor. Bloor StreetUnited Church, 300 Bloor St. W. 416-735-3662. PWYC.● 8:00: Massey Hall/Roy ThomsonHall. Aretha Franklin. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $59.50-$199.50.● 8:00: Musideum. Jennifer Noble,singer/songwriter. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Royal ConservatoryOrchestra. Schafer: Adieu to RobertSchumann; Debussy: Première rhapsodiefor clarinet and piano L119; Brahms: SymphonyNo.1 in c Op.68. Beste Kalender, mezzo;Jae-Won Kim, clarinet; Uri Mayer, conductor.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$25 and up.● 8:00: Sine Nomine Ensemble for MedievalMusic. Ma fin est mon commencement:Music of Guillaume de Machaut. St. Thomas’sAnglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-638-9445 or 416-978-8849. $20; $14(sr/st/unwaged).● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. The Mythof Europa: Desire, Transformation and Possession.Pignolet de Montéclair: L’Europe;Rolfe: Europa and the White Bull. SuzieLeBlanc, soprano; Larry Beckwith, violin,with baroque ensemble; Martin Julien, actor;Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, choreographer/dancer/stage director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-410-4561. $45;$40(sr); $20(30 and under). Also Apr 26.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Beverly Taft meets TheNathan Hiltz Orchestra. CD Release. BeverlyTaft, vocals; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; AdreanFarrugia, piano; Richard Underhill, saxophone;Jake Wilkinson, trumpet; and others,.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $15. For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Saturday April 26● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 1:30: Spotlight Musical Productions. Curtains:A Musical Whodunit. See Apr 24; Also7:30.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 2:00: St. George on Yonge. Broadway onYonge. Guests: Yorkminstrels Show Choir.5350 Yonge St. 905-881-1465. $15; $10(sr/st).● 3:30: Heidi Saario presents. An Afternoonof Scandinavian Piano Music. Works byGrieg, Palmgren, Rautavaara, Sibelius andStenhammar. Heidi Saario, piano. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-294-6895. $20;$15(sr/st).● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sandor Schwisberg Sextet. 251 Victoria St.416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at aglance visit listings Section C.● 7:30: Intrada Brass. Pictures in Music:A Picture Paints a Thousand Notes.Mussorgsky(arr. Howarth): Pictures at anExhibition; Heaton: Annie Laurie-Variationsfor Cornet and Brass Band; Barroso: Brazil;Himes: Invictus March. Robert Venables, cornet;Rita Arendz, conductor. St. Paul’s Church(Oakville), 454 Rebecca St., Oakville. 905-857-0561. $15; $10(sr/st); free(12 and under).● 7:30: Islington United Church. DonBanks Music Awards Concert: Stars of theFuture. Young musicians performing for theannual music awards; John Derksen, organ.25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. Free.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Metro Youth Opera. Humperdinck’sHänsel & Gretel. See Apr 25; AlsoApr 27(mat).● 7:30: Musikay. Bird Songs and Spring Air:Le chant des oiseaux. Jannequin: chant desoiseaux (bird songs); Lauridsen: chansonsdes roses; A. Bevan: Three motets. StéphanePotvin, conductor. St. John’s United Church(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-825-9740. $70/$60(family/adv); $35/$30(adv);$30/$25(sr/adv); $15(st). Please bring nonperishablefood items. In support of the SalvationArmy of Oakville. Also Apr 27 (mat,Mary Mother of God Church).● 7:30: Oakham House Choir/Toronto Sinfonietta.British Masterpieces, Past andPresent. Jenkins: Gloria; Handel: The KingShall Rejoice; Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day. KasiaCecil B. DeMille’sKING OF KINGSArtist-in-ResidenceDAVID BRIGGSTHE EPIC 1927 SILENT FILM WITH IMPROVISED ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENTSaturday 26 th April at 7:30PMAdmission free | Donations gratefully accepted46 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Konstanty, soprano; Matthew Jaskiewicz,conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church,26 Delisle Ave. 416-960-5551. $30/$25(adv);$15(st); free (12 and under).● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. Lully. ChrisEnns (Persée); Mireille Asselin (Andromède);Peggy Kriha Dye (Mérope); Olivier Laquerre(Céphée/Méduse); Carla Huhtanen (Cassiope);Vasil Garvanliev (Phinée); and others;Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, David Fallis,conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director.Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787.$38-$166. Also Apr 27(mat), 29, 30, May 2, 3.● 7:30: Opera by Request. Il Trovatore.Verdi. Paul Williamson, tenor (Manrico); OlgaTylman, soprano (Leonora); Wayne Line, baritone(Count di Luna); Julia Clarke, mezzo(Azucena); Domenico Sanfilippo, bass-baritone(Ferrando); and others; William Shookhoff,conductor and piano. College StreetUnited Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.● 7:30: Spotlight Musical Productions. Curtains:A Musical Whodunit. See Apr 24.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. LightClassics: Inspired by Love. Mozart: “LetterDuet” from The Marriage of Figaro; Offenbach:Intermezzo and Barcarolle from TheTales of Hoffmann; Delibes: “Flower Duet”from Lakmé; Beethoven: Symphony No.6“Pastoral” (mvt.1); Glinka: Overture to Ruslanand Lyudmila; and other works. Yulia VanDoren, soprano; Wallis Giunta, mezzo; JoanaCarneiro, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33–$96. AlsoApr 27(3:00).● 8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. VirtuosoStrings. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5; Mozart:Adagio for Violin and Orchestra; Suk:April 26, 2014 8:00 PMGlenn Gould Studiocanadiansinfonietta.comSerenade for Strings. Moshe Hammer, violin.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 647-223-2286. $35; 30(sr); $20(st).● 8:00: Aradia Ensemble. Magnificat–VivaldiSacred Music. Claire de Sévigné, soprano;Maria Soulis, contralto. St. Anne’s AnglicanChurch, 270 Gladstone Ave. 647-960-6650.$35; $20(sr/under 30).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Brad Mehldau Trio. Brad Mehldau, piano;Larry Grenadier, bass; Jeff Ballard, drums.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255.$49.50-$89.50.● 8:00: Musicians in Ordinary. The Suavityof Sound that is Born of the Lute. Earliestknown music written for the lute. Works bySpinacino, Capirola, da Milano, V. Galilei. JohnEdwards, lutes. Heliconian Hall, 35 HazeltonAve. 416-535-9956. $25; $20(sr/st).● 8:00: Musideum. soozimusic, singer/songwriter.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 RichmondSt. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Terri Lyne Carrington’sMosaic Project. Dinah Washingtonand Sarah Vaughan 90th birthday tribute.Carmen Lundy and Nona Hendryx, vocals;Helen Sung, Tamir Shmerling, Tia Fuller andIngrid Jensen. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. $35 and up.● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. The Mythof Europa: Desire, Transformation and Possession.Pignolet de Montéclair: L’Europe;Rolfe: Europa and the White Bull. SuzieLeBlanc, soprano; Larry Beckwith, violin,with baroque ensemble; Martin Julien, actor;Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, choreographer/dancer/stage director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-410-4561. $45;$40(sr); $20(30 and under). Also Apr 25.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Beverly Taft meets TheNathan Hiltz Orchestra. CD Release. BeverlyTaft, vocals; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; AdreanFarrugia, piano; Richard Underhill, saxophone;Jake Wilkinson, trumpet; and others,.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20. For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Sunday April 27● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 1:00: Vital Theatre Company. Pinkalicious.See Apr 6; Also May 4, 11, 18, 25.● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music and Truffles:A Concert for Young People. CanadianBrass. MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714x103.$13. Everyone receives a chocolate truffle.● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 2:00: New Horizons Band of Toronto.Chamber Sweets. Assembly Hall, 1 ColonelSamuel Smith Park Dr., Etobicoke. 647-201-8780. $5.● 2:00: Royal Conservatory. MazzoleniMasters: Mariko Anraku. Solo and chamberworks. Mariko Anraku and Judy Loman,harps; James Anagnoson, piano. Mazzoleni“Breathtaking...superhuman musicianship”- Classicstoday.comAnton Kuerti, Artistic DirectorCANADIAN BRASSDAZZLE AND ENTERTAINSunday, April 27, 3:15pmMacMillan Theatre (UofT)Subscriptions for our 2014-15 season also go on sale.Music & Truffles - Classical Music for Families 1:15-2:15 pm Tickets $133:15 pm show $40/$20 under age 30Call 416-922-3714 x103 or order online.www.mooredaleconcerts.comCanadian Brass performs on 24-karat gold plated Conn-Selmer instrumentsand is an Opening Day recording artistour new season 2014-15 subscriptionsgo on salethewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 47

Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$32.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 2:00: Southern Ontario Chapter HymnSociety. Walter Farquharson–Prairie Pastorand Hymn Poet. Paul Stott, presenter. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-342-6034. Freewill offering.● 2:00: Trio Bravo. In Concert. Jacob: ClarinetQuintet; Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A. BairdKnechtel, viola; Terry Storr, clarinet; John Selleck,piano; guests: Velma Ko, violin; ElizabethMcMillan, violin; John Trembath, cello. AllSaints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 BloorSt. W. 416-242-2131. $20; $15(sr/st).● 2:30: Metro Youth Opera. Humperdinck’sHänsel & Gretel. See Apr 25.● 3:00: Durham Community Choir. MovieMagic II. Selections from movies releasedover the last ten years. John-Charles Coolen,conductor. Kingsview United Church,505 Adelaide Ave. E., Oshawa. 289-240-6986.$20; $14(under 12).● 3:00: Musideum. Poli’s Jazz Salon.Jazz. Guest: Aura. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $35.● 3:00: Opera Atelier. Persée. See Apr 26;Also Apr 29, 30, May 2, 3(all eve).● 3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Passion andPeace: Radiant Music, Ancient Wisdom.Fauré: Messe Basse; Langlais: Missa SalveRegina; Randall Thompson: The PeaceableKingdom; Martin: Now The Queen of Seasons(premiere). Guests: True North Brass;Stephanie Martin, conductor. Grace Churchon-the-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-491-8542.A. Concerts in the GTA$35; $30(sr); $25(st); $6(child). Also Apr. 26(Kitchener).● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. LightClassics: See Apr 26(7:30).● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. CanadianBrass. Holborne: Muy Linda; Scheidt: WendetEuch Um Ihr Aderlein; Galliard Battaglia;J.S. Bach(arr.Mills): Toccata and Fugue;Schumann(arr. Coletti/Ridenour): CarnavalOp.9(selections); and other works. Mac-Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714x103. $40;$20(under 30).● 3:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 3:30: Musikay. Bird Songs and SpringAir: Le chant des oiseaux. Works by Jannequin,Binchois, and Palestrina. Stéphane Potvin,conductor. Mary Mother of God Church,2745 North Ridge Tr., Oakville. 905-825-9740. $35; $30(sr); $15(st); $70(family). AlsoApr 26(eve, St. John’s United Church).● 3:30: Musikay. Bird Songs and SpringAir: Le chant des oiseaux. Jannequin: chantdes oiseaux (bird songs); Lauridsen: chansonsdes roses; A. Bevan: Three motets. StéphanePotvin, conductor. Mary Mother ofGod Church, 2745 North Ridge Tr., Oakville.905-825-9740. $70/$60(family/adv);$35/$30(adv); $30/$25(sr/adv); $15(st).Please bring non-perishable food items. Insupport of the Salvation Army of Oakville.Also Apr 26 (eve, St. John’s United Church).● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Carol McCartney Quartet. 25 St.Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Free willoffering.● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Jan Novotny,piano. Works by Smetana, Schumannand Mussorgsky. St. Wenceslaus Church,496 Gladstone Ave. 416-879-5677. $25;$15(st).● 7:00: Toronto Mandolin Orchestra ofShevchenko Musical Ensemble. CommunitySpring Concert. Classical, folk and contemporaryUkrainian and other music andsong. Iriada Erokhina, domra; and others;Alexander Veprinsky, conductor. Church ofSt. Andrew, Scarborough, 2333 Victoria ParkAve., Scarborough. 416-447-1481 or 416-491-3761. $25; $15(st).● 8:00: Musideum. Brownman plus 1. Jazz.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. $20.Monday April 28● 7:00: Felix Galimir Chamber Music. AwardConcert. Sringeri Vidya Bharati FoundationAuditorium, 80 Brydon Drive, Etobicoke. 416-408-0208. PWYC. Proceeds to Felix GalimirChamber Music Scholarship Fund.● 7:30: Associates of Toronto SymphonyOrchestra. Five Small Concerts: QuintessentialQuintets. Mozart: String quintet No.3 in CK515; Brahms: String quintet No.2 in G Op.111.Amanda Goodburn and Sydney Chun, violin;Teng Li and Theresa Rudolph, viola; EmmanuelleBeaulieu Bergeron, cello. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-282-6636.$20; $17(sr/st).Tuesday April 29● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Legendary Ladies. ShannonButcher Quartet. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.Free.● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: Mark Fideldy (USA).St. James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Felix Wong, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at a glancevisit listings Section C.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. RobertoDevereux. See Apr 25; Also May 3, 10, 15, 18,21(start times vary).● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. See Apr 26;Also Apr 30, May 2, 3.● 8:00: Small World Music. CD Release:The Humours of Autorickshaw. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-536-5439.$15/$25(with CD).Wednesday April 30● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Christel Wiens, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. See Apr 26;Also May 2, 3.MAHLERSYMPHONY 9SIR ANDREW DAVIS,CONDUCTORAPRIL 30 & MAY 1TSO.CA● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Mahler Symphony 9 in D. SirAndrew Davis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33–$145. AlsoMay 1. 7:15: Pre-concert chat.Thursday May 1● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Appassionato.Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata; worksby Bach, Ravel and Chopin. Leonard Gilbert,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. Sound Tapestry.Hamilton’s Children’s Choir; YoungVoices of Toronto; Shawn Grenke, organ; ZimfiraPoloz, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Free.● 12:10: Nine Sparrows/Christ Church DeerPark. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Joy Lee,violin; Paul Jessen, piano. Christ Church DeerPark, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. Radka Hanáková, piano. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331x26. Free.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.48 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

● 7:30: Opera 5. Classiques de poche. Offenbach:Ba-ta-clan; Hahn: L’île du rêve. AllianceFrançaise de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. $15; $10(sr/st); free(AFT/under 12).Also May 2, 3.Le Ventdu NordThursday, May 18pmauroraculturalcentre.ca● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Le Vent duNord in Concert. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. $30/$25(adv).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Musideum. Tony McManus, guitar.Folk. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. $25.● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. The TenTenors. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.905-874-2800. $74-$84. Also May 2.● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cousinfrom Nowhere. Künneke. Lucia Cesaroni,soprano (Julia de Weert); Elizabeth Beeler,soprano (Wilhelmine); Christopher Mayell,tenor (Ein Fremder); Stefan Fehr, tenor (Egonvon Wildhagen); Guillermo Silva-Marin, stagedirector. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. LawrenceCentre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.416-366-7723. $72–$95. Also May 2, 3, 4(mat).● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Mahler Symphony 9 in D. SeeApr 30.Friday May 2● 12:10: Life and Music at St Andrew’s.Dan Bickle, organ. St. Andrew’s Church,73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231. Free.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Opera 5. Classiques de poche. SeeMay 1; Also May 3.● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. See Apr 26;Also May 3.● 7:30: St Paul’s Bloor Street/Royal CanadianCollege of Organists. Pulling Out Allthe Stops! Celebrity Organ Recital. Works byBach, Gigout, Vierne, MacMillan, Willan andothers. Gerard Brooks (England), organ. St.Paul’s Bloor Street, 227 Bloor St. E. 416-961-8116. Free will offering. Marking 100th anniversaryof the organ at St. Paul’s. Receptionfollows.● 7:30: St. James Cathedral. The LastNight of the Proms. Guests: Giles Bryant,organ; Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada;St. James Cathedral Choir and ParishChoir. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865x245. $40;$35(sr/st).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Musideum. Kristin Lindell, singer/songwriter. Roots. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. The TenTenors. See May 1.● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cousinfrom Nowhere. See May 1; Also May 3, 4(mat).● 8:00: Windmill Theatre. Come Rain orCome Shine. Standards for the 40’s and 50’s.The Great Hall, 84 South Service Rd., Mississauga.905-483-5702. $30. Also May 3.● 8:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. Celebration!30th Anniversary Gala Concert. Variousselections including the world premiereof a newly commissioned piece for the choir’schoral composition contest. Living Arts Centre,4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $30; $28(sr/st); $25(childrenCELEBRATION!30 TH ANNIVERSARY GALACONCERTmay 220148 pmA gala evening of songfollowed by a festivechampagne reception!LIVING ARTS CENTRE, MISSISSAUGATickets: www.livingartscentre.caor call 905-306-6000mississaugafestivalchoir.comunder 12). Join us for a festive champagnereception following the performance.Saturday May 3● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Sing & Dance. Music Concert with JackGrunsky for ages 3 to 8. Madison Centre,100 Upper Madison Ave. 416-368-8031. $16.Also 2:00.● 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Classical Kids LIVE: Tchaikovsky DiscoversAmerica. Tchaikovsky’s life depicted in music,story and dance. Sameer Patel, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $20–$36. Pre-concert performance byBoomwhacker Orchestra. Also 3:30.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 2:00 and 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre.Rent. See Apr 3.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Sing & Dance. Music Concert with JackGrunsky for ages 3 to 8. Madison Centre,100 Upper Madison Ave. 416-368-8031. $16.Also 11:00am.● 2:00: Walmer Road Baptist Church.Spring Organ Recital. Works by Bach, Kodályand Rheinberger. Imre Olah, organ; RenataAnton, violin. 188 Lowther Ave. 416-924-1121.Freewill offering.● 3:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus MainChoir and Training Choirs. Flights of Fancy.Patriquin and Letourneau: Nikmak; Schumann:Four Folksongs; Watson Henderson:Songs of Flight and Fancy; works by Hatfieldand others. Natasha Danchenko, violin; DougOhashi, double bass; Jennifer Swan, choreographer;Elise Bradley, conductor. Churchof the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-932-8666x231. $44.50; $34.50(sr/st).● 3:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. ClassicalKids LIVE: Tchaikovsky Discovers America.See 1:30.● 4:30: Beach United Church. Songs MyDaughter Knows. The Jim Clayton Trio, piano/bass/drums. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082.Freewill offering.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. RobertoDevereux. See Apr 25; Also May 10, 15, 18,21(start times vary). thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 49

● 7:30: Annex Singers. The Road Home.Works by Palestrina, Barber, Brahms,Whitacre, Wade Hemsworth and Stan Rogers.Guest: Tina Torlone, soprano; MariaCase, conductor. Bloor Street United Church,300 Bloor St. W. 647-888-1979. $20, $15(sr/st); free(12 and under).● 7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir.25th Anniversary Concert. Monteverdi:O Beatae Viae; Hatfield: African Celebration;Halley: Freedom Trilogy; Hemsworth:Log Driver’s Waltz; and other works. KellyA. Concerts in the GTAGalbraith, conductor; Emperor String Quartet(Matthew Coons, organ; Ellen Meyer, piano).Runnymede United Church, 432 RunnymedeRd. 416-236-1522. $20. A $1,000 donation willbe made to Huban Cradle of Hope Children’sHome orphanage in Kenya.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Opera 5. Classiques de poche. SeeMay 1.● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. See Apr 26.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Academy ChamberOrchestra. Students from the Phil and EliTaylor Performance Academy for Young Artists.Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. Free (ticket required).● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Toronto Symphony Youth OrchestraSpring Concert. Schubert: Symphony No.8“Unfinished”; Liszt: Les Préludes; Tchaikovsky:Violin Concerto (mvt.1); Rimsky-Korsakov:Capriccio espagnol. Sophia Anna Szokolay,violin; Shalom Bard, conductor. Mac-Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-598-3375. $27; $17(sr);$14(under 15).● 7:30: Village Voices. Silver Stars: 25thAnniversary Concert. Alumni and pastaccompanists. Markham Missionary Church,5438 Major Mackenzie Dr. E., Markham.905-294-8687. $20; $15(sr/st); free(under12). Post-concert reception with freerefreshments.● 8:00: FAWN Opera & New Music/SeventhArt Video Magazine. Synesthesia III: Musicand Film. Eight short films by Canadian filmmakers;soundtracks by emerging Torontocomposers. Patrick Murray, conductor. Studio18, 442 Dufferin St. 647-401-5004. $20;$15(under 30).● 8:00: Healey Willan Singers. AnUnexpected Journey. Tartini: Stabat Mater;Quartel: Alice; Halley: Freedom Trilogy; andother works. John Stephenson, piano; Ron KaMing Cheung, conductor. Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields,151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. $20; $15(sr/st).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Musideum. Francine Hailman,singer/songwriter. Jazz. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$20.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Bluebird North.Canadian songwriters, performance and discussion.Blair Packham, host. ConservatoryTheatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30.● 8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic. RussianShowpieces. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3;Waltz from “War and Peace; March from “TheLove for Three Oranges”; Shostakovich: SymphonyNo.9; Romance from “The Gadfly”;Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from “Gayane”.Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel,2021 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-429-0007. $30; $25(sr); $15(st); $10(under10). Silent auction.● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cousinfrom Nowhere. See May 1; Also May 4(mat).● 8:00: Windmill Theatre. Come Rain orCome Shine. See May 2.● 9:00: Small World Music. Gods Robotsand eccodek. El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave.416-536-5439. $20/$15(adv).Sunday May 4● 11:00am: Shoestring Opera. The SchoolyardCarmen. Opera for ages 4 to 10; basedon Bizet: Carmen. Solar Stage Children’s Theatre,Madison Centre, 100 Upper MadisonAve. 416-368-8031. $16. Also 2:00.● 1:00: Vital Theatre Company. Pinkalicious.See Apr 6; Also May 11, 18, 25.on period instrumentsLucky NumberThirteenL. van Beethoven(Quartet #13) Op. 130Joseph Haydn(Quartet #13) Op. 9#3Sunday May 4, 3:00● 1:30: Small World Music. Sultans of String.Guest: Anwar Khurshid, sitar. Kingston RoadUnited Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-691-6091. $20; free(under 12).MarkhamConcert Band &The Pickering CommunityConcert Band present:The FinalFrontiercelebrating music fromspace – Star Trek, Star Wars,Gustav Holst’s Jupiter and more.with guest performerIan MacLellan, bagpipesSunday, May 4, 2pmFlato Markham Theatrewww.mcband.ca● 2:00: Markham Concert Band/PickeringCommunity Concert Band. The Final Frontier:Star Wars Day. Music from Star Trekand Star Wars; Holst: Jupiter; and otherworks. Doug Manning, conductor. Guest: IanMacLellan, bagpipes. Flato Markham Theatre,171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $22; $17(sr/st).● 2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. RussianSalon: Composers Born in the Wrong Century.Elina Kelebeev, Inna Perkis, Boris Zarankin,pianos; Peter McGillivary, baritone; EricaIris Huang, mezzo; and others. Glenn GouldStudio, 250 Front St. W. 416 466 1870. $60;$50(sr/st); $25(13-25); $15(child).● 2:00: Shoestring Opera. The SchoolyardCarmen. Opera for ages 4 to 10; based onBizet: Carmen. Solar Stage Children’s Theatre,Madison Centre, 100 Upper MadisonAve. 416-368-8031. $16. Also 11:00am.● 2:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cousinfrom Nowhere. See May 1.● 2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket.Twist Instrumental Quintet. NewmarketTheatre, 505 Pickering Cres.,Newmarket. 905-953-5122. $26; $20(sr);$10(st).● 2:30: Bel Canto Singers. A Choral Bouquet.Bobrowitz: The Creation. Linda Meyer, conductor.St. Dunstan of Canterbury, 56 LawsonRd., Scarborough. 416-286-8260. $15;free(under 12). Also 7:30.● 3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. AmericanBerserk. Adams: Gnarly Buttons; AllegedDances; Corigliano: Soliloquy; The Red Violin;Ives: Trio. Jonathan Crow, violin; Teng Li,viola; Barry Shiffman, violin. Mazzoleni Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416 408 0208. $15-$45.● 3:00: Musideum. Poli’s Jazz Salon. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $35.● 3:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Dvořák:Requiem. Talisker Players; Sidgwick ScholarAlumni Quartet; Chorus Niagara; RobertCooper, conductor. Koerner Hall, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. $35-$50.● 3:00: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.Fundraising Concert. Shannon Mercer, soprano;Steven Philcox, piano. Integral House,50 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Women’s Musical Club of TorontoCareer Development AwardFund Raising ConcertSundayMay 4, 3 - 5 p.m.Integral House, TorontoShannon Mercer, sopranoSteven Philcox, pianowww.wmct.on.ca416-923-7052194 Roxborough Ave. 416-923-7052. $150. SeeSection D: Galas and Fundraisers.● 3:00: Symphony on the Bay. Celebrationof Mychael Danna. Danna: Being Julia, Adorationand Vanity Fair (excerpts); Strauss:Der Rosenkavalier Suite. Corey Gemmell,violin. Burlington Performing Arts Centre,440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000.$39.89; $30.85(sr); $24.07(st).● 3:00: Windermere String Quartet.Lucky Number Thirteen. Haydn: QuartetNo.13 in G Op.9 No.3; Beethoven: QuartetNo.13 in Bb Op.130. St. Olave’s AnglicanChurch, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-0952.$25; $20(sr); $10(st). Performed on periodinstruments.● 4:00: ASLAN Boys Choir of Toronto. Pirates,Landlubbers and the High Seas. Traditionalshanties and contemporary art songsabout life on the ocean. Thomas Bell, conductor;Jialiang Zhu, piano; Liam McGlashon,fiddle. Church of the Transfiguration,111 Manor Rd. E. 416 859 7464. $15, $5(st/child). Reception and treasure hunt follows.● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Andrew Adair, organ. Works by Hollins andothers. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.A CELEBRATION OFJEANNELAMONMay 8-11, 13-14416.964.6337tafelmusik.orgBaroque OrchestraJeanne Lamon, Music Director● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 4:30: Church of the Incarnation AnglicanChurch. Jazz Vespers: Barry LivingstoneQuartet. Church of the Incarnation,15 Clairtrell Rd. 416-221-7516. Free will donation.Reception follows.● 7:30: Achill Choral Society. Broadway!Christ Church Anglican (Bolton), 22 NancySt., Bolton. 519-939-0020. $25; $10(13–18);free(under 12). Also Apr 27 (Alliston).● 7:30: Bel Canto Singers. A Choral Bouquet.Bobrowitz: See 2:30.● 8:00: Continuum. By other means. Concertof works exploring the the sonic possibilitiesof traditional instruments. Sciarrino: esplorationedel bianco II; Lizée: music for bodywithout organs; Murguía: Trio for disposablereeds and Touch wood; Griswold: Spill;Tidrow: new work. Music Gallery, 197 JohnSt. 416-924-4945. $30; $20(sr/arts worker);$10 (st).Tuesday May 6● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● 1:30: Serenata Singers. Timeless Classics:Part 2. Joshua Tamayo, conductor. Guest:Michael Ciufo, tenor. Chinese Cultural Centreof Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E.,Scarborough. 416-699-5798. $25/$20(adv).Also May 7(eve). Proceeds help support CanadianMusic Therapy Fund, War Child andEva’s Initiatives.● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Of Love and Longing. Works byBrahms and Britten. Allyson McHardy, mezzo;Andrew Haji, tenor; Liz Upchurch, piano; andothers. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.Wednesday May 7● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Joanne Vollendorf Clark, organ. 1585 YongeSt. 416-922-1167. Free.● 7:30: Serenata Singers. Timeless Classics:Part 2. See May 6(mat).● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 “Pathétique”. Rossini:Overture to La scala di seta; MacMillan:Piano Concerto No.3 “Mysteries of Light”(Canadian premiere). Jean-Yves Thibaudet,piano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33–$145. Also May 8. Post-concert chat withPeter Oundjian.Search thelistings by zoneor by genre atthewholenote.comB. Concerts Beyond the GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Alliston, Ancaster, Barrie, Bobcaygeon, BoltonBrantford, Cambridge, Cobourg, Dundas, Guelph, Hamilton,Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland, Niagara-on-the-Lake,Orangeville, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Stratford and Waterloo.Tuesday April 1● 12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School ofFine and Performing Arts, Brock University.Music@Noon: Piano Students’ Recital.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.● 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fineand Performing Arts, Brock University.Brock University Department of Music WindEnsemble. Zoltan Kalman, conductor. SeanO’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257. $10.Wednesday April 2● 2:00: Sanderson Centre for the PerformingArts. Peking Acrobats. Guests: Jigu!Thunder Drums of China. 88 Dalhousie St.,Brantford. 519-758-8090 or 1-800-265-0710.$47. Also 8:00.● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Jethro Marks, viola andMauro Bertoli, piano. Rota: Intermezzo forviola and piano; Glinka: Viola Sonata; Enescu:Konzertstuck for viola and piano; Vieuxtemps:Viola Sonata Op.36. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$30; $25(sr); $20(st).● 12:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Noon Hour Concerts: GamelanMusic. Conrad Grebel University College,140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free.● 8:00: Sanderson Centre for the PerformingArts. Peking Acrobats. See 2:00.Thursday April 3● 12:00 noon: University of Guelph. ThursdayAt Noon Concert Series: Student SoloistDay. Featuring applied music students.MacKinnon Room 107, University of Guelph,50 Stone Rd., Guelph. 519-824-4120x5299.Free.Friday April 4● 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Alex Cuba. An evening of Latin soul. EdwinOutwater, conductor. Conrad Centre for thePerforming Arts, 36 King St. W., Kitchener.519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $35. Also Apr 5.● 8:00: Jeffery Concerts. James Ehnes, violin.Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St.,London. 519-672-8800. $30; $25(sr); $15(st).● 8:00: Theatre Ancaster. Back to the 80s.Tribute to such artists as Madonna, Prince,George Michael, Pointer Sisters, MichaelJackson, Cyndi Lauper and the Police. JimBroadley, stage director; Colin Lapsly, musicdirector; Angela Broadley, choreographer.Theatre Auditorium at Ancaster High School,374 Jerseyville Road W., Ancaster. 905-304-8863. $28; $23(sr); $12(st). Also Apr 5,6(mat), 11, 12.● 8:00: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Chamber Choir: Earth TeachMe. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church,23 Water St. N., Kitchener. 519-885-0220x24226. $10; $5(sr/st).Saturday April 5● 10:30am: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Tunes and Tarantellas: Music and Dance forTots. Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts,36 King St. W., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or888-745-4717. $11-$13.● 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Alex Cuba. An evening of Latin soul. EdwinOutwater, conductor. Conrad Centre for thePerforming Arts, 36 King St. W., Kitchener.519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $35. Also Apr 4.● 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine andPerforming Arts, Brock University. VivaVoce Choral Series: Music Comes. Brock UniversityChoirs; Harris Loewen, conductor. St.Thomas Anglican Church, 99 Ontario St., St.Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257. $15.04;$10.62(sr/st); $5(13 and under/eyeGo).● 7:30: New Tecumseth Singers. GloriousSpring. Vivaldi: Gloria; and works by Morley,Thompson, Ridout and Rachmaninov. ChamberOrchestra; Dufferin Concert Singers; DufferinBrass; Louise Gallaugher, piano; KenInkster, organ; John Wervers, conductor. St.John’s United Church (Alliston), 56 VictoriaSt. E., Alliston. 519-925-6149. $15; free(under16).● 8:00: Theatre Ancaster. Back to the 80s.See Apr 4; Also Apr 6(mat), 11, 12.● 8:00: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. University Choir: Carmina Burana.St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 240 HemlockSt., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. $10;$5(sr/st).Sunday April 6● 2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. In theShadow of the Volcano. Portrait of Naples inthe Renaissance and Baroque periods. MargaretGay, cello; Vesuvius Ensemble: FrancescoPellegrino, voice and chitarra battente;Marco Cera, Baroque guitar and ciaramella;Ben Grossman, colascione and percussion.St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 31 QueenstonSt., St. Catharines. 905-468-1525. $5-$32.● 2:00: Theatre Ancaster. Back to the 80s.See Apr 4; Also Apr 11, 12.● 6:00: INNERchamber Concerts. Movement.Works by Pärt, Piazzolla, Bolt-Martinand others. Neesa Kenemy, dancer; AndrewChung, violin; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; LieselDeppe, flute; Graham Hargrove, percussion.Factory 163, 163 King St., Stratford. 1-800-656-0713. $40; $10(st). Tickets purchasedbefore Friday midnight, include a light dinner.● 7:30: Jeunesses Musicales Ontario. LaBohème. Puccini. Midland Cultural Centre,333 King St., Midland. 705-527-4420. $48.19-$60.50; $24.60(st). Also Mar 28 (Milton),Mar 29 (Prescott).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Ensemble Vivant. Fuguesby Bach, Shostakovich, Romero, Piazzolla,Dobrin and Coghlan. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$30; $25(sr); $20(st).Wednesday April 9● 2:30: Seniors Serenade. Pamela Cioroch,Piano. Central United Church, 54 Ross St.,thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 51

Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free.● 7:30: The Plumbing Factory Brass Band.In Concert. Byron United Covenant Church,420 Boler Rd, London. 519-471-1250. $15;$10(st).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Anniversaries. C.P.E. Bach: Symphony No.2in E-flat; Leclair: Violin Concerto in a; Britten:Sinfonietta; Poulenc: Suite Française;Rameau: Suite from Les Boréades. JimMason, oboe; Julie Baumgartel, violin; JosephLanza, conductor. First United Church,16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-745-4711or 888-745-4717. $35. Also Apr 11(Guelph),Apr 12(Cambridge).Friday April 11● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Enso Quartet. Beethoven:Op.18 No.4 in c; Britten: String Quartet No.2;Verdi: String Quartet. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35;$30(sr); $20(st).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Anniversaries. Harcourt Memorial UnitedChurch, 87 Dean St., Guelph. 519-745-4711 or888-745-4717. $35. See Apr 9(Waterloo); AlsoApr 12(Cambridge).● 8:00: Theatre Ancaster. Back to the 80s.See Apr 4; Also Apr 12.● Saturday April 12● 10:00am: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Tunes and Tarantellas: Music and Dance forTots. Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd.,Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $11–$13. Also 11:00; Apr 5(Conrad Centre for thePerforming Arts).● 11:00am: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Tunes and Tarantellas: Music and Dance forTots. Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd.,Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $11–$13. Also 10:00; Apr 5(Conrad Centre for thePerforming Arts).● 1:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. Singathon.The choir sings audience favouritesfrom past concerts with special guest conductors.Cherryhill Mall, 301 Oxford St., London.519-455-8895. Free. Choir will be singingbetween 1:00pm and 5:00pm.B. Concerts Beyond the GTA● 2:00: Nota Bene Baroque Players. MessiahSing-Along Fundraiser. Agnes Szigovics,soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; MichaelSchade, tenor; Sean Watson, bass-baritone;John Thiessen, baroque trumpet; HowardDyck, conductor; Julie Baumgartel, concertmaster. Guest: Jan Overduin, harpsichord.First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo.226-808-9567. $40; $30(sr); $15(st). AlsoApr 13 (performance only).● 2:30: Bravo Niagara! International MusicFestival. Spring into Music @ Stratus: IntimatelyClassical. Works by Liszt, Chopin, Schumannand Caravassilis (world premiere).Grigorios Zamparas and Nadia Azzi, pianos.Stratus Vineyards, 2059 Niagara Stone Road,Niagara-on-the-Lake. 289-686-3835. $49.Includes guided tasting of wines.● 7:30: Bravo Niagara! International MusicFestival. Spring into Music @ Stratus: JazzUp Close. Molly Johnson, vocals; Robi Botos,piano; Mike Downes, bass. Stratus Vineyards,2059 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 289-686-3835. $99. Includes guidedtasting of wines with cheeses.● 7:30: Mohawk College Community Choir/Redeemer University Sinfonia. StabatMater. Jenkins: Stabat Mater; Brahms: Nänie;Finzi: Eclogue. Guests: Fanshawe Chorus London;Jennifer Enns-Modolo, mezzo; Paul Thorlakson,piano; David Holler, conductor. WestHighland Baptist Church, 1605 Garth St,,Hamilton. 905-526-7938. $25; $20(sr/st).● 8:00: Aeolian/Acoustic Muse Concerts.Jesse Winchester. Stories of everydaypeople. Folk, country, bluegrass, bluesand gospel instrumentation. Aeolian Hall,795 Dundas St. E., London. 519-672-7950.$40; $35(adv).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Anniversaries. Central Presbyterian Church(Cambridge), 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge.519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $35. SeeApr 9(Waterloo).● 8:00: Theatre Ancaster. Back to the 80s.See Apr 4.Sunday April 13● 2:00: Nota Bene Baroque Players.Messiah. Agnes Szigovics, soprano; DanielTaylor, countertenor; Michael Schade, tenor;Sean Watson, bass-baritone; John Thiessen,baroque trumpet; Howard Dyck, conductor;Julie Baumgartel, concertmaster. Guest: JanOverduin, harpsichord. First United Church,16 William St. W., Waterloo. 226-808-9567.$40; $30(sr); $15(st). Also Apr 12 (sing-alongfundraiser).● 2:30: Kingston Symphony. Brahms, Schumannand Tchaikovsky. Brahms: HungarianDance; Schumann: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky:Symphony No.5. Desmond Hoebig,cello; Glen Fast, conductor. Grand Theatre,218 Princess St., Kingston. 613-530-2050.$20-$50.● 7:30: Arcady. Handel’s Messiah. CambridgeKiwanis Boys’ Choir; Cambridge Girls’Choir; Ronald Beckett, conductor. CentralPresbyterian Church (Cambridge), 7 QueensSq., Cambridge. 519-623-1080. $20; $10(st).In support of the Cambridge Self-Help FoodBank.Wednesday April 16● 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews.Andrew Ager, Organ and Julia Morson, Soprano.Ager: Italian Songs (2012); and worksby Bach and Hindemith. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie.705-726-1181. $5; free(st).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. David Jalbert, piano. Bach:Goldberg Variations. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$30; $25(sr); $20(st).Friday April 18● 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. St. JohnPassion. Bach. Kitchener Waterloo Symphony;Colin Ainsworth(Evangelist); GeoffreySirett(Christus); Melanie Russell, soprano;Lauren Segal, mezzo; Daniel Lichti, bass. Centrein the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.519-578-1570. $20–$70.Wednesday April 23● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. New Orford Quartet.Beethoven: Quartet in Eb Op.74 “Harp”; Vivier:String Quartet; Ravel: Quartet in F. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr); $20(st).Friday April 25● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. RayCharles — A Tribute. Georgia on My Mind;Your Song; You Don’t Know Me; and otherselections. Joni NehRita, voice; StephenMoretti, drums; Matt Catingub, piano/saxophone/voice/conductor.Centre in the Square,101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or888-745-4717. $19–$88. Also Apr 26.Saturday April 26● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.Chris McKhool’s FiddleFire! World musicfor younger audiences. Laura Thomas, conductor.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, Brock University, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550x3257or 1-866-617-3257. $10–$53; $5(eyeGO);$12(PSSTnso).● 7:30: Dufferin Concert Singers. GloriousSpring. Vivaldi: Gloria; and works by Morley,Thompson, Ridout and Rachmaninov.Chamber Orchestra; New Tecumseth Singers;Dufferin Brass; Tanya Fenton, piano;John Wervers, conductor. Covenant AllianceChurch, 3 Zina St., Orangeville. 519-925-6149.$15; free(under 16).● 7:30: Guelph Symphony Orchestra. FourLast Songs. Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture;Mozart: Symphony No.25; Elgar: Serenadefor Strings; R. Strauss: Four Last Songs.Guest: Cheryl Hickman, soprano. RiverRun Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. $35; $17(under 30); $10(child);$5(eyeGO).● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Pastorale. Richardson-Schulte: A Canadianin Paris (première); Beethoven: SymphonyNo.6 “Pastorale”; Saint-Saëns: Violin ConcertoNo.3. Martin Beaver, violin; GemmaNew, conductor. Hamilton Place, 10 MacnabSt. S., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. $20–$65;$15(under 35).● 7:30: Kingston Symphony. Broadway, MyWay. David Rogers, vocals; Michael Vanhevel,vocals; Janelle Murray, vocals; Glen Fast,conductor. Grand Theatre, 218 Princess St.,Kingston. 613-530-2050. $20-$50.● 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine andPerforming Arts, Brock University. VivaVoce Choral Series: How Sweet and Fair.Dvořák: Songs of Nature; and other works.Avanti Chamber Singers; Harris Loewen,conductor. St. Barnabas Anglican Church,31 Queenston St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. $20; $15(sr/st); $5(13 and under/eyeGo).● 7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. Passion andPeace: Radiant Music, Ancient Wisdom.Fauré: Messe Basse; Langlais: Missa SalveRegina; Randall Thompson: The PeaceableKingdom; Martin: Now The Queen of Seasons(premiere). Guests: True North Brass; StephanieMartin, conductor. St. Peter’s LutheranChurch, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 416-491-8542. $25; $20(sr); $10(st); $5(child). AlsoApr. 27 (Toronto).● 7:30: St. James Cathedral. Silent MovieImprovisation Concert. DeMille: King ofKings. David Briggs, organ. St. James AnglicanChurch, 137 Melville St., Dundas. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcome.● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. RayCharles — A Tribute. See Apr 25.Sunday April 27● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.52 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Sultans of String. Bradley Thachuk, conductor.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, Brock University, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550x3257or 1-866-617-3257. $10–$53; $5(eyeGO);$12(PSSTnso).● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.Pops: Sultans of String. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,Centre for the Arts, Brock University,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550x3257. $13.50–$55.● 7:30: Achill Choral Society. Broadway!Knox Presbyterian Church (Alliston), 160 KingSt. S., Alliston. 519-939-0020. $25; $10(13–18); free(under 12). Also May 4 (Bolton).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Christopher Atzinger, piano.Hummel: Fantasia on Le nozze di Figaro;Brahms: 8 Klavierstücke Op.7; Jalbert: Toccata;Danielpour: Enchanted Garden; Scriabin:Fantasie in b. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $25;$20(sr); $15(st).Friday May 2● 7:30: Bobcaygeon Music Council. Krechkovsky/LoucksDuo. Violin and piano duo.Trinity United Church (Bobcaygeon),42 William St., Bobcaygeon. 705-731-9661.$25; free(st/child).● 8:00: Folk Under the Clock. A QuebecKitchen Party. Le Vent du Nord. Market HallTheatre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough.705-749-1146. $35; $25(st).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Billy the Kid and West Side Story. Copland:Suite from Billy the Kid; Bernstein: ChichesterPsalms for Chorus and Orchestra; Bernstein:Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.Grand Philharmonic Choir; Edwin Outwater,conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 QueenSt. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $19–$82. Also May 3, 4(2:30).Saturday May 3● 2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Youth Orchestra Program. Centre in theSquare, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $11–$13.● 7:00: Cobourg Highland Games Society.2nd Annual Concert Series. 78th Fraser HighlandersPipe Band. Cobourg Trinity UnitedChurch, 284 Division St., Cobourg. 905-372-8237. $20. For pipe and drum workshop onthe same day, see Section D: Workshops.● 7:30: Barrie Concerts. A Night in Vienna.Works by Strauss and Lehar. Toronto ConcertOrchestra; Allison Arends, soprano; MatthewZadow, baritone; Kerry Stratton, conductor.Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St.N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $85; $160(subscription);$35(st subscription); free(newsubscribers).● 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Dvořák: Requiem.Sidgwick Scholar Alumni Quartet; OrpheusChoir of Toronto; Robert Cooper, conductor.Cathedral of St. Catherine the Great of Alexandria,3 Lyman St, St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 ext 3257. $35; $33(sr); $15(st);$25(under 30); $5(eyeGO).● 7:30: Serenata Community Choir. SerenataGoes to the Movies. A selection of sacredand secular music from popular films. GeorgianBay Strings; Gary Heard, conductor. St.Paul’s United Church (Midland), 308 King St.,Midland. 705-526-4724. $20; $15(st).● 8:00: Kawartha Concerts. Peter Longworth,piano, and Sheila Jaffé, violin. TrinityUnited Church (Peterborough), 360 Reid St.,Peterborough. 705-878-5625. $40/$35(adv);$5(st).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Billythe Kid and West Side Story. See May 2; AlsoMay 4(2:30).Sunday May 4● 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Billythe Kid and West Side Story. See May 2; AlsoMay 4(2:30).● 2:30: Orchestra Kingston/KingstonChoral Society. In Concert. Mozart: TheMagic Flute (Overture); and other works.Salvation Army Citadel, 816 Centennial Dr.,Kingston. 613-634-9312. $10-$15.● 3:30: Melos Choir and Chamber Orchestra.Soli Deo Gloria: Music of J.S. Bach andG.P. Telemann. Bach: Cantatas 21 (part 1) and196; Harpsichord Concerto in F; Singet demHerrn BWV 225, and other works; Telemann:Quartet in d TWV 43. St. George’s Cathedral,270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-542-4329. $25;$20(sr); $12(st); $5(under 13).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Stephan Zurakowsky, guitar.Zurakowsky: Barretta and other works;Korchmar: White Nights Serenades; Rudnev:Russian Rhapsody. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$20; $15(sr); $10(st).Wednesday May 7● 12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.Outstanding Participants of the BarrieKiwanis Music Festival. Hi-Way PentecostalChurch, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181.$5; free(st).● 8:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Vices & Virtues.Works by Carl Orff, Claudio Monteverdi,Henry Purcell, Stephen Sondheim andothers. Gerald Neufeld, conductor; AlisonMacneill, piano. Harcourt Memorial UnitedChurch, 87 Dean St., Guelph. 519-763-3000.$20/$15(4 or more); $10(st); $5(eyeGO).● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Glorious Gran Partita. Gabrieli: Canzonaper Sonare No.1, La Spiritata; Canzona perSonare No.2; Haydn: Divertimento No.5 in G;Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B-flat. Allene Chomyn,violin; Evan Mitchell, conductor. FirstUnited Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo.519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $35. AlsoMay 9(Guelph), May 10(Cambridge).Beat by Beat | In the ClubsLingeringLegaciesORI DAGANGary BensonThe jazz community mourns the loss of guitarist Gary Benson,who last month peacefully succumbed to Creutzfeldt-Jacobdisease, a rare and incurable degenerative neurological disorder.In his accomplished 75 years, Benson was deeply respected as a musician,composer and educator, as well as for his amiable personalityand sense of humour. Over 300 mourners attended the funeral,including many members of Toronto’s jazz community. In recent yearsBenson performed regularly with the Canadian Jazz Quartet, a grouphe formed in the late 1980s.Speaking at Benson’s memorial service on March 19, his cherishedfriend and musical associate for over a half-century, Don Vickery, said:“Gary started the original Canadian Jazz Quartet in 1987 with GerryHoelke on bass, Gordie Fleming on accordion and me on drums.The great Bob Price later became our bass player, and Frank Wrightjoined the group to establish our current sound over 20 years ago.Duncan Hopkins has been our bass player since B.P. passed away in2002. In 2006, we found a home at Quotes, where we were the residentband for nearly seven years, backing up international jazz playersduring the Toronto Jazz Festival every year – and every week, featuringall the best musicians in Toronto.”“That’s where the CJQ really came to prominence, and during thattime recorded two more successful CDs and were featured in twoglobal live-to-air broadcasts on JAZZ.FM91. Gary loved the gig andeveryone loved Gary. When Quotes was sold, we moved to KAMAwhere we are to this day. And we were lucky enough to have Garywith us there until the last few months. We miss him as our friend, asour leader and as a wonderful talent. We will never forget him and Iknow we are all better people, and better musicians, for having him inour lives.”The Canadian Jazz Quartet continues to perform every Thursdayfrom 5 to 8pm at KAMA on King St. W., featuring guest guitarists andas always, a featured weekly guest horn player. Consult our In theClubs jazz listings for further details.Walk With Jordan: On the evening of Thursday, April 24, I hopethere will be a full house at the intimate Musideum (401 RichmondStreet West) for what promises to be a night of heartfelt music fora worthy cause. Starting at 7pm, vocalist Vivia Kay and her bandBlacksparrow will present “Send Love South: A Fundraiser for thethewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 53

Beat by Beat | In the ClubsCONTINUEDWalk with Jordan ScholarshipFoundation,” in memory ofJordan Davis, a 17-year-oldJacksonville, Florida teen whowas fatally shot for listening toloud music.For those unfamiliar with thetragedy, during the AmericanThanksgiving weekend of 2012,Jordan Davis was in an SUV withthree of his friends, listening tohip-hop while parked at a gasstation. Forty-seven-year-oldMichael Dunn, parked adjacently,asked them to turn downthat “thug music” and when theyrefused, he fired indiscriminatelyand shot at the SUV, killingDavis. The Florida jury convictedDunn of three counts of seconddegreeattempted murder butthe jury was deadlocked on theVivia Kaymurder charge.Vivia Kay had never met Jordan Davis, but being a Florida nativeherself, followed his trial closely.“Growing up around the societal and systemic racism that breedsthese kinds of violent crimes, I followed both the Trayvon Martin andJordan Davis trials with a great deal of interest. Particularly after theJordan Davis trial, I felt enraged and horrified — Jordan Davis wasmurdered because he was listening to music,” says Kay.“Growing up in the small-town South, driving around and listeningto music was what I did, what we all did on a weekend night. I readthat Jordan Davis’ last words were “turn it up.” That’s exactly whatI would have done as a teenager. I wouldn’t have been targeted by aracist like Davis’ killer, because I’m not black. But I wouldn’t haveturned down my music, either. That’s why Jordan Davis’ murderresonated with me on such a personal level. And it’s why I’m doingthe Send Love South benefit.”The artists are donating their time and Musideum owner DonaldQuan has generously waived much of his usual fee for the space, sobeyond the small rental fee every penny of show proceeds will bedonated to the Walk with Jordan Scholarship Fund, a scholarship setup by Jordan Davis’ parents in his memory. The Scholarship Fundaims to support students from the Florida/Georgia border region inpursuing a college or university education, which as someone whostruggled to pay for university also resonates deeply with Vivia Kay,who recently earned a PhD in ethnomusicology at York University.With a performance background in classical singing as well as jazzvocals, her dissertation examines Southern Gospel music and theculture that surrounds it. On April 24, Kay’s band Blacksparrow willfeature Mark Kieswetter on Musideum’s Bechstein piano and bassistJordan O’Connor.“The music that we are presenting is a selection of gospel, jazz androck songs along with two originals I’ve written for the occasion. Markand I have been rehearsing and working together on the arrangements,and I am really excited about them. The music will be centredaround laments regarding injustice and evil in the world as well ashopes for justice and better times. I think it will be an emotional andcathartic evening, but it isn’t going to be an entirely mournful one. Ibelieve that love and hope are radical acts in today’s world, and that isthe ultimate message of the show.”For those unable to attend, there is an opportunity to contribute tothe cause by visiting the foundation’s website: walkwithjordan.org.Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz vocalist, voiceactor and entertainment journalist. He can becontacted at jazz@thewholenote.com.Alleycatz2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865 alleycatz.caEvery Mon 8pm Salsa Night w/ Frank Bischunand free lessons. Every Tue 8:30pmCarlo Berardinucci Band. No Cover. EveryWed 8:30pm City Soul Swinging Blues & VintageR&B. No Cover. Every Thu 9pm Souland R&B (bands alternate weekly). EveryFri/Sat 9:30pm Funk, Soul, R&B, Top 40. $10after 8:30pm. Apr 3 Latin Night w/ Love toDance Studio. Apr 4 Ascenion. Apr 5 Soular.Apr 10 Latin Night w/ Love to Dance Studio.Apr 11 Disco Night w/ Disco Inferno.Apr 12 Soular. Apr 17 Back Alley Ringers.Apr 18, 19 Lady Kane. Apr 23 Electric SoulCircus. Apr 24 Blush. Apr 25, 26 Lady Kane.Annette Studios566 Annette St. 647-880-8378annettestudios.comEvery Mon 9:30pm Jazz Jam w/ Nick MorganQuartet. Suggested donation $12/$9(st).Artword Artbar15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. 905-543-8512artword.net (full schedule)Bloom2315 Bloor St. W. 416-767-1315bloomrestaurant.comApr 10 7pm Luis Mario Ochoa Quartet $35(dinner & show package).Castro’s Lounge2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272castroslounge.com No Cover/PWYC.Every Sun 4pm Live jazz. Every Mon 9pmRockabilly Night w/ the Cosmotones. EveryTue 8pm rotating bluegrass bands; 10:30pmblueVenus. Every Wed 8pm MediterraneanStars. Every Thu 9pm Jerry Leger & the Situation.Every Fri 5pm Ronnie Hayward. EverySat 4:30pm Big Rude Jake.C’est What67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499cestwhat.com (full schedule)Apr 5 and Apr 19 3-6pm Hot Five Jazzmakers.PWYC.Chalkers Pub, Billiards & Bistro247 Marlee Ave. 416-789-2531chalkerspub.comEvery Wed 8pm-midnight Girls Night OutJazz Jam w/ host Lisa Particelli. PWYC. Apr 56-9pm Collen Allen Trio $10; free(under16). Apr 12 6-9pm Mike Murley Trio $10;free(under 16). Apr 19 6-9pm Lisa MartinelliQuartet $10; free(under 16). Apr 25, 26 8pmDonna Jacobs cabaret: While I Can $10.Classico Pizza & Pasta2457 Bloor St. W. 416-763-1313Every Thu 7pm Nate Renner. No Cover.Communist’s Daughter, The1149 Dundas St. W. 647-435-0103Every Sat 4-7pm Gypsy Jazz w Michael Johnson& Red Rhythm. PWYC.DeSotos1079 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-2109Every Thu 8pm-midnight Open Mic Jazz Jam,hosted by Double A Jazz.C. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)Dominion on Queen500 Queen St. E. 416-368-6893dominiononqueen.com (full schedule)Every Tue 8:30pm Hot Club of CorktownDjango Jam w/ host Wayne Nakamura.PWYC. Every Wed 8pm Corktown UkeleleJam $5. Apr 3 7pm The Wee Folk Club $10.Apr 4 9pm Havana to Toronto Safari $10.Apr 5 9pm Paul James Band Blues Party$10. Apr 13 4:30pm Wintergarten Orchestra$10. Apr 14 8pm Good Neighbours Open Mic.PWYC. Apr 17 7pm The Wee Folk Club $10.Apr 19 9pm D.B. Buxton Sonic Blues BBQ $10.Apr 25 9pm Ori Dagan: Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald$10. Apr 26 9pm Hat Full of Feathers $10.Dovercourt House805 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337odd-socks.org (full schedule)Every Sat 9pm-1am Saturday Night Swing:Dance featuring Live Swing Bands and twopre-party dance classes. Dance $13; $15 withone class, $18 with both. Apr 5 Up JumpedSwing. Apr 12 Lily Frost & the SwingingDukes. Apr 19 Melissa Lauren Swing Band.Apr 26 Bertie and the Gents.Emmet Ray, The924 College St. 416-792-4497theemmetray.com (full schedule)All shows: No Cover/PWYC.Fionn MacCool’s181 University Ave. 416-363-1944fionnmaccools.comEvery Sun 6pm Classical Social, hosted bySimon Capet. No Cover.Flying Beaver Pubaret, The488 Parliament St. 647-347-6567pubaret.com (full schedule)Gate 403403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930gate403.com All shows: PWYC.Apr 1 5pm Rob Davis; 9pm Danny Marks &Alec Fraser Duo. Apr 2 5pm Bill McLean &Brian Stevens; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night.Apr 3 5pm Roberta Hunt Band; 9pm MelanieBrulee Band. Apr 4 5pm Felix Wong; 9pm TevlinSwing Band. Apr 5 5pm Bill Heffernan &Friends; 9pm Bartek Kozminski El MosaicoFlamenco Jazz Fusion Band. Apr 6 5pmCarter Brodkorb Quintet; 9pm Karl SilveriraTrio. Apr 7 5pm Mike Daley Trio; 9pm BenYoung Duo. Apr 8 5pm Denis Schingh; 9pmDanny Marks & Alec Fraser Duo. Apr 9 5pmHojin Jang Jazz Quartet; 9pm Julian FauthBlues Night. Apr 10 5pm Chris Wallace JazzStandards Quartet; 9pm Kevin Laliberte Trio.Apr 11 5pm Doc Barrister Band; 9pm DenielleBassels Band. Apr 12 5pm Bill Heffernan &Friends; 9pm Sweet Derrick Blues Band.Apr 13 5pm Joel Sheridan Band; 9pm KiteTrio. Apr 14 5pm Abbey Sholzberg Trio; 9pmBen Young Duo. Apr 15 9pm Danny Marks &Alec Fraser. Apr 16 5pm Jazz Money; 9pmJulian Fauth Blues Night. Apr 17 5pm TiffanyHanus Band. Apr 18 5pm Whitney Ross BarrisBand; 9pm Fraser Melvin Band. Apr 19 5pmBill Heffernan & Friends; 9pm ChristopherSimmons Trio. Apr 20 5pm Mark Yan Band.Apr 21 5pm Abbey Sholzberg Trio; 9pm BenYoung Duo. Apr 22 9pm Danny Marks & AlecFraser. Apr 23 5pm Leigh Graham Duo; 9pm54 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Julian Fauth Blues Night. Apr 24 5pm DeniseLeslie Band; 9pm Cyndi Carleton Band. Apr 255pm Mr. Rick Vintage American Duo; 9pmAnnie Bonsignore. Apr 26 5pm Bill Heffernan& Friends; 9pm Brownman AkousticTrio. Apr 27 5pm Under Paris Skies. Apr 285pm Toby Hughs Band; 9pm Ben Young Duo.Apr 29 9pm Danny Marks & Alec Fraser Duo.Apr 30 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night.Gladstone Hotel1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635gladstonehotel.com (full schedule)Grossman’s Tavern379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000grossmanstavern.com (full schedule)No Cover/PWYC.Every Sat 4:30pmThe Happy Pals; 10pm featuredband. Every Sun 4:30pm New OrleansConnection Allstars; 10pm The Nationals.Every Mon 10pm No Band Required. EveryWed 10pm Bruce Domoney. Every Fri/Sat 10pm featured band – check website.Habits Gastropub928 College St. 416-533-7272habitsgastropub.comNo Cover, $20 minimum purchase perperson.Apr 4 9pm Landen Vieina Trio. Apr 5 9pmBirds of Bellwoods. Apr 11 Chelsea McBrideTrio. Apr 26 Birds of Bellwoods.Harlem Restaurant67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule)All shows: 7:30-11pm. No Cover/PWYC.Apr 3 8pm Natasha Waterman. Apr 47:30pm Unbuttoned. Apr 5 7:30pm ZimZum.Apr 7 8pm Neil “Bee” Brathwaite. Apr 117:30pm Mellow Dee. Apr 12 7:30pm TrebleAttack. Apr 18 7:30pm Daniella Watters.Apr 19 7:30pm Marla Walters. Apr 25 7:30pmMadette.Hirut Restaurant2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560Apr 1 and Apr 15 8pm The FingerStyle GuitarGroup. Apr 25 9pm Hirut Hoot Cabaret.Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, TheHugh’s Room2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604hughsroom.com (full schedule)All shows: 8:30pm (unless otherwise noted).Apr 3 MonkeyJunk $25/$22.50(adv).Apr 4 Lorraine Segato $22/$19.50(adv).Apr 6 12pm Michael Johnston Music Recital &Spring Celebration $15/$11(child). Apr 9 CaraLuft $20/$18(adv). Apr 10 Jonathan Byrdw/ Corin Raymond $22.50/$20(adv).Apr 11 Anthony Gomes $22.50/$20(adv).Apr 12 Highway 61 Revisited: Tributeto Bob Dylan w/ Jason Fowler, GregoryHoskins, Roxanne Potvin and others$27.50/$25(adv). Apr 13 12pm MichaelJohnston Music Recital & Spring Celebration$15/$11(child); 8:30pm Strunz & Farah$57/$53(adv). Apr 14 Gordie MacKeeman& His Rhythm Boys $18/$15(adv). Apr 159:30am Toronto Ravel: “Music and the Brain”$25/$22.50(adv); 8:30pm Jane Harbury’sDiscoveries: Denielle Bassels, J.F. Robitaille,Mira Meikle & Tessa Romanow $17/$15(adv).Apr 16 Tribute to Pete Seeger w/ Jory Nash& Rosalyn Dennet, James Gordon, Mike Fordand others $30/$25(adv), $20/$15(adv/st). Apr 17 Tribute to Vocal Jazz: Cadence$45/$40(adv). Apr 19 Tribute to Peter Seeger(see Apr 16). Apr 23 BlairStock $18/$15(adv).Apr 24 Dave Gunning & Allie Bennett$25/$22.50(adv). Apr 25 Celebrating LevonHelm: Jerome Avis, Lance Anderson, TerryBlersh and others $35/$30(adv). Apr 26 Luke& The Apostles $23.50/$19.50(adv). Apr 2712pm Michael Johnston Music Recital &Spring Celebration $15/$11(child); 8:30pmDavid Rotundo DVD Release $22.50/$20(adv).Apr 28 Visage $32.50/$30(adv).Apr 29 Andrew Collins Trio: CD Release$22.50/$20(adv). Apr 30 Luke MacMaster$25/$20(adv).Inter Steer Tavern357 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-8054All events: PWYC.Every Wed 8-11pm Fraser Daley. EveryThu 8-11pm Ronnie Hayward. Apr 22 4-7pmLaura Hubert.Jazz Bistro, The251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299jazzbistro.caYoung Artist Series6-8pm NO COVERStudents from Humber,U of T, York and Mohawkperform on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Fridays and SaturdaysMention this WholeNote adand receive free dessert!Every Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat 6-8pm Young ArtistSeries. No Cover/PWYC. Apr 1 6pm YoungArtist Series: Felix Wong (piano); 8pm Reis-Demuth-Wiltgen Trio $15/$10(adv). Apr 28pm Eddie Bullen Caribbean Jazz Trio $12.Apr 3 6pm Young Artist Series: Andrew Slade(piano); 9pm Kirk MacDonald Quartet CDRelease $15/$10(st). Apr 4 6pm Young ArtistSeries: Andrew Slade (piano); 9pm Kirk Mac-Donald Quartet CD Release $20. Apr 5 6pmYoung Artist Series: Aaron Zukewich (piano);9pm Kirk MacDonald Quartet CD Release$20. Apr 6 12:30pm Young Artist Brunch:Matt Lagan Duo. No Cover/PWYC; 7pm GabiEpstein: The Cold Never Bothered Me Gabaret$20. Apr 8 6pm Young Artist Series:Felix Wong (piano); 8pm Aria Tesolin $15.April 9 8pm Soul Nannies $10. Apr 10 6pmYoung Artist Series: Sam Pomanti (piano);8pm Omer Klein $15. Apr 11 6pm YoungArtist Series: Sam Pomanti (piano); 9pmMarc Jordan $20. Apr 12 6pm Young ArtistSeries: Sam Pomanti (piano); 9pm MarcJordan $20. Apr 13 12:30pm and 7pm MicahBarnes Trio: “New York Story” Single Release$15. Apr 15 6pm Young Artist Series: FelixWong (piano); 9pm Lucy Ricardo Sound System$15. Apr 16 8pm Kalabash CaribbeanJazz Sextet $12. Apr 17, 18 6pm Young ArtistSeries: Felix Wong (piano); 9pm Lenny SolomonQuartet $15. Apr 19 6pm Young ArtistSeries: Felix Wong (piano); 9pm Lenny SolomonQuartet $20. Apr 23 8pm Soul Nannies$10. Apr 24, 25 6pm Young Artist Series: SandorSchwisberg (piano); 9pm Beverly TaftMeets the Nathan Hiltz Orchestra $15. Apr 266pm Young Artist Series: Sandor Schwisberg(piano); 9pm Beverly Taft Meets theNathan Hiltz Orchestra $20. Apr 27 12:30pmYoung Artist Brunch Series: Emily SteinwallDuo. No Cover/PWYC; 7pm Ilana Waldston:April Fools…in Love” $15. Apr 29 8pm TogniTrio $20.Jazz Room, TheLocated in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N.,Waterloo. 226-476-1565kwjazzroom.com (full schedule)Attendees must be 19+, shows 8:30-11:30pmApr 4 Lydia Persaud $15. Apr 5 Lorne LofskyTrio $16. Apr 11 Rufus John Quintet $15.Apr 12 Dave Thompson $20. Apr 18 AndrewMcAnsh Sextet $15. Apr 19 Heillig Manoeuvre$18. Apr 25 Momentus Sextet $22.Apr 26 Tim Louis Quartet $18.Joe Mama’s317 King St. W. 416-340-6469Live music every night; All shows: No Cover.Every Mon 7:30-11:30pm Soul Mondays.Every Tue 7-11pm Blue Angels.Every Wed 8pm-12am Blackburn. EveryThu 8:30pm-12:30am Blackburn. EveryFri 10pm-2am The Grind. Every Sat 10pm-2am Shugga. Every Sun 6-10pm Organic:Nathan Hiltz (guitar); Bernie Senensky(organ); Ryan Oliver (saxophone); MorganChilds (drums).KAMA214 King St. W. 416-599-5262All shows: 5-8pm. No Cover, $20 food/beverageminimum.Every Thu Thursdays at Five: Members of theCanadian Jazz Quartet: Frank Wright (vibraphone);Duncan Hopkins (bass); Don Vickery(drums) and special guests: Apr 3 SteveMcDade (trumpet/flugelhorn). Apr 10 PatLaBarbera (sax). Apr 17 Brigham Phillips(trumpet/trombone). Apr 24 Dave Caldwell(sax).Local Gest, The424 Parliament St. 416-961-9425Jazz Sundays 4:30-7:30pm. No Cover, $20food/beverage minimum.Lula Lounge1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307lula.ca (full schedule)Apr 4 8pm Max Senitt Trio $15. Apr 9 8pmJaymz Bee’s Birthday Bash: Chobo, LuxuryBob, Bonzai Suzuki, Maylee Todd and Fitness$20/$15(adv). Apr 14 8pm Euphonia$10(sugg). Apr 23 8pm Ron Davis: Symphronica$20. Apr 29 8pm Autorickshaw CDRelease $15 or $25(with CD).Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440manhattans.caAll shows: PWYCMcQueen’s993 Queen St. E. 647-748-7740manhattans.caEvery Sat 4-7:30pm Ronnie Hayward Trio.Mezzetta Restaurant681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687mezzettarestaurant.comSets at 9pm and 10:15pm. Jazz/World MusicSeries: Cover $8-$10.Apr 2 Café Ole Trio $10. Apr 9 Ted Quinlan(guitar); Mike Downes (bass). Apr 16 GeorgeSawa (qanun); Suzanne Meyer-Sawa (darabukkah).Apr 23 Roland Hunter Trio $10.Apr 30 Kieran Overs (bass); Rudy Smith(steel pan).Monarchs PubAt the Eaton Chelsea Hotel33 Gerrard St. W. 416-585-4352monarchspub.ca (full schedule)All shows: 8pm-midnight. No Cover.Morgans on the Danforth1282 Danforth Ave. 416-461-3020morgansonthedanforth.comSunday Brunch, 2-5pm, No CoverApr 6 Rita di Ghent (vocals); Dave Restivo(keys). Apr 13 Gina P (vocals); Scott Metcalfe(keys). Apr 20 Steve Koven (keys); HenryHeillig (bass). Apr 27 Lisa Particelli’s GNOEast Jazz Jam.Musideum401 Richmond St. W., Main Floor416-599-7323musideum.comNawlins Jazz Bar & Dining299 King St. W. 416-595-1958nawlins.caEvery Tue Stacie McGregor; Every Wed JimHeineman Trio. Every Thu Nothin’ But theBlues w/ guest vocalists. Every Fri/Sat AllStar Bourbon St. Band; Every Sun BrookeBlackburn.Nice Bistro, The117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839nicebistro.comApr 30 7-9pm Zoey Chilco Duo $39.99(includes dinner).Old Mill, The21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641oldmilltoronto.comThe Home Smith Bar: No Reservations. NoCover. $20 food/drink minimum. All shows:7:30-10:30pm Apr 3 Sundar ViswanathanTrio. Apr 4 Gord Sheard Trio. Apr 5 MikeDownes Trio. Apr 10 David Occhipinti Trio.Apr 11 Arlene Smith Quartet. Apr 12 ChrisGale Trio. Apr 17 Vincent Wolfe Trio.Apr 19 Alex Pangman & Her Alleycats.Apr 24 Steve Koven Trio. Apr 25 Lara SolnickiTrio. Apr 26 Don Thompson & Neil Swainson.Paintbox Bistro555 Dundas St. E. 647-748-0555paintboxbistro.caApr 12 8pm Roberto Occhipinti Quartet $20.Apr 26 10am Junior Jazz Jam for Kids w/Autorickshaw. Free.Painted Lady, The218 Ossington Ave. 647-213-5239thepaintedlady.ca (full schedule)thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 55

Every Mon 10pm Open Mic. Apr 10 9:30pmHeavyweights Brass Band feat. Ogguere.Apr 30 9pm Wayne Cass JazzRock Jam.Pilot Tavern, The22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716thepilot.ca All shows: 3:30pm. No Cover.Apr 5 Parkdale Organization. Apr 12 NMVJazz Message. Apr 19 Alexis Baro Quintet.Apr 26 TBA.Poetry Jazz Café224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299poetryjazzcafe.com (full schedule)Rasputin Vodka Bar780 Queen St. E. 416-469-3737rasputinvodkabar.comEvery Tue 7pm Jazz Night w/ Linda Carone.Apr 25 8pm Electro-Swing w/ Micky Twist.Reposado Bar & Lounge136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474reposadobar.com All shows: PWYC.Every Wed 9:30pm Spy vs Sly vs Spy. EveryThu, Fri 10pm The Reposadists Quartet.C. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)Reservoir Lounge, The52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887reservoirlounge.com (full schedule).Every Tue 7-9pm Apres Work Series;9:45pm Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm. EveryWed 7-9pm Apres Work Series; 9:45pm Bradleyand the Bouncers. Every Thu 7-9pm ApresWork Series (Apr 3 Alex Pangman) 9:45pmMary McKay. Every Fri 9:45pm Dee Dee andthe Dirty Martinis. Every Sat 9:45pm TylerYarema and his Rhythm.Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475therex.ca (call for cover charge info)Apr 1 6:30pm Carissa Neufeld Trio; 9:30pmJason Stillman. Apr 2 6:30pm Morgan ChildsTrio; 9:30pm Johnny Griffith. Apr 3 6:30pmRoss Wooldridge Trio; 9:30pm Parc-X Trio.Apr 4 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pmArtie Roth Quartet; 9:45pm Eric St. LaurentTrio. Apr 5 12pm Danny Marks & Friends;3:30pm Laura Hubert Band; 7pm Nick Teehan;9:45pm Frank Botos Quartet. Apr 6 12pmExcelsior Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Club Django;7pm Tim Hamel Birthday Show; 9:30pmIsamu McGregor. Apr 7 6:30pm U of T StudentJazz Orchestras; 9:30pm N.O.J.O. Apr 86:30pm Carissa Neufeld; 9:30pm Classic RexJazz Jam. Apr 9 6:30pm Morgan Childs Trio;9:30pm Michael Dunston/Dave Young: Tributeto Donny Hathaway. Apr 10 6:30pm RossWooldridge Trio; 9:30pm Michael Dunston/Dave Young: Tribute to Donny Hathaway.Apr 11 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pmArtie Roth Quartet; 9:45pm Norman MarshallVilleneuve. Apr 12 12pm Danny Marks &Friends; 3:30pm Dan White Sextet; 7pm NickTeehan Group; 9:45pm Dave Restivo Quintet.Apr 13 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz;3:30pm Dr. Nick Blues; 7pm James BrownTrio; 9:30pm Barry Romberg’s Strictly fromPrehistoric. Apr 14 6:30pm Peter Hill Quintet;9:30pm Al Kay’s Jerry Johnson Tribute.Apr 15 6:30pm Carissa Neufeld; 9:30pmMary Rynkyn’s Morta. Apr 16 6:30pm MorganChilds; 9:30pm ‘Nuf Said. Apr 17 6:30pm RossWooldridge Trio; 9:45pm Tony Monaco OrganTrio. Apr 18 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet; 9:45pm TonyMonaco Organ Trio. Apr 19 12pm DannyMarks & Friends; 3:30pm Octokats CDRelease; 7pm Nick Teehan Group; 9:45pmRiverside. Apr 20 12pm Excelsior DixielandJazz; 3:30pm Red Hot Ramble; 7:30pm RadioheadJazz Project. Apr 21 6:30pm PeterHill Quintet; 9:30pm John Cheesman JazzOrchestra. Apr 22 6:30pm Carissa Neufeld;9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr 23 6:30pmMorgan Childs; 9:30pm Ingrid Jensen w/Mike Webster. Apr 24 6:30pm Ross WooldridgeTrio; 9:30pm Ingrid Jensen w/ MikeWebster. Apr 25 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet; 9:45pm Avi Granite6. Apr 26 12pm Danny Marks & Friends;3:30pm Swing Shift Big Band; 7pm Nick TeehanGroup; 9:45pm Soul Stew. Apr 27 12pmExcelsior Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm FreewayDixieland; 7pm James Brown Trio; 9:45pmHarley Card Quintet. Apr 28 6:30pm PeterHill Quintet; 9:30pm John MacLeod’s RexHotel Orchestra. Apr 29 6:30pm CarissaNeufeld; 9:30pm Brad Cheesman. Apr 306:30pm Morgan Childs Trio; 9:30pm Eli BennettQuartet.Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064saltydogbarandgrill.caAll shows 7-10pm, No Cover.Apr 1, 15, 29 Greg Pilo Quartet.Seven44(Formerly Chick n’ Deli/The People’s Chicken)744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-7931seven44.com (full schedule)Every Sat 4-7pm Climax Jazz Band $5. EveryMon 7:30pm Big Band Night. No Cover.Statlers487 Church St. 416-922-0487All Shows: No Cover/PWYCEvery Mon 9:30pm-1am SINGular Sensation:Musical Theatre Open Mic w/ JenniferWalls, Donovan LeNabat & Jamie Bird. EveryTue 10pm Top Star Tuesday: Talent Night.Every Wed 6-10pm Kendall Partington. EveryThu 9:30pm Open Mic w/ Donovan LeNabat& Jamie Bird. Every Sat 10pm-1:30am KendallPartington.Tranzac292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137tranzac.org (full schedule)3-4 shows daily, various styles. Mostly PWYC.Every Mon 7pm This is Awesome; 10pmOpen Mic. Every Fri 5pm The Foolish Things.Every Sat 3pm Jamzac. This month’s showsinclude: Apr 1 10pm Peripheral Vision. Apr 27:30pm Katie DuTemple. Apr 6 7:30pm Composer’sCollective. Apr 8 7:30pm Aurochs;10pm Stop Time. Apr 9 7:30pm David Woodhead& Tim Posgate. Apr 11 10pm Scaramella.Apr 13 10pm See Through Trio. Apr 1510pm Ken McDonald Quartet. Apr 16 10pmMB10. Apr 17, 18 10pm St. Dirt ElementarySchool Seder. Apr 20 3pm Alaniaris; 5pmMonk’s Music. Apr 23 7:30pm Trevor Giancola.Apr 25 10pm Ryan Driver Quartet. Apr 2710pm Steve Ward Presents. Apr 29 10pmNick Fraser Presents.Victory Café, The581 Markham St. 416-516-5787Every Wed 9:30pm-12am Hot Jazz StringQuartet. No Cover/PWYC. Every Sun 9pmOpen Mic.Virgin Mobile Mod Club722 College St. 416-925-7533Apr 4 9pm Patrizia: Rock the Throne$25/$20(adv).GALAS & FUNDRAISERS● Apr 3, 6:30: Dancemakers/BMO FinancialGroup. 40th Anniversary Season GalaFundraiser. Dinner-style appetizers, drinks,champagne and desserts, with the premiereof the new dance work AROUND. DancemakersCentre for Creation, Distillery District,9 Trinity St. $75. For details:dancemakers.org.● Apr 9, 6:00: VIVA! Youth Singers ofToronto. Here’s a How-De-Do!: A Gilbert andSullivan Primer. Cocktails, silent auction andsolo performances from choristers with leadingroles in VIVA!’s upcoming performanceof Mikado, followed by dinner and a concert.Jennifer Taverner, soprano; Krisztina Szabò,mezzo; Justin Ralph, tenor and Peter Barret,baritone. St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King St.E. 416-788-8482. $125. For details: info@vivayouthsingers.com.● Apr 12, 6:00: Orchestra Toronto. Fire andBrilliance Fundraising Gala. Music by orchestramusicians, big band, dancing, silent auctionand gourmet food. Wychwood Barns,601 Christie St. 416-467-7142. $250.● Apr 28, 6:30: Regent Park School ofD. The ETCeterasZipperz72 Carlton St. 416-921-0066All shows: No Cover/PWYC.Every Tue 10-12am Effervescence w/ DonavonLeNabat & Natasha Buckeridge. EveryFri 7-9pm Roxxie Terrain w/ Adam Weinmann.Music. CRESCENDO 2014. Annual fundraisersponsored by Element Financial Corporation.Performances by Jim Cuddy, the Devin CuddyBand and the students of Regent Park Schoolof Music. Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum,585 Dundas St. E. 416-364-8900. $150. Fordetails: rpmusic.org.● May 4, 3:00: Women’s Musical Club ofToronto. Fundraising Concert. In support ofthe 2015 Career Development Award. Featuring2006 CDA winner Shannon Mercer,soprano, with pianist Steven Philcox. Ticketprices includes light refreshments, donationand a ticket to the 2015 CDA competition.Integral House, 194 Roxborough Dr. 416-923-7052. $150.COMPETITIONS● Deadline to Apply: May 1: HarbourfrontCentre’s SoundClash Music Award. Callfor submissions of independent artists andbands to take the stage at this summer’sSoundClash Award. $10,000 in prizes. Competitorsmust reside in the GTA. Submissionsto be made via Sonicbids.com. For details:harbourfrontcentre.com/soundclash.PATIOSEASON ISALMOSTHERE!Our 3rd floor “Jazz Cellar”Patio opens May 1stAlso available for privateor corporate eventsVisit jazzbistro.ca56 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

LECTURES & SYMPOSIA● Apr 1, 1:30: Opera Appreciation with IainScott. Viva Puccini!: Turandot. Video excerptsof great productions and performances ofgreat singers with leading opera educator.Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre,750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x115. $36(fullseries)/$14(drop in).● Apr 2 and 9, 1:00: The Jubilee Livingand Learning Lecture Series. From Medievalto Modern – A Listener’s Guide to ClassicalMusic. Dr. Arthur Wenk, lecturer. Seriesstarted in March. Apr 2: The Romantic Period;Apr 9: The Modern Period. Jubilee UnitedChurch, 40 Underhill Dr. 416-447-6846.$8(single lecture).● Apr 5, 7:00: Toronto Gilbert and SullivanSociety. Evening of Gilbert and SullivanTalk and Song. St. Andrew’s United Church,117 Bloor St. E. 416-763-0832. Free.● Apr 6, 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. All in theOperatic Family. Guest speaker bass-baritoneGary Relyea. Room 330, Edward JohnsonBldg., 80 Queen’s Park. 416-924-3940. $10.● Apr 11, 7:00: Etobicoke PhilharmonicOrchestra. Explore the Score. Talk to enrichconcert experience, with musical examplesand multimedia. Develop a deeper understandingof the music to be performed onApr 11 . Sabatino Vacca, lecturer. Humber ValleyUnited Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke.416-239-5665. Free; call to register. Forconcert details, see Section A: Apr 11.● Apr 12: Guitar Society of Toronto. GuitarWeekend: Lectures. 10:30am: Stephen Goss;2:00pm: Alexander Dunn. Northrop Frye Hall,73 Queen’s Park. 416-964-8298. $15. For sameday concert see Section A: Apr 12.● Apr 27 2:30—4:00: The Hymn Society. PrairiePastor & Hymn Poet — Walter Farquharson:Work & Legacy. Presented by Paul Stott.Refreshments @ 2:00. Trinity St. Paul’s UnitedChurch, 427 Bloor St.E.. 416-342-6034. Freewilldonation.● May 6, 7:00: North York Central Library.COC Talk: Massenet’s Don Quichotte. Operahistory, production insights and guided listeningby Wayne Gooding. North York CentralLibrary Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. 416-395-5639. Free; call to register.MASTERCLASSES● Various dates: Royal Conservatory. GlennGould School Student Masterclasses. Studentsof the Glenn Gould School work withguest artists. Open for auditors. Apr 4, timeTBD: John W, Thorne, flute; Apr 4, 1:00: NeilShicoff, voice; Apr 4, 10:00am and 2:00pm:David Perry, violin; Apr 4 and 5, 10:00am and2:00pm: Richard Goode, piano. MazzoleniHall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free.Venue Rental● Apr 13, 1:00: Guitar Society of Toronto.Guitar Weekend: Masterclass - Roland Dyens.Northrop Frye Hall, 73 Queen’s Park. 416-964-8298. $15.WORKSHOPS● Apr 5, time TBA: Continuum ContemporaryMusic/Arraymusic/Music Gallery.Workshop with Trio 7090. Dutch andCanadian composers and performers critiquingworks, as part of Continuum’s GaudeamusMuziekweek tribute. Music Gallery,197 John St. 416-924-4945. $30; $20(sr/artsworker); $10(st). For details: www.continuummusic.org.presentsa Choral Workshop withDr. Stephen DarlingtonandChrist ChurchCathedral Choir,Oxford UKMonday April 7th,7:30 pm● Apr 7, 7:30: Grace Church-on-the-Hill.Choral Workshop for choirs and conductors.With the Christ Church Cathedral Choirof Oxford, UK and Dr. Stephen Darlington.300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-488-7884. $15;$10(adv). Group rate, call church for details.● Apr 11, 12:00 noon–4:00pm: Tangled Artand Disability. Building a Worldwide ArtsMovement. Workshop led by Leroy F. Mooreengaging artists and community membersin an exploration of Krip-Hop culture and theresources available to hip-hop artists withdisabilities. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 DundasSt. W. Free; registration required. To register:katie@tangledarts.org. www.tanglearts.org.● Apr 11, 7:30: CAMMAC Recorder Players’Society. Renaissance and Baroque Workshop.For recorders and other early instruments.Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church,527 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-480-1853. $15;free(members). Refreshments provided.● Apr 13, 1:30: Toronto Early Music PlayersOrganization. Early music workshop forHeliconian Hallplucked strings, bowed strings and woodwinds.Sylvia Bergeron, conductor. Bring yourinstruments and music stand; scores will beprovided. Armour Heights Community Centre,2140 Avenue Rd. 416-537-3733. $20.● Apr 26, 10:30am–1:00pm: Toronto MendelssohnChoir. Singsation Saturday ChoralWorkshop. Sing with the choir. Operetta,musical theatre, choral arrangements of poptunes. David Ambrose, guest conductor. CameronHall, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422 x221. $10.Refreshments included. www.tmchoir.org.● Apr 26, 1:30–5:00: CAMMAC RecorderPlayers’ Society. Renaissance and BaroqueSpring Workshop. For recorders and otherearly instruments. Mount Pleasant Road BaptistChurch, 527 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-480-1853. $30; $25(members). Refreshmentsprovided.● Apr 27, 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region.Reading for Singers and Instrumentalists.Glick: Triumph of the Spirit. ShawnGrenke, conductor. Christ Church DeerPark, 1570 Yonge St. 416-551-5183. $10;$6(members).● May 3, 9:00am–4:00pm: Cobourg HighlandGames Society. Piping and DrummingWorkshop. Instructors include GordonBrown, Drew Duthart, Ken Eller, DougMacRea, Reid Maxwell and others. CobourgTrinity United Church, 2874 Division St. 905-373-1956. $70. For details: info@cobourghighlandgames.com.Concert to follow: seeSection B: Listings Beyond the GTA.● May 4, 1:30: Toronto Early Music PlayersOrganization. Early music workshopLYDIA ADAMS, Conductor & Artistic Directorfor strings and woodwinds. Joëlle Morton,conductor. Bring your recorders, earlyinstruments and music stand; scores will beprovided. Armour Heights Community Centre,2140 Avenue Rd. 416-537-3733. $20.SCREENINGS● Apr 3, 8:00: Toronto Silent Film Festival.The Wind (1928); Silent Toronto Photoplays;Best of TUFF 2013. Music by William O’Meara,piano. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. 416-461-9287. $15. www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com.● Apr 4, 7:30: Toronto Silent Film Festival.City Girl (1930); Silent Toronto Photoplays.Music by Fern Lindzon, piano. Carlton Cinema,2 Carlton St. 416-461-9287. $15. www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com.● Apr 6, 4:00: Toronto Silent Film Festival.1000 Laffs Comedy Shorts Programme.Music by Laura Silberberg, piano. Fox Theatre,2236 Queen St. E. 416-461-9287. $15.www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com.● Apr 5, 6:30: Tafelmusik and the TorontoSymphony Orchestra. Movie Night: The RedViolin. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St. $15.www.tafelmusik.org/redviolin.● Apr 7, 6:30: Royal Conservatory/Hot DocsFilm Festival. Music On Film Festival: Wavemakers.History of the electronic musicalinstrument, the Ondes Martenot. OndisteGenevieve Grenier will give a brief demonstrationof the instrument after the film.Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W.$15/$12(members). www.bloorcinema.com.● Apr 7, 8:00: Toronto Silent Film Festival/TorontoTheatre Organ Society. SevenYears Bad Luck, (1921). Music by Clark Wilson,The Amadeus Choir ofGreater Toronto, LydiaAdams , conductor, willbe holding May/Juneauditions for newmembers.Looking for ALL voices!To arrange an audition please contact Olena Jatsyshyn at 416-446-0188or by email at amachoir@idirect.com.The Amadeus Choir’ s 2014-2015 40th Anniversary Season –“Choral Connections, 40 Years of Song” – will include 2 worldpremieres ; Mozart performances with the TSO & Peter Oundjian;a 40th Anniversary Gala Concert ; and , of course , our annual CelticCelebration.Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings (7:30-10 pm) atChurch of the Ascension (Don Mills area, near Lawrence Ave . E.)For more information, viewwww.amadeuschoir.comthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 57

Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. Casa Loma, 1 AustinTerrace. 416-499-6262. $20. www.ttos.ca.● Apr 8, 7:00: Toronto Silent Film Festival/RevueFilm Society. The Last Command(1928); Behind the Screen (1916). Musicby Jordan Klapman, piano. Revue Cinema,400 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-461-9287. $15.www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com.● Apr 26 7:30 Cathedral Church of St.James. King of Kings (1927); Silent filmw. improvised organ accompaniment.David Briggs, organ. St. James Cathedral,65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Donationsaccepted. See ad page 46.● May 1–11, various times: Toronto JewishFilm Festival. Features including It Happenedin St. Tropez, The German Doctor andHunting Elephants as well as documentariesand more. Premiere of Naomi Jaye’s ThePin, the only Yiddish feature produced in Canada.Five-part lecture and film series entitledGolems, Dybbuks and the Jewish Fantastic,examining Jewish horror films. 416-324-9121.$13/$8(mats); $9(sr/st); $20(opening night).For full details and schedule: www.tjff.com.OPEN REHEARSALS/SINGALONGS● Apr 8, 7:00: Canada Sings!/Chatons Canada!Toronto-Riverdale. Community Singalong.Canadian folk songs, rock, Broadwayand ballads. Mark Bell, song leader; MarjorieWiens, piano. St. John’s Presbyterian Church,415 Broadview Ave. 416-778-0796. Free; donationsaccepted.● Apr 29, May 1 and May 3: Canadian Children’sOpera Company. CCOC Open House.Observe and participate in a rehearsal of oneD. The ETCeterasof the six chorus division of the CCOC. Choralsinging and drama staging. Apr 29, 5:00–6:30pm: Ages 7 to 10; May 1, 4:30–6:00pm:Ages 3 to 6; May 3, 11:00am–1:00pm: Ages 10to 19. First Unitarian Congregation, 175 St.Clair Ave. W. 416-366-0467. Free.ETCETERA: MISCELLANEOUS● Apr 1–Apr 6, various times. Spotlight onIsrael. Festival celebrating Israeli theatre,visual arts, music, dance and film. For schedule:www.spotlightonisraeliculture.com.● Apr 4 and 5, 8:00: dance Immersion.ExpressionsŠNow. Showcase highlightingAzaguno and KasheDance. Enwave Theatre,Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queens Quay W.416-973-4000. $25-$35; $18-$20(sr/st). AlsoApr 5 at 1:00pm.● Apr 9, 12:00 noon–3:00pm; Apr 10,9:00am–12:00 noon: Tangled Art and Disability.Tangled Kids Fest. Performances by PropellerDance, pop signer Elizabeth Morris andLazylegz. Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum,585 Dundas St. E. $5. For details and registration:www.tangledarts.org.● Apr 11, 7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21.Improvisation vs. Composition. Discussionon composition, improvisation and the musicthat lies in between, with musical performancesexploring these concepts. GardinerMuseum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-504-1282.Free; pwyc reserved seating available.● Apr 25, 6:00: Mississauga Arts Council’sLimelight Association of Young Artists.‘Sauga Stars Youth Talent Showcase. Receptionand art exhibit, followed by a concertfeaturing Trouble and Daughter, I Rock withthe One, Cawthra Park Secondary SchoolRepertory Dance Company, We Flip Tablesand other artists. Meadowvale Theatre,6315 Montevideo Rd., Mississauga. Free; reservationnecessary: 905-615-4446.● Apr 12, 4:30: Guitar Society of Toronto.Reception with Guitar Society of Toronto GuitarOrchestra. Open mic format; bring yourown guitar. Northrop Frye Hall, 73 Queen’sPark. 416-964-8298. Free.● May 2 and 3, 8:00: Tangled Art and Disability.Third Eye Looming. Multi-disciplinary theatrepiece delving into the mind of a man withmental illness. Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum,585 Dundas St. E. $25; $20(st/PWD).For details: www.tangledarts.org.● May 5 12:00 noon: Music Monday. 10thAnniversary. Live webcast linking simultaneousevents across the country, endingwith a synchronized, nationwide performanceof I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) withChris Hadfield and led by Bramwell Tovey.Free. See www.musicmonday.ca.● Apr 12 and 13, various times: Show ChoirCanada. Nationals. National show choircompetition for high school glee clubs andchoirs presented by Randolph Academyfor the Performing Arts and da Costa TalentManagement. Toronto Centre for theArts, 5040 Yonge St. $87.50(for all 3 shows);$49(st). For details: www.showchoircanada.com; www.tocentre.com.The QueensmenMale ChorusNO STRINGSTHEATREMUSIC THEATRE FOR TEENS +Announces Jason Howland’sPlus 2 New Programs this summer!Create, Stage and Performyour own MusicalPop and Pit Orchestra - playingin a contemporary band, studyarranging and improvisationSave with Early Bird rates in April.Check out our Free Workshopsin April and May!WWW.NOSTRINGSTHEATRE.COMEmail: DIRECTORS@NOSTRINGSTHEATRE.COM416-588-5845 EXT. 1WE NEED A NEW CHORUS DIRECTOR!Starting September 2014THE QUEENSMEN OF TORONTOMALE CHORUSEstablished over 60 years, encouraging choral singingamong youth, performing a wide repertoire of popular music.Rehearsals on Tuesdays from September through May in Etobicoke.Main concerts at Christmas and in May, collaborating with school choirsor other groups. Other concerts in community service throughout the year.Replies before end of April for interviews to be conductedin Etobicoke in June.Contact: Gord Jarvis 416.620.4446 or Einar Voldner 905.876.1477www.queensmen.net58 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLE PRO BONO POSITIONSFOR MUSICIANS AT THE KINDREDSPIRITS ORCHESTRA: Principal Oboist,Principal Bassoonist, Associate (or2nd) Trumpeter, Principal Trombonist,Associate (or 2nd) Trombonist, 3rdTrombonist, as well as sectionalViolinists, Violists, Cellists andContrabassists. The KSO is an auditionedbasedcommunity orchestra thatrehearses once a week (Tuesday evenings)at the state-of-the-art Cornell RecitalHall in Markham (407 ETR and 9th Ln).Led by the charismatic Maestro KristianAlexander, the Orchestra is enjoying anenormous popularity among York Region’sresidents and continues to attract avidaudiences across the GTA. Guest soloistsfor the 2013.2014 concert season includepianists André Laplante and James Parker,violinists Jacques Israelievitch and NicoleLi. The repertoire features symphoniesby Brahms, Schumann and Shostakovichas well as masterworks by Wagner,Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns. Interested musicians are invited toe-mail General Manager Jobert Sevillenoat GM@KSOrchestra.ca and visit www.KSOrchestra.ca for more information.COUNTERPOINT COMMUNITYORCHESTRA (www.ccorchestra.org)welcomes volunteer musicians forMonday evening rehearsals, downtownToronto. We’re especially looking fortrombones and strings. Email info@ccorchestra.org.NO STRINGS THEATRE seeks the followingfor our summer music theatre intensive,July 2-August 10, 2014 and possibleextension into the full 2014-15 season: StageDirector, Music Director, Choreographer.Stage Manager. Please send resumesto directors@nostringstheatre.com. Moreinformation www.nostringstheatre.comFOR SALEWASTING AWAY IN A CLOSET? Yourlovely old violin / clarinet / tromboneis crying out to be played!. There’ssomeone out there who’d love to breathenew life into it. Sell, or donate your silentunused instruments! 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WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDRENWHO IS MAY’sCHILD?RECENTLY:•Figaro’s Wedding(Against theGrain Theatre)as the smarmy Alberto;•The Lesson of Da Ji(TorontoMasque Theatre)as the Flesh-EatingKing;•Dichterliebe: ThePoet’s Love (ColemanLemieux & Co.)not your basic songanddance routine;•Schütz and Buxtehude(Theatre of Early Musicwith U of T’s ScholaCantorum);UPCOMING:•A Poet’s Love (TaliskerPlayers);•Airline Icarus(Soundstreams) asthe pilot.Know our MysteryChild’s name?Send your best guessto musicschildren@thewholenote.comby April 24.1987, and not yet a tall,dark, baritone.National Music Campin Orillia, Ontario, with theToronto Children’s Chorus.March’s Child Jack MacQuarrieMJ BUELLThe WholeNote’sBandstand columnist sinceSeptember 2006, JackMacQuarrie was born onChristmas Day,1925, and raisedin Walkerville Ontario (nowWindsor).How many hats cana music-loving fellow wear ina lifetime? Just ask the manwho has 30 or so instrumentsin his house.There was no band in JackMacQuarrie’s high school,but he was bitten by theband bug in grade 11 whenhe joined The High TwelveClub Boys Band (sponsoredby a service club), and thenthe local Kiwanis Boys Band.They were “borrowed” by thecommanding officer of thelocal naval training unit who’dbeen asked to recruit a reserveband. Boys as young as 12 through 17, whose parentsgave permission, found themselves Probationary BoyBandsmen with a uniform and pay – for rehearsals,Navy parades, concerts in the park and Navy events.MacQuarrie went on active service after high school.He learned some new instruments – those involved inradio and radar. When WWII ended he completed hisundergraduate degree at U of T where he played in theVarsity Band, the Conservatory Concert Band and theU of T Symphony. One memorable university summerhe played trombone six nights a week in a dance bandat the popular Erie Beach Pavilion – seven days a week,from nine until midnight. Sundays they’d go to Detroitand hear all the touring big bands – Ellington, Kenton,Burnett, Herman, Dorsey.MacQuarrie returned to sea during the KoreanWar as a Navy Lieutenant Commander and divingofficer. He laid aside music during those seven years,but since 1957 has played continuously in professionaland community ensembles too numerous to listhere, including the Don Bowes Big Band, the SwingMachine, the Newmarket Citizens’ Band, The VillageBrass (a quintet), and the Markham Concert Band.With music fuelling his lungs, mind and spirit,MacQuarrie returned to university, acquired an MBAand then did four years of graduate studies in engineering– investigating human performance in hostile(underwater) environments. Hereceived a Massey Fellowship underRobertson Davies. He workedfor some time at marketing inthe airborne electronics business.He’s a past president of theSkywide Amateur Radio Club, wasthe first instructor for the HartHouse Underwater Club and is stillactive in the Naval Club of Toronto.In January 2013 MacQuarrie wasawarded the Queen’s DiamondJubilee Medal for contributionsto Canada.Today MacQuarrie and his wife,Joan Andrews, are both volunteersin research on brain functionand aging, comparing musicianswith non-musicians, at theBaycrest Centre. They continue torenovate their 150-year-old house.MacQuarrie retains a commercialpilot’s license, writes and edits,and plays regularly with the Newmarket Citizens’ Band(tuba), Swing Machine (bass trombone) and the DonBowes Big Band (tenor trombone).Music in your life when that childhood photo wastaken? Music was always in the house – lots of radiofrom Detroit stations. My mother was a semi-professionalsinger, church soloist, and for a time, a memberof the Detroit Light Opera Company. My father was adedicated opera fan, and the Metropolitan Opera wason our radio every Saturday afternoon. My motherorganized a vocal quartet which practised regularly inour living room for some years.Earliest musical memories? I remember my mothersinging the role of Buttercup from HMS Pinafore as sheworked around the house. My Grade 2 teacher took usto a concert by the Detroit Symphony.Music in your family now? My wife, Joan, was headof music at a high school, is assistant conductor of theAmadeus Choir, conductor of the Village Voices choir,sings in an all-women’s choir and plays flute in twogroups. For some years we were both actively involvedwith the organization of CAMMAC music camps.This year I have cut back from five rehearsals a weekto three. Music is the dominant theme in this houseevery day.Jack MacQuarrie’s interviewcontinues at thewholenote.comJOAN ANDREWSCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!•Mooredale Concerts presents The Canadian Brass (April 27 MacMillan Theatre), whose memorable performances havemade them world-wide ambassadors for the brass quintet. Each of these five are virtuosos but their unique ensemble soundis what sets them apart. They will play a spirited program featuring works by Bach, Schumann, Brahms, Gershwin, Bizet,Waller, and some traditional popular classics. A one-hour Music and Truffles concert for young people (1:15) precedes the3:15 main concert. Kenneth and Pauline Hodge and Doug McInroy each receive a pair of tickets!•Hannaford Street Silver Band’s 2014 Festival of Brass is three remarkable days, April11-13, of masterclasses with guestartists, band showcases and concerts, including The HSSB Youth Band, The JazzFM Youth Big Band, brass bands formacross Ontario and beyond, Pennsylvania’s the River City Brass (dir. James Gourlay), and the grand finale “Slide Show” –HSSB with guest conductor Patrick Sheridan and soloist Wycliffe Gordon, trombone virtuoso. Cynthia Sloane and FraserMcKee are each the lucky winners of a three-day pass.•John Brooker and Frances Giles each win a copy of HSSB’s latest CD, Ontario Reflections: Hannaford Live, VOl.1Music’s Children gratefully acknowledges Christina, Francine, Joan, David, Ray, Nan and Archie.60 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

SEEING ORANGE | ALLAN PULKERTeachers! Stand OutFrom The Crowd!Even with opportunities for unguided self-teaching proliferatingthrough the internet, music remains largely an oral tradition,handed down directly from teacher to student and consistinglargely of showing students how to teach themselves, which is doneby what is usually called practising, and which I like to call guidedself-teaching.When a student studies music by taking lessons with a teacher,the effectiveness of the lessons – gauged by how well the studentprogresses – depends on two things: the receptivity of the studentand his/her ability to attempt and then to master the things thatthe teacher recommends; and the teacher’s ability to assess whatthe student is able to do and not do, and to recommend techniquesand skills to practise in the time between lessons. The fit betweenteacher and student therefore becomes a more important criterionthan anything else in determining whether learning music becomes arewarding experience.With this month’s launch of The WholeNote’s online ORANGEPAGES searchable directory we are taking the first steps towardshelping music students and would-be students find that perfectmatch. Already over 145 teachers, community music schools andsummer music programs have filled out the online questionnaire thatenables them to be found through our ORANGE PAGES, with moresigning up every day.All that being said, we are under no illusions that we have suddenlybecome the only, or even the primary way for this crucial matchmakingto take place. The search for and finding of a musical mentorcomes in many forms, as the following three short descriptions ofexisting education-related musical resources show.Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association: The OntarioRegistered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA) was establishedin 1936 to establish high standards of private music instruction inOntario. I spoke to Etobicoke-Mississauga branch president VirginiaTaylor, about ORMTA’s contribution to music education: “ORMTA,”she told me, “provides a superior level of teaching, which ensuresparents and students alike of a studio experience that is of the highestquality.” Membership requires not only a good musical education butalso evidence of effective teaching. In other words, members musthave done some teaching before becoming members of ORMTA.Once a member, however, “ORMTA gives a teacher the advantage ofcontinuing education and learning by attending the many workshops,master classes and conferences offered through the organization.”ORMTA also offers student assessments, by which, Virginia told me“students are able to have their work audited by another professional,which…gives [them] an unbiased opinion of their performance.”She also raised another very interesting benefit. Anyone who hastaught, whether in the school system or privately, has to be veryaware that one of the occupational hazards of the business is the lackof contact with one’s peers. ORMTA, Virginia pointed out, in organizingworkshops and conferences, also provides camaraderie throughcontact with other music teachers, and also “a forum for bouncing offteaching questions.”ORMTA encourages non-members to join. Everything you need toknow about joining the organization is on their website. “Our workshops,”she told me “are open to non-members, and we encourageteachers who are not ORMTA members to participate in them. ORMTAhas given my teaching life excellence and much meaning, and alsomy personal life, as I have colleagues with whom I am constantly intouch, andwho share the same life that I do. Their ideas and advice Igreatly treasure.”Anton Kuerti conducts the Mooredale Youth OrchestraMooredale Youth Orchestras: An opportunity available to studentsonce they are at grade four level and beyond, is the three Mooredaleyouth orchestras, which were started back in 1986 by the late KristineBogyo so that her two sons, one of whom played the violin, the other,the cello, would be able to play in an orchestra.I spoke recently to William Rowson, who became the conductor ofthe Junior and Senior Orchestras in 2008. We began by talking aboutthe benefits of participating in the Mooredale program. Althoughsome of the orchestra’s alumni, he told me, become professionalmusicians, it is not so much about producing professionals as it isabout realizing what is possible. “I challenge them, and at first theyare overwhelmed, but then they go on to work out how and what theyneed to practise and how to make use of their time.” Young people,he said, “are up for challenges, they want to be great, and if you showthem what is possible and how to achieve it, they will achieve.”One of the challenges Rowson brings is to treat his orchestramembers like professionals in the sense that he expects them tocome to rehearsals with their parts learned; it can be necessary towork on certain passages with only one section. To keep the rehearsalflowing and to keep the other sections actively involved he asks themto listen, to see if they can hear how it could be better, to hear wherethe phrases are going and to be able to articulate the character ofthe piece.While much of the orchestras’ repertoire is standard – everythingfrom early Haydn to Warlock’s Capriole Suite – it does also work ina certain amount of contemporary music. Rowson, who has a PhDin composition, has written works for his orchestras, and contemporarycomposers are invited to bring works for the orchestras toread through.Regardless of what music the orchestras are working on, the aimis always to give the experience to the members of working throughdifficulty to make things possible.Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario:The Conferenceof Independent Schools of Ontario (CIS Ontario) is an association ofschools which are not publicly funded and which meet a number ofrigorous criteria. I chatted with Jan Campbell, the executive director ofthe association about the place of music in the independent schools.While there is no common consensus or policy about the placeof music in education, there is, she told me, huge value placed onstudent programs outside of the academic programs.One of the products of this commitment will be the Conference ofIndependent Schools Music Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on April 14.Over 40 of the 44 member schools will be participating in this majorcollaborative effort, each having prepared for months in advanceto achieve a high level of musicianship and artistry. Choirs, orchestrasand bands will all perform, and the grand finale will be a massedchoir and orchestra spectacular.Just as with the Mooredale Orchestras, this event provides greatmotivation and inspiration for students and teachers alike as well asan opportunity to meet many new people and colleagues.The event is close to sold out but tickets will be available for thedress rehearsal. Please see the ad on page 69 for details.CHRISTINA CAVANAGHthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 61

ORANGE PAGESWelcome to The WholeNote’s second annual Orange Pages MusicEducation Directory! What has changed since last year is that the profilesyou read in these pages are no longer static. They live online in a directorythat changes and grows as each new teacher completes the questionnaireupon which the directory is founded. With time we hope it will become asweeping overview of the music education scene in all its variety and scope,with students and prospective students enabled to search its riches asgenerally or specifically as they choose. Thanks to all the educators who havecompleted the survey (more that 145 at press time). Thanks particularly tothose who chose to go beyond filling out the survey and to reveal a bit moreabout themselves in the profiles that follow here.As we did last March, we have divided the profiles into three clusters:• Community Schools offering year-round part-time music programming• Private Instruction by professional teachers• Summer Music Education across Ontario and beyondIn the fall we hope to extend the scope of the directory to encompassfull-time music-centred education, including universities, colleges andspecialized elementary and secondary schools.For schools, camps and teachers who missed this annual print snapshotof the Orange Pages, take heart! It resides online, maintained and updatedonline, year round. For information on joining, please contact education@thewholenote.com and we will send you the survey link.We look forward to working with you to make this directory the best it canbe as a resource for anyone pursuing an active musical life.COMMUNITY SCHOLS● Bloor West Music Studios2352A and 2228 Bloor St. W.Bloor West Music Studios opened its doors in1990, offering private music lessons at 2352A and2228 Bloor Street West, between Willard Avenueand Windermere Avenue. Since then it has becomea music school of prestige, training serious musicians,hobbyists and people who just want tohave fun. We are a family-run community servicedirected by Doug and Karen Hibovski andstaffed by 17 talented and dedicated teachers. Privatelessons are available in all levels of guitar(rock, classical, blues, jazz and contemporary),piano (classical, jazz and contemporary), voice,violin, wind instruments, drums and bass guitarto students of all ages (from 4 to 84). Studentsalso may join our popular Rock Band program. Wewelcome you to try a lesson for free.416-604-3176bloorwestmusicstudios@gmail.combloorwestmusicstudios.com● Etobicoke Suzuki MusicEvery music school teaches kids how to playmusic … We teach them how to live it.Programs year-round; summer programs onWednesday evenings from May 7 to August 27Central Etobicoke and surrounding areaSince 1982, over 3,000 families have made EtobicokeSuzuki Music a part of their lives. ESM is a notfor-profit,community-based program, recognizedas one of the oldest and finest Suzuki programsin Canada. Our teachers have extensive SuzukiMethod training and an average of over 20 yearsteaching experience.We believe that learning music should be a joyfulexperience. Our approach is based on the philosophyof Dr. Shinichi Suzuki – that talent can betaught and every child can learn. Our childrenbegin as young as age three – first learning to playby ear and by heart. We offer instruction in violin,viola and cello, with weekly private lessonsand group classes. Other activities include concerts,recitals, a workshop, orchestra and a toddlerclass. We have studios in Etobicoke, West Torontoand Mississauga.Ann Balmer, administrator416-239-4637info@essm.caetobicokesuzukimusic.ca● International Music AcademyWinner of the Consumer’s Choice Award for thebest private music school in the GTA.Winner of the Royal Conservatory of Music GoldMedal for teaching excellence.4981 Highway 7, Unit 1, MarkhamThe International Music Acadeny (iMA) offersprofessional music education at the highest internationalstandards for all ages, levels and instruments.The iMA provides a complimentary initialassessment in order to discover the personal learningstyle and music potential of the student as wellas to create a personalized program, tailored tohis/her individual goals and objectives.Music lessons are taught by highly inspiringand motivating professionals. All teachers havea master’s degree in music and a minimum of 15years teaching experience. Most also have degreesin music pedagogy and are certified to teach inOntario. All teachers are also registered with theRoyal Conservatory of Music. The tuition fee isthe same for all instruments, levels, teachersand students. Like us on Facebook and follow uson Twitter!905-489-4620info@ InternationalMusicAcademy.caInternationalMusicAcademy.ca● MNjccSuzuki Music SchoolSeptember to May, Tuesday afternoonsMiles Nadal Jewish CommunityCentre, 750 Spadina Ave., TorontoOur Suzuki program offers a friendly communityand supportive atmosphere of weekly violinand cello group classes with level- and age-appropriateenrichment consisting of note readingensembles, theory and/or musicianship. All classestake place on Tuesdays late afternoon throughearly evening. All students are required to takeone weekly private lesson, either at the MNjcc (iftime and space permit) or at the home of the privateteacher. Our students range in age from 3 to18 years. All of our Suzuki teachers are accreditedand registered through the Suzuki Association ofthe Americas (the SAA).416-924-6211 x0suzuki@mnjcc.orgmnjcc.org/youth-classes/suzuki● North York Suzuki School of Music15 Lesmill Rd., Unit 6Our school has been teaching music to childrenin the Suzuki Method for over 40 years. Piano, violin,viola, cello and guitar lessons are offered byour highly trained and certified teachers. To augmentprivate lessons, students also have weeklygroup lessons. Children participate in concerts,workshops and special events such as fiddling andimprovisation, and we also offer Parent and Toddlerclasses for children up to four years of age.This program emphasizes the importance of amusic environment from birth. Come share a joyousmusic experience with your child!Join our friendly atmosphere for learning andloving music.416-222-5315admin@northyork-suzuki.comnorthyork-suzuki.com62 theWholeNote 2014/15 ORANGE PAGES DIRECTORY

● VIVA! Youth ChoirSeptember to JuneAuditions: April 5 and June 7VIVA! offers youth the opportunity to achieveartistic excellence through innovative educationin a singer-centred, inclusive community. VIVA!’sfive choirs serve singers from the ages of four toyoung adults. Monday rehearsals focus on excellentvocal repertoire, theory instruction, Orffinstruction for the youngest singers and vocalcoaching. Private vocal instruction is available.Performance opportunities include two majorconcerts plus many other optional events annually.Performing Arts Camp in the fall is an excellentway for singers to learn musical skills and toconnect with fellow singers. With an emphasis onthe well-rounded singer, VIVA! often incorporatesacting, dancing, movement and composition intoactivities. Singers with disabilities are encouragedto audition.Carol Woodward Ratzlaff,founder/artistic directorSusan Suchard, general manager416-788-8482info@vivayouthsingers.comvivayouthsingers.com● Voices of Colour MusicTorontoVoices of Colour Music offers a personalizedapproach to music study and performance. Underdirector Denise Williams, the studio offers lessonsin voice, piano, theory, improv and songwriting,as well as early childhood music. We representall styles, classical to contemporary, includingopera, art song, music theatre, folk, gospel, jazz,etc., and provide preparation for exams, festivals,auditions, concerts and other performance opportunities.Beginner or advanced, amateur or professional,classical or contemporary, we strive tohone each student’s own natural vocal or instrumentalcolour and style through individuallytailored studies which promote healthy singingor playing with ease and freedom. Inquire aboutour group classical and contemporary performanceclasses and masterclasses.416-588-5845 x2info@voicesofcolourmusic.comvoicesofcolourmusic.comPRIVATE INSTRUCTION● Adam Weinmann, oboe/pianoCollege/OssingtonThe world of music has room for everybody! Iam a professional oboist and pianist with a master’sdegree from the California Institute of theArts offering lessons in oboe, piano, musicianshipand theory, taught from my home studio indowntown Toronto. Whether you are looking toprepare for RCM exams, brush up on your pianoNorth York Suzuki School of Musicskills, supplement a high school band programor take your first steps into the music world, Iwill tailor your lessons to your unique musicalgoals and your individual style of learning. Byincorporating all elements of music into lessons,I strive to create good foundations in musicianshipfor all the students I teach. Come and findyour place in music!416-948-1477adam.weinmann@gmail.comadamweinmann.com● Brian KatzBoth teaching and performing have been atthe forefront of my 40 years of professional life inmusic. At age 12, I was drawn to sharing my knowledgewith others, a passion that would ultimatelylead me to pursuing undergrad and graduatedegrees in music education at the University ofToronto, where I have been adjunct faculty forsome 18 years (I also teach at York). Private lessonsat home hold a special place in my heart: Inthis context, free of worrying about administeringgrades – yet honouring the highest of standards– I can guide you while we, together, forgeout a path/pace that speaks to your needs. Myareas of expertise: Jazz-Classical-Folk-World Guitar;Classical-Jazz Theory/Harmony/Ear Training;Jazz Piano; Composition; Classical-Jazz-Free Improvisation;Dalcroze Eurhythmics.416-656-5995brian.katz@utoronto.cabriankatz.com● Janice KerkkampEast York; Bloor/SpadinaJanice Kerkkamp, MusBac (University ofToronto), BEd (University of Toronto), ARCT (VoicePerformance), is a contralto and flautist with over30 years’ experience as a private music teacher.Learn to sing or play the flute for fun! Janice canalso help you prepare for conservatory exams, festivals,competitions and university auditions. Lessonsare held in her home in East York or at herchurch in the Bloor/Spadina area. Janice enjoysgiving private lessons in flute, singing, theory(rudiments, harmony, counterpoint, and analysis)and musicianship (sight singing and ear training);all levels (beginner to advanced) and all agesare welcome.416-406-3996jkerkkamp@meadowsonline.com● Jessica DeutschBloor/OssingtonAre you a string player who wants to expandtheir musical horizons? I will help you learn toplay and improvise in a wide variety of styles!Through years of performance experience withgroups such as the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, EsmeraldaEnrique Spanish Dance and Ozere, I havelearned to play jazz, Klezmer, Celtic, bluegrass,flamenco, Balkan and more. I love teaching violinists,violists and cellists the basics of improvising:how to play over different chords, how tofit into various styles and how to have fun doingit! Lessons are taught at a bright home studio atBloor and Ossington.416-837-8027jhdeutsch@gmail.comjhdmusic.com● Michele Jacot, clarinet/saxophone/fluteAll ages and stages!Spadina and DupontOne of Michele’s great joys as a musician is tohelp others discover and shape their musical talent.Whether you’re just beginning or building onwhat you already know, private studio sessions arekey. Michele teaches what to practice and HOW topractice. You will develop great technique and atheWholeNote 2014/15 ORANGE PAGES DIRECTORY 63

ORANGE PAGESbeautiful tone in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere,and you’ll even have fun doing it! Aftergraduating from the University of Toronto andNorthwestern University in Chicago with a Bachelorand Master of Music in Performance, Michelehas been enjoying a busy freelancing and teachingcareer in the GTA. She is also the artistic directorof the Wychwood Clarinet Choir.416-923-1268michele@michelejacot.commichelejacot.com● The Nightingale Piano StudioEllen Berry, BA, MA, ARCT, RMTCambridgeDiscover the joy of piano with your childthrough the world-famous Suzuki Method forages four through teens. Fostering a love of finemusic, this approach features parental involvementand motivating individualized instruction.Your child will have many opportunities to performin churches, retirement homes, librariesand other venues, and participate in music festivals,workshops and regional concerts. Intermediateand advanced students may also prepare forRoyal Conservatory of Music examinations. Forexperienced, professional instruction in a spacious,well-equipped studio, call Ellen Berry andlet your family’s musical journey begin!519-658-4205nightingalepianostudio@sympatico.caInformation on the Suzuki Method:suzukiassociation.orgsuzukiontario.orgmysosi.ca● Ron Cheung, singing/theoryRon is currently teaching theory and singingat Pro-Music Conservatory of Music in Markham,including students preparing for RCM Examinations.He graduated from McMaster Universitywith a Bachelor of Music in Education and holdsa master’s degree in choral conducting from Universityof Toronto. In addition to teaching, Ron isalso artistic director/conductor of Voices ChamberChoir, Healey Willan Singers and Yip’s Children’sChoir (Canada).416-519-0528rkmcheung@yahoo.caronkmcheung.com● Toronto Flute SchoolFor students ages 3 through adultAllen Rd. and Eglinton Ave. W., TorontoDoes your son or daughter want to play theflute? Do you want to learn or improve skills youalready have? Do you need help preparing forexams, auditions or competitions? Are you lookingfor a friendly, nurturing environment for learningmusic? The Toronto Flute School offers qualityflute lessons at every skill level from completebeginners through to pre-professionals. SuzukiMethod lessons are offered to children ages threeto ten. Students ages 11 to 18 take weekly privatelessons and can participate in bi-weekly flute choirclasses. Adult students are also most welcome atthe school. Concerts, recitals and workshops areoffered throughout the school year. Visit our websitefor detailed information, photos, and videoclips. Celebrating our 16th year!Vicki Blechta, director416-782-5091vicki@torontofluteschool.comtorontofluteschool.com● Vince Weir, violin/guitarNorth York, York Region and Simcoe County-Guitar (electric/acoustic) and violin (Suzuki,RCM, fiddle) lessons available in the comfort ofyour own home!-Experienced and professional one-on-one personalizedlessons.-All levels and styles, beginner to advanced. Allages.-Learn what you want at your own pace. Reasonablerates!-Serving North York, York Region and SimcoeCounty.905-715-1224vinceweir@hotmail.com● Centauri Summer Arts CampCentauri is a sleep over camp specializing inthe arts! Campers attend from all over the world,choosing from a long list of activities, all taughtby industry professionals. Programs include VocalMusic, Musical Theatre, Garage Band and Songwriting.Located at a boarding school in the NiagaraRegion, Centauri offers young people aged 8to 18 the chance to focus on their creative interestswhile also enjoying the benefits of overnightcamp: group activities, community spirit, campfires,games events, festivals and more. Camperslearn alongside others who share their passionand everyone participates in a final performance.In addition to music specialties, campers canchoose theatre, film, dance, art, photography andcreative writing programs. Centauri also offersa performance tour to England in August; twospots remain!416 766 7124julie@centauriartscamp.comcentauriartscamp.com● Guitar Workshop PlusToronto, ON: July 13 to 18 and July 20 to 25Vancouver, BC: August 10 to 15For ages 10 to 90, beginner to professionalGuitar Workshop Plus offers week-long workshopsin a musical environment at superb facilities.Professional music faculty and world famousguest artists teach and perform for our participants.Guitar, bass, drum, keyboard, song writingand vocal courses are offered for all levels, agesand styles, including rock, blues, jazz, acousticand classical. Our top-ranked summer music programprovides the opportunity to participate indaily classes, clinics, ensemble and student performances,and evening concerts. Participants alsotake away a DVD of their live performances! Pastguest instructors include Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson,John Scofield, Robben Ford, Tommy Emmanuel,Andy Summers, Billy Sheehan and many others!GWP is much more than just a guitar camp orsummer music camp. You’ve seen the rest…nowcome learn from the best!905-567-8000info@guitarworkshopplus.comguitarworkshopplus.com● JazzWorks Summer Jazz WorkshopJazz Workshop: August 21 (evening) to August 24Composers Symposium or Independent Practice:August 19 (evening) to August 21, 2014CAMMAC Music Centre, Harrington, QC (north ofHawkesbury, ON)For adult jazz musicians and advancedhigh school jazz musicians; open tovocalists and instrumentalistsJazzWorks Anniversary Summer Jazz Workshopis a unique three-day weekend of intensive learningfor jazz musicians of all levels, beginner toadvanced. The program, led by artistic directorand bassist John Geggie, features a faculty of 15professional jazz musicians/educators. Participantsimmerse themselves in combo rehearsals,masterclasses, improvisation classes, jazz history,composition and arranging, faculty concerts, anda public concert including all participants. Specialhighlights include the Vocal Intensive Programfor singers and the Original CompositionCombos. An additional two-day option is availablefor those interested in dedicated time to composeat our Composers Symposium, or to practiseduring our Independent Study. Please check ourwebsite for faculty bios, what to expect and a sampleschedule.613-523-0316jazz@jazzworkscanada.comjazzworkscanada.com64 theWholeNote 2014/15 ORANGE PAGES DIRECTORY

● JVL Summer School forPerforming Arts InternationalMusic Festival and CompetitionJuly 12 to 26Application deadline: May 31The JVL Summer School for Performing Artsoffers young and aspiring musicians a wonderfulopportunity to combine their intensive and highlyprofessional music studies – under the tutelageof a distinguished faculty – and concert performanceswith recreational activities. The SummerSchool is committed to the artistic developmentof young musicians of all ages with a programincluding instrumental and voice private lessons,masterclasses and workshops, chamber musicclasses, orchestral and ensemble classes, concertperformances and solo performances with theSSPA/Academy orchestras, as well as special seminarsfor conducting, composition and musictheory. By placing special emphasis on chambermusic, JVL SSPA gives students the opportunityto work in small groups where their individualcontributions can be appreciated and critiqued.Opportunities for performance are also given tomany chamber groups throughout the season.905-882-7499MusicInTheSummer.com● The Kingsway ConservatorySummer MusicWeekly programs from June 19 to August 222848 Bloor Street West, TorontoPrograms for all ages and experience levelsApplication deadline: open; earlybirddiscount deadline: April 30Committed to “Inspired Learning,” the KingswayConservatory of Music provides summerprograms for various ages and experience levelsthat engage, challenge and excite on manylevels. Offerings for Summer 2014 include: WestToronto Summer Chamber Music Workshop (oneweek) for string players (minimum RCM Grade 5)and pianists (minimum RCM Grade 7), includingone-on-one coaching, ensemble work, orchestrarehearsals and special guest artists; HAIRSPRAY JR.Musical Theatre Camp (two weeks) for youth andteens – a fantastic, full-scale musical production;Triple-Threat Arts Discovery Camp (4 to 8 years),inspiring self-expression through music, art anddrama; Suzuki/Traditional Strings Camp (4 to 12years) for string players in their beginning years;music theory: Intermediate and Advanced Rudimentsfast-track classes; and private instructionon all instruments.416-234-0121info@kingswayconservatory.cakingswayconservatory.caKingsway Conservatory Summer Music● Lake Field Music CampAugust 10 to 17Lakefield College School, Lakefield, ON(near Peterborough)For adult amateur vocalists andinstrumentalistsApplication deadline: July 6Lake Field Music camp brings together adultamateur musicians of all ages with intermediateto advanced skills in a friendly and supportiveenvironment. The one-week program focuseson classical and jazz with a sampling of worldand popular music. Participants build their ownprogram from more than 40 workshops, techniqueand masterclasses, choirs and instrumentalensembles coached by 18 experienced instructorsspecializing in vocals, strings, woodwinds,brass, piano, guitar, bass and percussion. Classesfor beginners are also offered for those wantingto try something new. Evening concerts provideperformance opportunities and a chance to hearthe instructors. The beautiful waterfront campusincludes air-conditioned classrooms and a theatre.Dormitory (air-conditioned and fresh-air)and meal plans are available.647-692-3463info@lakefieldmusic.calakefieldmusic.ca● Le Domaine Forget InternationalMusic and Dance AcademyVarious sessions from June 1 to August 24,depending on instrument, voice and genreSt. Irénée, QCApplication deadline: February 15; Choirand Jazz Singing deadline: May 1Le Domaine Forget is first and foremost an InternationalMusic and Dance Academy for young studentsand future professionals, offering seriousstudents the opportunity to perfect their skillsunder the auspices of world-renowned artists. Itis recognized internationally for its pedagogicalexcellence. Nestled in the heights of Charlevoixbut only a few steps from the St. Lawrence River,le Domaine Forget offers an exceptional settingconducive to creativity and musical practice, farfrom the maddening crowd. Young professionalsand advanced students benefit from the opportunityto further their musical training throughthe tutelage of established teachers, masterclassesgiven by distinguished international artists, conferencesand concerts. See the 2014 session rosteron our website now!418-452-8111domaineforget.com● MNjcc Summer Institute: Singers’ EditionJuly 14 to 18, 9:30am – 5:00pmMiles Nadal Jewish Community Centre,750 Spadina Avenue, TorontoWant a singing stay-cation? Our goal is to exciteparticipants about what they can do with theirvoice, determination and exposure to differentmusical genres. Experience over 25 hours ofmusical instruction, including group work andmasterclasses, in vocal production, choral singing,jazz, cabaret, opera, a cappella singing, performancestrategies and more. Classes are hands-on.Our great faculty includes Micah Barnes, DallasBergen, Adi Braun, Ori Dagan, Kobi Hass, AaronJensen and Gillian Stecyk. All teachers love to workwith adult learners. Some amateur choral/singingexperience is required to ensure you enjoyyour time to the fullest. Andante (RecreationalExperience) and Allegro (Intensive Training) levelsare offered.416-924-6211 x0deannad@mnjcc.orgmnjcc.orgtheWholeNote 2014/15 ORANGE PAGES DIRECTORY 65

ORANGE PAGES● MNjcc Suzuki Music CampJuly 7 to 11, 9:00am – 4:00pm (Extended care 8:00– 9:00am, 4:00 – 6:00pm)Miles Nadal Jewish CommunityCentre, 750 Spadina Ave, TorontoOur 2014 MNjcc Suzuki Summer Music Camp isopen to all violin, viola, cello and piano studentswho study by the Suzuki method. We offer all levels,from those who have learned Twinkles withfingers to beyond Suzuki Book 8. Along with abasic daily foundation of semi-private lessons andSuzuki group repertoire lessons, campers will alsoparticipate in three enrichment classes. All campactivities will take place within the MNjcc facility.If you would like more information about ourcamp, and/or would like to be mailed a brochurewith registration forms, please contact camp director,Gretchen Paxson-Abberger. Registration canalso be done in person at the MNjcc info desk.416-924-6211 x0suzuki@mnjcc.orgmnjcc.org● National Music Camp (NMC)Junior division: August 18 to 24Senior division: August 25 to September 1Lake Couchiching, Orillia, ONFor students of all levels, Grades 3 to 12.Application deadline: based on availabilityin desired program/instrumentNational Music Camp has been operating atCamp Wahanowin on the shores of Lake Couchichingfor 50 years and draws professional musiciansand students from across Canada. Campersat National Music Camp will have an overnightcamp experience, which includes all lodging andmeals for seven or eight days, music instructionby professional faculty (approximately four hoursdaily), recreational activities, daily faculty concertsand evening programs. Two tickets to our OpenHouse Concert for parents or friends are includedwith each registration. The concert takes place onthe final day of the camp session.416-482-2475; 1-800-701-3132office@nationalmusiccamp.comnationalmusiccamp.com● The National Youth Orchestra of CanadaFor more than 50 years, the National YouthOrchestra of Canada has enjoyed a reputation asCanada’s orchestral finishing school, providingthe most comprehensive and in-depth trainingprogram available to our country’s best youngclassical musicians. More performers in Canada’sprofessional orchestras are alumni of the NYOCthan any other institute or university. Approximatelyone third of Canadian professional orchestralmusicians are alumni of the NYOC.Each year, the NYOC auditions about 500 studentsbetween the ages of 16 and 28. From thoseauditions, we select 90 to 100 of Canada’s mostpromising orchestral musicians to participatein our tuition-free summer training institute andnational concert tour. For more information onthe NYOC, please visit our website.nyoc.org.● No Strings TheatreMusic theatre and pit orchestratraining and performance.Toronto, ONWorking with industry professionals, No StringsTheatre offers music theatre classes, audition preparationfor arts high schools, colleges, universitiesand companies, march break and summermusic theatre performance and training intensives,and a new pop and pit orchestra trainingprogram. Our signature summer intensive programoffers, for performing artists (actors, singers,dancers, and instrumentalists ages 12-21), dailytechnique classes, song and script creation, musiccomposition, masterclasses and seminars, as wellas rehearsals for the featured show. This programculminates in a mini-run of fully staged performancesat the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Past showshave included Anne of Green Gables, a Toronto premiereof Curtains, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserablesand others.416-588-5845 x1directors@nostringstheatre.comnostringstheatre.com● North Bay SymphonyOrchestra String RetreatAugust 10 to 16Canadian Ecology Centre, near Mattawa, ONFor string players of all levels of abilityApplication deadline: June 23The NBSO Summer String Retreat is a fun andchallenging program for adult violin, viola, celloand double bass players of all levels of ability. Itwill take place August 10 to 16, 2014, at the CanadianEcology Centre near Mattawa, Ontario. Itis led by the expert coaching of the Silver BirchString Quartet and double bassist Thomas Jones.The focus will be on ensemble playing with anemphasis on technique and sound productionand includes a special intensive Double Bass Program.The schedule includes string orchestra, dailywellness exercises, performance experience withina chamber group, informal evening social events,outdoor recreational opportunities and access toa professional luthier. Please call or visit our websitefor more information.705-752-4011northbaysymphony.org/stringretreat● Oakville Suzuki AssociationPerforming Arts CampSingle week or both weeks! July 7 to 11, 14 to 18St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School, Oakville, ONExperience a new instrument or enhance yourcurrent music education! Daily private lessons incello, double bass, drum set, flute, guitar, piano,violin, viola or voice are offered. Experience a customschedule with options including music theatre,drama, dance, art, ukulele, drum line, fiddle,orchestra and chamber music, composition, computermusic writing and more! A highly qualifiedinternational staff guarantees an exciting experiencefor students 6 months to 18 years of age. Programsrange from one hour to six hours daily.Please consult our website for furtherinformation.oakvillesuzuki.org● Picton Singing Retreat and Rita di GhentSummer: Picton, ONSeptember to April: Toronto, ONWhy Come to a Picton Singing Retreat?Because expert instruction and a supportive,non-judgmental environment will inspire you toget to the next level in your singing/creative goals.Because you get to fully unhook from your busylife and embrace time and opportunity to focuson YOU.Because whatever your level, you are welcometo get the musical experience and inspirationyou deserve.Because you will be empowered with co-creatinga program that fits you.Because it’s affordable.Retreats are run throughout the summerand fall.“This was my third consecutive year attendingthis fabulous retreat...Rita is a sensitive and perceptiveteacher who appreciates that peopleapproach music differently...”For more info please see my website.groovecanada@gmail.comritadighent.com● Southwestern Ontario SuzukiInstitute, Inc. (SOSI)Teachers: August 9 to 17; Students: August 10 to 15Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University AvenueWest, Waterloo, ONApplication deadlines: Early Bird Deadline(enter draw for half of one tuition), Young ArtistProgram application and bursary application:May 1; Early Bird Deadline with payment ofhalf tuition for Teacher Development: May 31SOSI is an annual six-day learning holiday forjunior to advanced students, their parents andteachers. Programs include private lessons, groupactivities, enrichment classes, our Baby and ToddlerClass, exciting optional courses, play-ins, Alex-66 theWholeNote 2014/15 ORANGE PAGES DIRECTORY

ander Technique lessons, an operetta and concerts.We again offer our special one-day Viola Fest. OurMini-Institute provides a taste of the institute toour younger first-time registrants who would likea half-day schedule. SOSI’s Young Artist Programfor violin, cello and piano provides instruction ina setting that moves towards traditional musiccollege/university instruction while maintainingroots in Suzuki philosophy and pedagogy. Extracurricularactivities include a barn dance, soccer,crafts, set design and parent discussions. Forteachers, we offer inspiring courses in violin/viola,cello and piano.519-824-7609sosi@artset.netmysosi.ca● Tafelmusik Baroque Summer InstituteMay 26 to June 8The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute is ledby some of the world’s finest musicians in the fieldof baroque performance. The institute is held atthe Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Thiscomprehensive training program includes orchestraand choir rehearsals, masterclasses, operascene study for singers, chamber ensembles, privatelessons, lectures and workshops, classes inbaroque dance and concerts by both participantsand faculty. We invite advanced students, pre-professionaland professional musicians to apply.416-964-9562 x241tbsi@tafelmusik.orgtafelmusik.org/tbsi● Thornhill Chamber Music InstituteFor youth ages 8 to 17 and apprentices ages 18to 24Thornhill, ONThornhill Chamber Music Institute has beentraining developing young musicians in a nurturing,family-like setting since 1991. Duos, trios,quartets and renaissance and baroque ensemblesare professionally coached. Choral singing, composing,sports and fiddling bring special elementsto the daily activities. Individualized approachesinclude early to advanced musicians (ages 8 to 17)and apprentices (18 to 24). There will be a final concert,a nursing home concert and a faculty concert.Gretchen Anner: 905-770-9059thornhillchambermusic.com● Westben Arts Festival TheatreCampbellford, ONWestben Arts Festival Theatre is deeply committedto fostering education in its community.Westben has hosted violin, cello, voice and pianomasterclasses; presented school concerts, originalmusicals and Opera Talks; and currently has fiveyouth and adult choirs and two multi-generationalconcert bands. In collaboration with thelocal municipality Westben is opening a CulturalNo Strings TheatreCentre in Campbellford. The new three part LifeLong Learning Series, called “Tick Talks Under theClock,” begins with “String Quartessence,” FridayApril 25, at 7pm, with Barb Hobart. On SundayMay 4, at 3pm, Robert Longo and Friends presents“The Music and Life of Andrew Lloyd Webber,” andFriday May 23, at 7pm, Larry Beckwith discussesPurcell’s Dido and Aeneas in “Love and Laments.”1-877-883-5777westben.ca● WorldSongs Vocal CampAugust 4 to 10Midland, ONApplication deadline: March 31WorldSongs offers community singing immersion–likeheaven, but with human, earthly foodTHANKSOrange Pages Directory TeamProject Editor | Adam WeinmannProject Manager | Allan PulkerLayout and Design |Bryson Winchester/Uno RamatAll inquiries |education@thewholenote.comAnd also from The WholeNotedirectory division:A Rainbow’s Worth of MusicalPromise!and cooperative kitchen work by campers. Welearn from different teachers every summer andmeet at a yoga retreat near Midland, far from ourbusy lives elsewhere. 2014 features Sephardic singingwith David Harris and Colombian folk musicwith Ana Alvarez, along with WorldSongs founderAlan Gasser, teaching shapenote, Georgian songand Woody Guthrie, besides old gospel songs.Camper testimony:“When I go to WorldSongs, I go to a place where Iam respected, loved and accepted for what I am, nomatter what I do. That’s a big difference ... You canjust drop your troubles and just be with people.”416 779-5554worldsongs4@gmail.comworldsongs.ca• COMING NEXT! CANARY PAGESPublished every May and updatedyear-round at thewholenote.com.Your guide to choral opportunitiesat every age. Print deadline April 112014. Contactcanary@thewholenote.com• GREEN PAGESUpdated every May online, and everyJune in print. Your guide to summermusic across Ontario, Canada andbeyond.• BLUE PAGESIn print and online every October.Our directory of Southern Ontarioconcert presenters.theWholeNote 2014/15 ORANGE PAGES DIRECTORY 67

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Quite a few years ago, franklyalmost half a century ifI care to do the math, Ibuilt my classical record collectionby scouring the bargainbins on Yonge St. at Sam theRecord Man and A&A Records.At the time it was possible tofind some superb recordings for 999 cents to$1.99, including as I recall, my firstexposure to Schubert liederas sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Boulez conducting theDomaine Musical Ensemble inworks of Gilbert Amy and AntonWebern, Honegger symphoniesperformed by Ansermet and theOrchestre de la Suisse Romandeand the Bartok Quartets withthe Fine Arts Quartet (well, that3-LP set may have been $3.99) toname just a few highlights. Whattakes me back to those memoriesis a new recording of the BachBrandenburg Concertos featuringthe Freiburger Barockorchester(Harmonia Mundi HMC 902176.77). 7).My first recording of theseiconic works came from thosesame bargain bins and inadvertentlyintroduced me to the worldof period performance practicein, as far as I know, one of itsearliest incarnations. Featuringthe Schola Cantorum Basiliensis ontwo Heliodor LPs this was an ear-opening,if not quite life-changing, event for me. I’dnever heard anything like it before and I washooked, although it would be a good manyyears before I figured out what it was thatmade it so special. Of course period performanceis almost de rigueur these days, thanksin large part to the influence of the Scholawhich Paul Sacher founded in Basel in 1933,but back in the 70s it was quite a new ideato most of the musical world. Since thattime as I say, historically informed performancesabound and Toronto’s own Tafelmusikhas played a major role in establishing thisas the norm. Their own 1995 Juno awardwinningrecording of the Brandenburgs,recently re-released on their own TafelmusikMedia label (TMK1004CD2), is itself a benchmarkagainst which others are to be measured.I’m glad to have the luxury of nothaving to choose between an embarrassmentof riches and am simply able to enjoythem all. I’m happy to have had an excuse torevisit my favourite recordings – includingthe thrilling modern-instrument performancefeaturing the CBC Vancouver Orchestraunder Mario Bernardi with soloists includingDISCOVERIES | RECORDINGS REVIEWEDDAVID OLDSRobert Aitken – thanks to thisnew release from Freiburg, whichincidentally is just across theborder from Basel. I particularlyenjoyed the crisp attacks and wellbalancedrecording throughoutthe two discs, the wonderful (andwondrously in tune!) naturalhornsin the First Concerto andof special note, the harpsichordcadenza by Sebastian Wienand intheFifth. This is a welcome additionto my collection.The Canadian Music Centre’sCentrediscs label is busier thanever it seems, and this monthhas three new releases featuredin these pages. The one I havechosen for myself, Cobalt (CMCCD20014), is an eclectic offeringfeaturing mostly large-scale musicby the chameleon-like JocelynMorlock performed by fivedifferent orchestras. The exceptionis a dark and brooding pianotriowritten for Duo Concertante(Nancy Dahn, violin and TimothySteeves, piano) with guest cellistVernon Regehr, Asylum, atribute to and meditation onSchumann’s life and music. Theopening track, Music of theRomantic Era, written for andperformedby the Windsor Symphony, isa pastiche whose inspiration was the concernthat classical music is disappearing from ourlives. It would be fun to hold a contest to seehow many sources of the familiar and almostfamiliarphrases found therein can be identified.The title track is a sort of concerto grossofor two violins and orchestra, a lyrical reflectionon the luminous cobalt blue of the nightsky, the properties of cobalt the element(poisonous, magnetic and radioactive), andkobold, the mischievous goblin that inspiredits name. Jonathan Crow and Karl Stobbeare the soloists with the National Arts CentreOrchestra under Alain Trudel. Disquietis a short homage to Shostakovich whichexplores “a sense of oppression and urgency,such that I imagine would have been theperpetual emotional state of Shostakovich andhis contemporaries.” The haunting work isperformed by the CBC Symphony Orchestra,again under Trudel’s direction. BramwellTovey leads the Vancouver Symphony in thenature-inspired Oiseaux bleus et sauvages, anod to Messiaen with some moments reminiscentof John Adams.Perhaps the most curious work on the discis Golden, written in memory of Morlock’steacher Nikolai Korndorf and performed bythe Pacific Baroque Orchestra and oboistPhilippe Magnan. The piece starts with quietpercussive sounds and disjointed whisperedphrases and gradually grows into dirge-like,quasi-medieval textures in the strings andsolo oboe. The final piece Solace also foundit’s inspiration in early music, Josquin’s MissaL’homme armé. The orchestra, the stringsof the Vancouver Symphony, is divided intosubgroups: an “early music” ensemble playingmusic based on Josquin’s mass; a group of“ethereal” violins playing long harmoniesover top the tutti; and a concertante violinand cello. It is the soloists that are most prominentand while the background is based inmedieval music, the soaring melody of theviolin, echoed effectively by the cello, is to myear quite reminiscent of Vaughan Williams’The Lark Ascending in its quiet grandeur. Allin all this is a wonderfully lyrical disc and agreat reminder that we do have an importantbody of orchestral work in this country. Now,if we could just get our orchestras to play itmore often… (I know I always say that, butthat doesn’t make it any less true!)Another disc that took me back to the earlydays of building my record collection, specificallythe discovery of Django Reinhardt,Stéphane Grappelli and the Quintet of the HotClub of France, is a delightful eponymous discby Les Petits Nouveaux (lespetitsnouveaux.bandcamp.com). There’s not much informationincluded with the self-produced CD butsurfing the web I have gleaned that this gypsyjazz group was formed in 2009 when Swedishguitarist Mikko Hildén was studying themanouche stylings of Django Reinhardt underthe tutelage of Drew Jurecka at HumberCollege. Les Petits Nouveaux is currently atrio with another original member, Montrealviolinist Aline Homzy and, since 2011,Toronto guitarist Andy Mac. The disc is mix ofgypsy jazz standards (including Reinhardt’sgently swinging Douce Ambiance on whichthe group is joined by mentor Jurecka onbass clarinet) and original compositions, onefrom each member: Hildén’s El Cafecito,Homzy’s Siva Macka and Mac’s particularlyidiomatic Ville Belle. At just a half an hour inlength this disc falls somewhere between EPand full-length offering (and is priced onlineaccordingly at just $7), but it serves as a satisfyingintroduction to the group, and to theidiom if you’re not familiar with it. A veryeffective treatment of Gene de Paul’s classicI’ll Remember April brings this little gemto a close.The final disc that has been in rotation onmy system this month is a meditative projectwhich is based in the song of Chassidicniggunim and Sephardic Jewish traditions.Song of the Grasses features Siach HaSadeh, aclarinet and double bass duo (Yoni Kaston andJoel Kerr) complemented with violin (DanielFuchs), cello (Gaël Huard), harmonica (JasonRosenblatt) and oud (Ishmail Fencioglu) asthe repertoire requires. The quiet flowingclarinet over the subtle supportive bass linesis a constant delight throughout the 15 tracks,but for my ears it is the percussive melodies70 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

plucked on the oud and the extremely lyricalharmonica playing (it’s hard to imagine thisas the same instrument known as the “bluesharp” in Rosenblatt’s hands – the iconic TootsThielemans comes to mind) that really makesthis music special. In the program notes (onlyavailable on the website siachhasadeh.com),it states that “the songs […] were created asvehicles to reach the depths of spiritual space.Many of them have passed through fire andwater to reach us, and are not known outsideof the communities where they are still sung.While they are distinctly Jewish, they expresssomething deeply universal, something thatcan only be expressed in wordless melody,and that could be obscured by text. Here,they become platforms for improvisationand musical conversations.” The spiritualityVOCALSchubert – WinterreiseGerald Finley; Julius DrakeHyperion CDA68034Schubert – WinterreiseJonas Kaufmann; Helmut DeutschSony 88883795652Only one of thesetwo new versions ofWinterreise seemsto be able to takeseriously one ofSchubert’s mostharrowing delineationsof despair.Finley and Drakeprovide an objectlesson in renderingthese pieces as morethan mere entertainment,whereasKaufmann andDeutsch seem contentwith simply providinga well-sung songcycle. Both singers are consummate operaticartists and their pianists are both good butDrake is by far the better at conveying subtlenuances. Kaufmann is certainly an expressivesinger but does not yet really have those skillsthat can project the psychological internalizationof drama and tragedy. It is Finley andDrake who have all the essential extra skillsin the strategies of lieder singing. These qualitiesare omnipresent throughout the entirecycle. In the final song, “Der Leiermann,”Kaufmann certainly gives an engaging rendition,carefully projecting to his audience amuted picture of aimlessness. But listeningto Finley and Drake we learn how bereft andsuicidal the subject really is, making it painfullyclear that he has lost all hope and islooking for his death. Mention must be madeof the appropriate salon acoustic that crownsthe Finley, versus a much larger venue inwhich Kaufmann appears.is achieved without any New Age trappingsand the resulting contemplative journey isone well worth undertaking. It has given mea much appreciated sense of calm and somequiet stimulation over that past few weeks.We welcome your feedback and invitesubmissions. CDs and comments shouldbe sent to: DISCoveries, WholeNote MediaInc., The Centre for Social Innovation, 503– 720 Bathurst St. Toronto ON M5S 2R4.We also encourage you to visit our websitethewholenote.com where you can find addedfeatures including direct links to performers,composers and record labels, “buy buttons”for on-line shopping and additional,expanded and archival reviews.David Olds, DISCoveries Editordiscoveries@thewholenote.comWinterreise is Schubert’s most trenchantmetaphor of his own life and tragedy. It is adifficult piece and it is rare to hear such anunflinching probing of this sad masterpieceas Finley’s, which may indeed be the bestversion ever.Bruce SurteesWagner – ParsifalJonas Kaufmann; René Pape; Peter Mattei;Katarina Dalayman; Evgeny Nikitin;Metropolitain Opera; Daniele GattiSony 88883725589The Met is certainlyback on the righttrack following theirdubious and verycostly Ring adventurewith this stunning,awe-inspiring,memorable and byfar more economicalproduction of Parsifal, created to kick off thecomposer’s 200th birthday festivities. Why?Three reasons:To begin, acclaimed film director, French-Canadian François Girard, already known inToronto for his Siegfried for the COC, hereenvisages a “pervasively gloomy” apocalypticvision with dark clouds and swirling mists(no doubt inspired by Goya’s frescos), barrengrounds bisected with a river of blood andatavistic symbolism thoroughly in keepingwith the harrowing story of the Knights of theHoly Grail’s inner doubt and hopelessness.Next, the choice of Italian conductor extraordinaireDaniele Gatti, a wonderfullytalented musical mind who truly presidesover this incredibly complex score andconducts it entirely from memory! To myrecollection only Toscanini could do that,mainly because he was vain and refused towear glasses. My experience with Gatti so farhas been his memorable Verdi performances,but here he is on an altogether different level.With broad tempi and long melodic lines hesustains a glowing intensity rarely achievedby even the very best.Thirdly, in the title role, German heroictenor Jonas Kaufmann is an inspired choice,with a wonderful stage presence and voiceof immense sensitivity he becomes a thoroughlycommitted personification of Parsifalfor our age. The distinguished cast is superb:René Pape is synonymous with Gurnemanz,Peter Mattei is simply heartbreaking as thesuffering Amfortas and Evgeny Nikitin isterrifying as the evil bloodthirsty Klingsor. AsKundry, an almost insanely difficult femalerole, Katarina Dalayman is maternally seductivewith spectacular vocal power.This is an immortal production that willresound through the ages.Janos GardonyiFranck – StradellaIsabelle Kabatu; Marc Laho; PhilippeRouillon; Opera Royal de Wallonie; PaoloArrivabeniDynamic 37692A child prodigy,a brilliant pianoplayer and composeralready in his teens,with a career tightlycontrolled by hisfather – until heemancipated himself.No, I am not talkingabout W.A. Mozart. This unusual careerpath was also followed by César Franck. TheBelgian composer is remembered for hisorgan compositions that constitute a goodlypart of every organist’s repertoire. However,he was just as skilled as a composer of instrumentalmusic with sonatas, a celebratedpiano quintet, the Symphony in D Minorand the Symphonic Variations for piano andorchestra plus several operas.Rarely, if at all staged, Franck’s operasnevertheless deserve our attention. Stradella,his first, was never fully orchestrated and thecurrent recording represents its first publicperformance.Alessandro Stradella, the 17th centurycomposer murdered in Genoa, is only nominallyconnected to the libretto – as this is awork of fiction. Stradella seeks to woo Leonorwith his beautiful singing, but not for himself– for the Duke of Pesaro. Of course, he fallsin (reciprocated) love and the lovers elopeto Rome, pursued by the vengeful Duke. TheDuke hires assassins and instructs them tokill Stradella. Here is where this productionby Jaco Van Dormael diverges from theoriginal story: the opera actually has a happyending, as the Duke is so moved by Stradella’ssinging, he forgives the betrayal and blessesthe union of Leonor and her love. Alas, VanDormael has decided to reference the murderof the real-life Stradella and has Leonor dyingof grief. Stradella then joins her in heaven,as joyous music, hardly appropriate for thistragic ending, plays on.The staging is beautiful, though at timespuzzling – a giant wading pool is the perfectsetting for Venice flooded during the Carnival,but it makes less sense as the action moves toa church in Rome. Regardless of the dramaticthewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 71

choices in this production, the music ofFranck and beautiful singing by Marc Laho asStradella make this disc a keeper.Robert TomasPoulenc – Stabat Mater; Sept Répons deTénèbresCarolyn Sampson; Cappella Amsterdam;Estonian National Symphony Orchestra;Daniel ReussHarmonia Mundi HMC 902149In the 1930s FrancisPoulenc started todisplay a more introspectivecharacterin his compositions.A period of soulsearchingafter thedeaths of two closeto him, his lover Raymonde Linossier andcomposer Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Poulencbegan to explore the religion he had once setaside, undertaking a pilgrimage and addingsacred music to his oeuvre. Highly personalized,the subsequent works seem to vacillatebetween two sides of the composer’slife, embodying both sublime reverence andworldly excess. His settings of Stabat Materand Sept Répons de Ténèbres were composedtwo decades later and represent the matureexpression of this dichotomy, breaking characterfrom the solemnity with expressions ofextreme emotional, sensual and even dancelikediversions. This is a challenging drama foran ensemble to undertake, to tackle Poulenc’spersonification of the sacred and express itin all its complexity. The flawless voicingsof Capella Amsterdam and the EstonianChamber Choir and superb musicianship ofthe Estonian National Symphony Orchestraled by Daniel Reuss produce a truly affectiveinterweaving of these seemingly diverseelements while the dulcet renderings ofsoprano Carolyn Sampson perfectly embodythe Marion essence.Dianne WellsHarrison Birtwistle – The Moth RequiemRoderick Williams; BBC Singers; NashEnsemble; Nicholas KokSignum Classics SIGCD368This fourth ofSignum’s seriesof composerledreleases withexquisite performancesby the BBCSingers is perfectlytimed to coincide withHarrison Birtwistle’s80th year. Though a mixture of recentand older compositions, this is a premiererecording for all works on the disc.The title piece is the most recent. TheMoth Requiem is composed for 12 femalevoices, alto flute and 3 harps. The beauty andtenuous life of the moth is explored througha text based on The Moth Poem by RobinBlaser, with the names of moth species, bothcommon and close to extinct, intertwinedthroughout. An eerie, shimmering fragility isperfectly evoked by the women’s voices whilethe music is crafted to portray a moth trappedinside a piano, touching the strings andbumping on the lid in its efforts to escape.This tenuous hold on life is mirroredthrough similar effect in Three Latin Motetsemployed as interludes for Birtwistle’s operaThe Last Supper. In The Ring Dance of theNazarene, Christ is alternately representedby the superb baritone Roderick Williamsand the chorus while an Iranian darbukadrum is employed to evoke the dance thatChrist performs for his disciples. On theSheer Threshold of the Night, is taken fromhis opera The Mask of Orpheus, a setting ofBoethius’ early Christian interpretation ofthe Orpheus myth, set underneath the motifof Orpheus and Eurydice calling out to eachother over the great divide between life andafterlife.Dianne WellsEARLY MUSIC AND PERIOD PERFORMANCEDoulce MémoireMargaret Little; Sylvain BergeronATMA ACD2 2685This CD explores thevariation techniqueknown as “diminutions,”a conceptmore commonlyknown as “divisions.”It is explained inthe accompanyingbooklet: “Diminutionswere made by dividing long notes of themelody into a series of shorter notes eithersurrounding the melody note or fillingup the interval between it and the nextmelody note.” Many of these were basedon madrigals, most famously Cipriano deRore’s Ancor che col partire. Here the artistshave chosen one set of variations, that byRicardo Rogniono. The title of the CD refersto a different madrigal, Doulce Mémoire, byPierre Sandrin. Here three sets of variationsare played: by François de Layolle, Diego Ortizand Vincenzo Bonizzi.Although there are only two players, therecital gives us many different textures: ofthe 17 tracks, seven are for treble viol andarchlute, six for bass viol and archlute, twofor solo treble viol and two for solo archlute.The material is largely based on variationson 16th century madrigals, but it is complementedby selections from John Playford’s1684 collection The Division Viol with its variationson popular English songs. No selectionof variations would be even half completewithout that most popular of songs, La Folia.Fittingly the CD ends with an anonymous setof variations based on that song.Throughout the CD viol player MargaretLittle and lutenist Sylvain Bergeron, aresuperb. I am always careful not to usesuperlatives too easily but these performancesare truly out of this world.Hans de GrootMeine Seele – German Sacred MusicMatthew White; Tempo Rubato; AlexanderWeimannATMA ACD2 2668As the CD’s bookletreminds us, musicwas very importantto Martin Luther. Itwas “a gift of God,”he wrote in 1530.It should be centralto education: “Ateacher must be ableto sing; if not, I don’t think he’s any use.”Luther’s views account, at least in part, forthe centrality of music in the Lutheran tradition.The tradition culminated with JohannSebastian Bach, but he was able to build on atleast a century of earlier music.This recording begins with an early cantataby Bach (Widerstehe doch der Sünde) butthen moves back into the 17th century(Heinrich Schütz, Franz Tunder, JohannRosenmüller, Johann Michael Bach, ChristophBernhard). It then returns to the early 18thcentury with the final work, a cantata byPhilipp Heinrich Erlebach. The vocal worksare complemented by instrumental pieces: asinfonia by Tunder, extracts from a suite byErlebach, a passacaglia for organ by GeorgMuffat and a set of dances by Rosenmüller.J.S. Bach, Schütz and Rosenmüller arethe only composers here who are at all wellknown today. It is good to hear the religiousmusic of other German composers of theEarly Baroque, especially when sung by thecountertenor Matthew White, who is a fineinterpreter of this music. We used to hearhim often in Toronto, with Tafelmusik or theToronto Consort. Now his work centres onMontreal and Vancouver. I hope he will comeback soon.Hans de GrootCLASSICAL AND BEYONDMozart – Piano Concertos 12 & 13Karin Kei Nagano; Cecilia String QuartetAnalekta AN 2 8765Mozart – Piano Concertos 13 & 14Janina Fialkowska; Chamber Players ofCanadaATMA ACD2 2532The piano concertos featured on thesetwo recordings may not be largely knownto most audiences. After all, Mozart wrote27 piano concertos and many later onesappear to be more dazzling and exciting.However, concertos Nos.12, 13 and 14 were72 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

written at the timewhen Mozart himselfentered a very prosperousand excitingstage in his life; hehad just moved toVienna, thus acquiringmore independencefrom his father,married Constanze Weber, and began developingentrepreneurial spirit by generatingrevenue from public performancesand sales of his new compositions. Thesepiano concertos, written in 1782 (Nos.12 and13) and in 1784 (No.14), reflect the forwardmomentum of Mozart’s life as well as somenostalgic elements and a subtle homage toJohann Christian Bach and Joseph Haydnin the middle movements. In an attempt topromote his work, Mozart wrote two versionsof these concertos:the orchestral version(strings and woodwinds),meant forconcert halls, and thechamber one, makingthem more accessibleto amateur musicians.It is the moreintimate, “a quattro” version that is presentedon both recordings. The absence of the hornsis arguably bothersome to some but it is myopinion that the chamber rendition offersnuance and clarity in phrasing that otherwisemay not be heard and works just aswell. Pianist Karin Kei Nagano and the CeciliaString Quartet dive into the intimate texturesand colours by emphasizing the simplicity ofMozart’s music. Cecilia Quartet uses vibratowith the clear intention of enhancing thesound, making the phrasing appear fresh andexciting at times. Karin Kei Nagano bringsyouthfulness and certain sweetness to herinterpretation – her notes are light, spiritedand virtuosic in a very natural way.The Chamber Players of Canada and JaninaFialkowska included the double bass in thestring ensemble thus achieving a warmeroverall sound. Fialkowska’s playing is fierceat times yet wonderfully lyrical. She doesnot shy away from darker piano colours inthe concertos but emphasizes innocenceand brightness in Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman.The string ensemble playing is intense andelegant. Eine kleine Nachtmusik has a reputationof being the party piece in the classicalmusic world – the Chamber Players of Canadaclearly enjoyed playing it and they did so witha high degree of stylishness.Ivana PopovichAngèle Dubeau and La Pietà are backwith another CD of shortcontemporary works onBLANC (Analekta AN 2 8737), adisc very similar to her Silence,on joue! CD from two years ago.That the approach seems to workso much better this time is almostcertainly due to the fact thatBLANC celebrates Dubeau’s return after ayear spent battling cancer. In thebooklet notes, Dubeau says thatduring her battle, music broughther “comfort, tranquility andsometimes, an essential escape.”The album is the story of her fightagainst illness, and how she “…serenely, came out of it stronger.”Perhaps not surprisingly, then,there is much more of a sense ofprogram here, plus a real feelingof emotional involvement – and,indeed, of serenity and strength.There are 14 tracks on the CD, withOsvaldo Golijov’s Close Your Eyes,Adrian Munsey’s The DistanceBetween and Marjan Mozetich’s “UnfoldingSky,” from his Postcards from the Sky,sounding particularly beautiful. Cat Stevens’Morning Has Broken and Mark O’Connor’sAppalachian Waltz are presented in lovelyarrangements; there are two pieces by DaveBrubeck and one by Ennio Morricone. Alsorepresented are Garry Schyman, Joe Hisaishi,François Dompierre, Ryuichi Sakamoto andShawn Phillips.Recorded at McGill University’s SchulichSchool of Music last November, the soundquality is warm and resonant. Part ofthe proceeds from sales of the CD willgo to support the Quebec Breast CancerFoundation.TERRY ROBBINSToronto Symphony Orchestra concertmasterJonathan Crow is joinedby pianist Paul Stewart onProkofiev’s Works for Violin andPiano, his latest CD on the ATMAClassique label (ACD2 2535). Therecording was made in April 2008,though, when Crow was stillconcertmaster of the OrchestreSymphonique de Montréal. Thethreeworks here – the Sonatas forViolin and Piano No.1 in F MinorandNo.2 in D Major and the FiveMelodies – were all also featuredon the recent 2-CD release ofProkofiev’s complete worksfor violin by James Ehnes,reviewed in this column just twomonths ago.There is a warmth and clarityto Crow’s playing, as well as anice range of tonal colour. TheSonata No.1 in F Minor, by farthe major work on the disc, isgiven a powerful reading, andthe D major sonata, a transcriptionof Prokofiev’s light-hearted FluteSonata, showcases the brightness of Crow’splaying. Stewart is an excellent partner, andthere is strong but sensitive playing from bothperformers throughout an excellent disc.The recording was made in the acousticallysuperb Salle Françoys-Bernier hall atDomaine Forget in Saint-Irénée, Québec.Several of the CDs in the outstandingHyperion series Romantic Violin Concertos –currently at Volume 15 – have been reviewedin previous editions of this column, butVolume 4 in the companion Romantic CelloConcerto series is the first I have received; itfeatures concertos by the German composerHans Pfitzner, who lived from 1869 to 1949(CDA67906).I have long known Pfitzner’s name inconnection with his opera Palestrina, thework for which he is still mostly remembered,but it occurred to me that I couldn’t recallever actually having heard any of his music.And what a loss that turns out to be, if theworks on this revelatory CD are anything togo by. Pfitzner wrote three cello concertos: theConcerto in A Minor, Op.posth., is a studentwork from 1888 that was not performed inpublic until 1977; the Concertos in G major,Op.42 and A minor, Op.52, date from 1935and 1943 respectively.Don’t be put off by Pfitzner’s stern, dourface in his photographs: his music is firmlyin the German late Romantic tradition ofBrahms, Bruch and Humperdinck, and itreally is gorgeous stuff – warm, rich, melodic,finely crafted, beautifully orchestrated, givingthe soloist ample opportunity to display theinstrument’s range and character.The German cellist Alban Gerhardt is inhis element here, and gets wonderful supportfrom the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlinunder Sebastien Weigle. Violinist GerganaGergova joins Gerhardt for the Duo Op.43for Violin, Cello and Small Orchestra, adelightful work from 1937 that brings amarvellous and beautifully-recorded ly CDto a close.Strings Attachedcontinues at thewholenote.comwith twoother terrific HyperionCDs featuring StevenIsserlis and Robert Levin(Beethoven) and theLeonore Piano Trio(Arensky), plus a discby violinist Ning Feng(Bruch and Tchaikovsky)and the second instalmentof string quartetsby Rued Langgaard(Nightingale Quartet).thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 73

Beethoven – Symphonies 1 & 7Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal; KentNaganoAnalekta AN 2 9887Conductor KentNagano leadsthe OrchestreSymphonique deMontréal (OSM) inenergetic and technicallytight live performancesof BeethovenSymphonies Nos.1 and7 in this thought-provoking release.Symphony No.1 is an early work wherethe compositional influences of late Haydnare combined with Beethoven’s preciseand contrasting dynamics. In contrast, thelater Symphony No. 7 is a robust rhythmiccomposition, as the liner notes state, “thetheme of Joy in conjunction with that ofDance and dance rhythms arising fromphysical impulses consistently predominates.”Both works are given thorough and invigoratinginterpretations. The musical andensemble mastery of OSM is most evident inthe faster sections, where Nagano’s appropriatechoices of tempo create a sense ofurgency without a feeling of rushing the beat.The orchestra shines in these sections, and itis a joy to listen to such crisp performances.But it is the contrasts in dynamics thatmakes these performances stand out from thecrowd. Nagano and the OSM seem to trusteach other’s musical choices, as the louds,softs and in between volumes are succinct,colourful and result in energetically focusedperformances that are never exaggeratedfor effect.Each performance ends with justifiablerousing applause from the audience.Combined with clear production, this is arecording to listen to, contemplate and appreciateas Nagano and the OSM offer a fresh andmodern take on two Beethoven symphonicchestnuts!Tiina KiikMODERN AND CONTEMPORARYResolve – Hindemith masterworks forclarinetRichard Stoltzman; Various artistsNavona Records NV5934One has to thankRichard Stoltzman,dean of the clarinetin North America, forthis latest addition toa long list of recordings,in this instancea celebration of PaulHindemith’s clarinet music. Missing only theQuartet (1938), this disc features the Concerto(1947), the Sonata (1939) and the Quintetwith strings (1923, revised in 1954). The lastis the most curious of the lot, at times starklymodern and strange, reflecting the composer’searly experiments with form and tonality,at others oddly restrained. No clue if this is onaccount of the later revisions. Recorded twoand a half decades ago, it’s certainly fun tohear a younger Richard Stoltzman strut aboutwith the E-flat (piccolo) instrument in themiddle movement.It can be lonely work sticking up forHindemith among colleagues who championthe work of more adventurous composers.I love his music, its assured quality, itsexploration of the instruments’ possibilities,and okay yes, his adherence to a formof TONALITY! His writing for strings inthe quintet is masterful, recalling somewhatthe character of his ballet: The FourTemperaments. Tashi, the chamber groupco-founded by Stoltzman and Peter Serkin,plays with mad commitment. This is theearliest recording of the set, dating from 1988.He recorded the Concerto with the SlovakRadio Orchestra in 2003.Now in his early 70s, Mr. Stoltzman seemsnot ready to pack up his horn. The sonata wasrecorded just last year, with Yehudi Wyneron piano. If Stoltzman has lost some of hisbeautiful tonal focus over time, his ability toform la phrase juste has not diminished.This disc bears a dedication to the lategreat Keith Wilson, his (and my) onetimeprofessor at Yale. It’s a fitting tributeto both men.Max ChristieA Concert for New YorkEdmonton Symphony Orchestra; WilliamEddinsESO Live 2012-05-1 (edmontonsymphony.com)This two-disc liverecording (from theWindspear Centre) ofthe program from theEdmonton SymphonyOrchestra’s CarnegieHall debut concert isan impressive package.It demonstrates the ESO’s remarkable growthand features works by its three composers-inresidenceto date, John Estacio, Allan Gillilandand Robert Rival, along with a rarely heardsymphony by Bohuslav Martinů. I recommendEstacio’s Triple Concerto for Violin,Cello and Piano (1997) with first-rate soloistsJuliette Kang, Denise Djokic and AngelaCheng. In brief, this might be described asneo-romanticism with mystical tendencies.Wonderful music.In his Symphony No.1 (1942) BohuslavMartinů melds elements of modernism, jazz,and Czech folk melody into his distinctiveneoclassical style. The large orchestra andprominent piano part add resonance, helpingavoid the spiky dryness of some neoclassicalworks. Strange ascending chromatic passagesseem to steam up from a chemist’s vat, andthere are premonitions of minimalism!William Eddins keeps everything balanced inan exciting performance.Robert Rival’s tender, slightly RavelianLullaby (2012) uses changing metres, ratherthan the triple time of cradle-rocking, toevoke walking and rocking his first child.Dreaming of the Masters III (2010) continuesAllan Gilliland’s concerto series referencingolder jazz styles. With Jens Lindemanas soloist on trumpet and flugelhorn, potentialfor virtuosity is realized and all involvedhave a great time. Ditto in the concert encore-- the “Mambo” from Bernstein’s West SideStory – where the ESO percussion add a“Wow!” factor.(Note: On my copy the recording’s volumeneeded to be cranked up considerably toreach normal listening levels.)Roger KnoxGlistening Pianos – Music by Alice Ping YeeHoDuo Piano 2X10Centrediscs CMCCD 19714There is a plethoraof exquisite auraldelights in this newrelease featuringthe music of HongKong-born Canadiancomposer AlicePing Yee Ho.As to be expectedfrom the Canadian Music Centre Centrediscslabel, the usual high production qualities, firstclass performance, musicianship and strongcompositions create a great listening experience.The five very distinct and contrastingpieces offer a superb cross section of styles,tonal sensibilities and musical forays, makingGlistening Pianos the perfect calling card forthe composer. Each work features the corepiano duo 2X10 – pianists Midori Koga andLydia Wong are powerhouse technicians whoboth easily jump through demanding technicaland musical hoops. Their expertise glistens,sparkles and glitters when they soundlike one piano in the more tonal opening titletrack while their keyboard conversations inAn Eastern Apparition reveal two distinct yinand yang musical beings. The closing trackHeart to Heart features a calmer etherealmood reminiscent of 19th century romanticpiano repertoire. Flutist Susan Hoeppner joinsthe duo in the emotive Chain of Being. Thereis just too much fun taking place in War!, afunky LOUD frolic, inspired by Ho’s daughterBo Wen Chan’s spoken lyrics, featuringpercussionist Adam Campbell, electronics.Only the omission of composition datesbeside the titles keeps the listener fromfully appreciating the development of Ho’sfirm grasp of writing for piano, from floridfast ascending and descending lines torhythmic marching backdrops and glisteningpiano timbres.Tiina Kiik74 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Kitchen PartyDerek Charke; Mark AdamCentrediscs CMCCD 19814The idea behind thisCD is simple: give atheme to seven EastCoast composers andask them to writesomething four toten minutes long forflute and percussionand premiere theoutcomes at a traditional Nova Scotia kitchenparty for 70 guests. The flute-percussion duocomprises “extended techniques” specialistflutist Derek Charke and “veteran of virtuallyevery percussion genre,” Mark Adam, nowboth music professors at Acadia Universityin Wolfville. The composers may all be fromNova Scotia but their music is from all overthe map (in a good way!).Redundancy is out and originality isin; everyone has something different andinteresting to say.There is, as one would hope, lots ofextended flute technique – whistles,harmonics, multiphonics, pops and buzzes,as in some of the variations in Charke’scontribution, ‘Reel’ Variations on a Jig andJim O’Leary’s Music for Amplified Bass Fluteand Drum Set.There is also lots of very contemporarymelodic writing as in John Plant’s Capriccio,in which the forward momentum of themarimba’s arpeggiated ostinato is matched bythe flute’s equally dynamic melody line, andeven a toe-tapping jig in Charke’s piece. Andthen there are the fascinating rhythms, as inAnthony Genge’s Third Duo, Jeff Hennessy’sBalor’s Flute and Robert Bauer’s CaféAntiqua. Yes, there is even some Japaneseinspiredmusic in Charke’s improvisation,recorded live at the kitchen party.So you don’t think you like contemporarymusic? Think again!Allan PulkerJAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSICThe Big PictureDavid KrakauerTable Pounding TDR 002 davidkrakauer.comAnti-Semitism orapproval is behindthe oft-repeatedcanard that “Jewsrun Hollywood,“ butcertainly no one candeny the influenceproducers, directors,writers and composers of Jewish backgroundhave had on the history of cinema.Clarinetist David Krakauer pays tribute toHollywood’s Semitic tinge on The Big Pictureperforming a dozen songs from films whoseactors, director, composer or themes reflectJewish topics. Considering that the moviesrange from Sophie’s Choice to The ProducersSomething in the AirA New Take on Standards – Jazz and OtherwiseSince jazz’s beginnings, the measureof a musician’s talent hasnot only been how wellthe person improvises, but alsohow he or she interprets standards.In the 21st century a standardsong has evolved past its TinPan Alley origins, plus distinctivepurely jazz compositions haveentered the canon. But whilemore conservative playerstreat standards as immutable,the CDs here are noteworthybecause their creatorsdistinctively re-imaginestandards.In an exercise that’sbreathtakingly difficult,drummer Tom Rainey and hisquintet take a collection of hyper-familiartunes and upend them in such a way thatit sounds as if they’re being played for thefirst time. Rainey, plus Canadian pianist KrisDavis, bassist Drew Gress, trumpeter RalphAlessi and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, turnObbligato (Intakt Records CD 227 intaktrec.ch)into a showcase for new ideas.Starting with the hoary Just in Time, the fivecannily layer dissonant variations onto thebasic theme before conjuring up the head.These restructurings take in songs by DukeEllington, Dave Brubeck, Jerome Kern andJule Styne among others. Secret Love, forexample is given a sharpened, stop-timetreatment, with an extended octave-jumpingsolo from Laubrock, decorated with smearedtriplets from Alessi. Meanwhile whinnyingKEN WAXMANbrass and cymbal swishes back upsteady vamping on You Don’t KnowWhat Love Is until the pressurizedtorque explodes into the mutedmelody. With sophisticated timing,Davis shows her skills by pluckingthe recognizable melody ofReflections, while the saxophonistis constructing a related buoyanttheme outof pinpointed smears and rests.Most extraordinarily, before the trumpetercreates a quivering impressionisticvariant of Prelude to a Kiss, Raineyvalidates his percussion refinement,with one of his few solos. Puttingin motion many parts of his kit, hemoves the narrative forward withoutturning to bombast.Another variation on this themeis interpreting another musician’scompositions while seamlessly adding yourown themes in a similar style. That’s whatAmerican trumpeter Dave Douglas andMontreal reedist Chet Doxas do on Riverside(Greenleaf Music GLM 1036 greenleafmusic.com).A salute to the music of influentialclarinetist Jimmy Giuffre, the quartet,filled out by electric bassist Steve Swallow anddrummer Jim Doxas, Chet’s brother, performstracks from this CD at The Rex on April 19.Although New Englander Douglas andQuebecer Doxas come from dissimilar backgroundsthan Texas-born Giuffre, their originalsreflect the same sort of Southwesternspaciousness in which the clarinetist’s triosspecialized. Their sophisticated transformationsare substantiated by slotting Douglasand Doxas tunes near Giuffre’s. Maintaininga loping swing throughout, the quartet alsoredefines a Giuffre standard like The Trainand the River by carving out parts for drumsand trumpet, unlike the original. Making themelody speedier and hard hitting doesn’tdestroy its fragile beauty though. Canteringalong via the drummer’s clip-clops andSwallow’s guitar-like plucks, Douglas’ FrontYard attains the same easy swing in whichGiuffre specialized, harmonizing his mutedtrumpet and Doxas’ chalumeau clarinet.Doxas’ extended Sing on the Mountain/Northern Miner reflects his command ofthe moderato idiom as well, as contrapuntaltrumpet tones and leisurely tenor sax slursintertwine. Nonetheless, the quartet’s originalityis confirmed with Douglas’ Backyard,a vamping blues line. While Douglas’ brassytongue slurps and the drummer’s rappingbackbeat create a tune much weightier thananything by Giuffre, its contrapuntal call-andresponseorganization maintains the mood.To read dhow Dutch pianistMichiel Braam, the Dutch-American groupThe Whammies and the French-German bandDie Hochstapler reinterpret standards seethe continuation of this column at thewholenote.com.thewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 75

it’s fortunate that Krakauer’s equally variedmusical affiliations have encompassed JohnZorn, the Klezmatics, Itzhak Perlman andsymphony orchestras.Krakauer’s usual strategy is to retain thejaunty theme to songs like “Tradition“ fromFiddler on the Roof, as slippery clarinettrills; Jenny Scheinman’s see-sawing violinstrings and pedal reverb from Adam Rogers’guitars contrast a parallel musical identityfor the tune. These novel arrangments workwhether the psychedelic guitar excess on“Honeycomb“ from Lenny is over-emphasized,or whether on “Si Tu Vois Ma Mére“used in Midnight in Paris, Krakauer subvertsthe rote two-beat Dixieland from Jim Black’sdrums with roadhouse boogie bumps frombass and rhythm guitar as well as disco-erasound loops. At the same time while skitteringfiddle modulations, accordion slurs andstrumming guitar lines may give a piece like“Love Theme“ from Sophie’s Choice an interfacethat sounds more Palm Springs thanPoland, Krakauer’s own tone, complete withheartfelt trills and spectro-fluctuation nevermocks the music’s underlying melancholy.More to the point Krakauer’s reed skill issuch that he makes you hear some songs innew ways. Playing bass clarinet on FunnyGirl’s middle-of-road staple “People“ forinstance, his intense vibrato joined withcascading piano chords and violin runsstrengthens the melody’s poignancy withoutletting it fall into sentimentality. OverallThe Big Picture is an outstanding salute tomovies, music and movie music, whatevertheir origins.Ken WaxmanPOT POURRIThe Musical Voyages of Marco PoloMaria Farantouri; En Chordais; EnsembleConstantinople; Kyriakos KalaitzidisWorld Village WVF 479092Circles lyrics by the 14th century Iranian poetHafez are inspired by a Chinese melody. KiyaTabassian (sitar and voice) brilliantly conveysthe winding and demanding nature of MarcoPolo’s journeyings.Then the traveller reaches Uzbekistanfor perhaps the most impassioned songon the CD: Ey Dilbari Jonomin (Oh, myheart-stealing beauty) where the voices ofKalaitzidis and Nodira Permatova are allowedto express the song’s haunting quality, accompaniedonly by oud, viola and violin. All toosoon we are back on the road east with Fivesteps, a piece played on Nepalese sarangi toguide us to Mongolia, where Chandmaninutag evokes the latter’s grasslandsand streams.Finally, China. Yi Zu Wu Qu (dance ofthe Yi nation) is a thoughtful piece for solopipa, contrasting with the complex sevenpartMusical Voyages of Marco Polo. Andthen a final inspiration. Greek legend MariaFarantouri sings Xenos (the stranger),conveying Marco Polo’s feelings of beinga stranger in a new life. Farantouri, longconsidered one of the foremost interpretersof Greek music, has lost none of her touch.Enjoy this expressive journey.Michael SchwartzMañanaAmanda MartinezIndependent (amandamartinez.ca)Latina songstress,broadcaster,actor and composer/lyricist, AmandaMartinez’ latest CD,Mañana is a zestymusical “Caldo” – brilliantlyand authenticallyproduced by Javier Limon and dGeorgeSeara. The 12 tracks provide a tasty banquetof original, Mexican and Tejano-inspiredcompositions, served up with healthy dosesof a tropically infused blend of the tart andthe sweet. On Mañana, Martinez wearsseveral hats – as artist, composer and lyricist,and the recording itself is a tribute to themusical influences of her beloved Mexico,imbued with contemporary and traditionalmotifs as well as stylish arrangements andsuperb musicianship and vocals from herfine ensemble.Martinez’ co-creators include the talentedbassist Drew Birston, singer Fernando Osorio,skilled guitarist Kevin Laliberte, Javier Limón(arranger and co-producer) and writers ElstenTorres, Daniel Martinez Velasco, Claudia Brantand Nana Maluca. All songs on Mañana aresung in Spanish, with the exception of three:“Frozen” – featuring Martinez’ intriguingnarrative lyric, “Le Chemin,” rendered inflawless French, and the youthfully romanticand salsa-rific, “Let’s Dance,” sung in English.Martinez’ clairent, musical tone melded withher sibilant, colonial Spanish is a delightfultreat for the ear, the heart and the soul. Herpure and supple voice is capable of communicatinga range of potent emotions – from thedeeply sensual to heartbreaking innocence.Superb tracks include the optimistic andtraditionally arranged “Esperanza Viva” – afine composition by Brant and Maluca; thelilting Dias Invisibles, which is an inspiredcollaboration between Martinez and guitaristLaliberte replete with some delightful BurtBacharach-ish horn lines. Also of particularbeauty is Martinez and Limón’s “Ahora site Canto” – a tender and evocative ballad,laden with lush and almost mystical, Iberianmodalities as well as thoroughly stunningviolin work by Osvaldo Rodriguez.Lesley Mitchell-ClarkeConcert note: Amanda Martinez launchesMañana with a concert at the Winter GardenTheatre on April 5.Italy to China inMarco Polo’s footsteps,interpretedstage by stage bylocal music, inspiredKyriakos Kalaitzidisto coordinate and tocompose a virtualjourney along the Silk Road.Early music enthusiasts will get theireye (or ear) drawn in with the well-knownLamento di Tristano which weaves itssedate course by bringing together WesternEuropean and Middle-Eastern instruments.This same combination forms Kalaitzidis’choice for one of his own compositions,the equally sedate Marco’s Dream. What acontrast then with his second composition,Gallop, which conjures up Marco Polo confidentlyand swiftly crossing the Silk Road onhis mission.As Marco Polo moves eastward the musicescorts him, as its style changes. In MigrantsMore DISCoveries at thewholenote.com with the following additional newreviews:To read how Dutch pianist Michiel Braam, the Dutch-American group The Whammies andthe French-German band Die Hochstapler reinterpret standards see the continuation of KenWaxman’s Something in the Air at thewholenote.com.Strings Attached also continues at thewholenote.com with two other terrific Hyperion CDsfeaturing Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin (Beethoven) and the Leonore Piano Trio (Arensky),plus a disc by violinist Ning Feng (Bruch and Tchaikovsky) and the second instalment of stringquartets by Rued Langgaard (Nightingale Quartet).76 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Vancouver-based guitarist/composer Bill Coon hasspent quite a bit of timeworking with singers like DenzalSinclaire and Kate Hammett-Vaughan. They clearly hear Coon’srare ability to provide optimumframing for a melody. His lyrical l giftis much in evidence on Scudder’sGroove (Pagetown 006, billcoon.com),a magically tunefulset in which standards andCoon compositions alike seemto bubble up through thewarm, glassy sound of hisguitar. His trio rendering ofMy Funny Valentine is a modelof jazz ballad playing. Coongets solid support from bassistDarren Radtke and drummerDave Robbins, while the lateRoss Taggart on tenor saxophoneis a perfect partner. Taggartswings magnificently on theopening version of Lady Be Good and Coon’sThelonious Monk-inspired But I’m Glad YouDid, while his playing on Ballad for Someoneand the title track resonates with the samedepth of feeling that Coon brings to them.Coon’s special contribution to Canadianjazz singing is immediately apparent on LauraCrema’s Fotografia (lauracrema.com), as theVancouver singer opens her fourth CD withjust Coon’s guitar momentarily embracingher voice. That initial lack of adornment isemblematic of Crema’s work: she favourssubstance over decoration, eschewing bothaffectation and surface perfection in favourof direct, emotional renderings of her disparateand imaginative material, includingEllington’s Azure, a duet with Coon; JohnLennon’s Beautiful Boy, a vocal duet withbassist Adam Thomas; a compelling Wild Isthe Wind with pianist Sharon Minemoto;three songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim; and twooriginals by Crema and Minemoto. SomehowCrema ties them together, along with aconcluding version of Kurt Weill and MaxwellAnderson’s Lost in the Stars that leaves thebest possible impression, its dreamlike ambienceshot through with emotional grit.Composer/trombonist Jeff Presslaff left hisnative New York City for Manitoba in 1997,but he’s found an intriguing way to mergethe two locales in The Complete Rebirth ofthe Cool (Cellar Live CL071113 cellarlive.com). In 1949 Miles Davis was at the centreof a group developing fresh concepts in jazzorchestration, among them Gil Evans, GerryMulligan and John Lewis. The result wasDavis’ Nonet, a group that included Frenchhorn and tuba, as well as likelier jazz instruments.Collected on an LP in 1957, the group’sSTUART BROOMER78s were dubbed The Birthof the Cool. Presslaffhas assembled a groupinManitoba withidentical instrumentationand commissionedcompositionsinspired by the originalNonet’s works. It’sgenerally true to thesubtle textures andharmonies of the originals,though at timesit turns ponderous.Trumpeter DeanMcNeill provides thelivelier What Fourth,while Jon Stevens’brooding NovemberNight explores morecontemporary sonics.That early MilesDavis project was alsoameeting ground forsome of the key figures in the third streammovement that would seek to fuse elementsof jazz and classical music, including Evans,Lewis and Gunther Schuller, the Nonet’sFrench horn player. “Third stream” mayonly be cited as an historical category thesedays, but it’s a pervasive methodology formany musicians. Greg de Denus is a youngToronto pianist whose background includesstudies with such distinguished musiciansas Don Thompson, Fred Hersch andDave Douglas. The quality of the instructionis more apparent than specific influencesin Solo Piano, Live at Gallery 345 (PetMantis Records PMR009 petmantisrecords.com), which has de Denus working througha program in which composition and improvisationare often indistinguishable. There’sa rhapsodic sweep to much of this music, deDenus’ pyrotechnics often tending towardchromatic fantasia on pieces like PocketJacks. It even touches Steve Swallow’s FallingGrace and Thelonious Monk’s In Walked Bud,which has as much Rachmaninov as BudPowell. De Denus is true to the tradition ofFrench Impressionism in jazz, summoningup the spirit of Duke Ellington in Alter Ego.When de Denus slows down, he produces theelusive Folksing, a study in sonoritythat’s as beautiful as it is original.The influence of classicalmodels is also apparent in muchof the work of clarinetist/saxophonistPeter Van Huffel, theKingston, Ontario native whoserecent residences include NewYork and Berlin (Van Huffelalso hasa duo with Greg de Denus). Thegroup House of Mirrors continuesVan Huffel’s partnership withsinger Sophie Tassignon, withpianist Julie Sassoon and bassistMiles Perkin (originally fromWinnipeg) completing the group onAct One (Wismart W 105wismart.de). The piece is a long suitewith both composed and improvisedmaterials, summoning up everythingfrom medieval song to jazz,School of Vienna abstraction andEuropean free improvisation. It’sheld together by sheer virtuosityand the focal point of Tassignon’s mercurialvoice.Saxophonist/clarinetist Anna Webber isanother Canadian expatriate with similarmusical breadth and co-ordinates: originallyfrom British Columbia, she has residedsuccessively in Berlin and Brooklyn. She hasan absolute gem as a memento of her Berlinstay, Percussive Mechanics (Pirouet PIT3069, pirouet.com). Webber leads a septetof mostly German percussionists in a suiteof her compositions that seems to simultaneouslyconnect to African music, New Yorkminimalism and the late serialism of Boulez’Le marteau sans maître. There’s real powerhere, with a sense of mystery and essentialcoherence arising from the evolving rhythmiclanguage and its ability to absorb certainkinds of almost-random fractures. Webberthe tenor soloist comes to the fore on the titletrack, rising over the underlying patternswith expansive detailed runs delivered withmachine-gun precision.Mid-Month. 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Old Wine, New Bottles | Fine Old Recordings Re-ReleasedBRUCE SURTEESIn 1991 a new record label cameinto being when Continuum/Testament issued seven CDsthat restored several esteemedrecordings from the past of interest tto music lovers and collectors alike.Their first disc (SBT1001) featuredacclaimed hornist Aubrey Brain,Adolf Busch and Rudolf Serkinplaying the Brahms Horn Trio,Op.40 (rec.1933) coupled withReginald Kell playing the BrahmsClarinet Quintet with the BuschString Quartet (rec.1937). Theothers for that year were twomore Kell programs, discs byRichard Tauber, Yehudi Menuhinand a CD of Ten Top Tenors, a CDthat included Caruso, Roswaenge,Thill, Martinelli and others. Quiteunexpected was a CD of Alban Bergthat included the Violin Concertoplayed by Louis Krasner, whocommissioned the work, withthe BBC Symphony conductedby Anton Webern! (SBT1004). The sourcewas Krasner’s own acetates which were farless than pristine, but that was soon overlookedafter experiencing this enthrallingand unique performance. Today, some 500releases later, Testament is at the forefrontof issuing and reissuing licensed recordingsof outstanding performances of every classicalgenre by artists that are now deservedlylegendary, including conductors, instrumentalists,singers, symphony orchestras,chamber groups and two Ring Cycles,Keilberth from Bayreuth (1955) and Kempefrom Covent Garden (1957). From the last fewmonths, here are four out-of-the-ordinaryreleases of special interest:A 2-CD set from the 1962 Salzburg Festivalfeatures an August 19 performance withKarl Böhm and the Berlin Philharmonic(SBT2.1489). The program opens withMozart’s Symphony No.40 played in tempithat may sound to some ears to be on theslow side. However, that was how Böhmheard it and how he played it over the yearsin Dresden and everywhere else. As such theelegance is very pleasing. Hearing DietrichFischer-Dieskau singing Kindertotenliederwas always a moving experience and withBöhm and the Berliners supporting him,the 37-year-old singer is inspired. The big,after-the-intermission work is Also SprachZarathustra. DG had recorded a Böhmversion in 1958 but this later performanceis far more powerful, probing and intense.Böhm does not stay on the surface of thescore to give a brilliant effect but is fullyaware of and reveals the brooding energybeneath. A performance of this magnitudemost certainly adds new dimensions to thismighty tone poem.The Verdi Requiemwas played by theBerlin Philharmonicten days earlier at thesame 1962 SalzburgFestival, on this occasionconducted byHerbert von Karajan.The soloists wereLeontyne Price,Giulietta Simionato,Giuseppe Zampieri andNicolai Ghiaurov with theSingverein der GesellschaftderMusikfreunde Wien.Testament’s CD (SBT 1491)of the ORF’s recordingwas authorized by the SalzburgFestival. Frankly, I wondered whyissue yet another Karajan VerdiRequiem. From the ethereallybalanced strings and voices of the“Requiem and Kyrie,” the performanceunfolded, not as expectedbut as a haunting and respectful homage toVerdi, empathizing with his emotions andhis inspiration to write the work. The soloistsand chorus are fully enrolled, all rising to theoccasion.The world premiere performance ofBritten’s War Requiem, given in CoventryCathedral on May 30, 1960 is finally availableon CD (SBT 1490). Taking part in this historicevent were Peter Pears, Heather Harper,Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with The City ofBirmingham Symphony Orchestra, TheCoventry Festival Choir, Boys of Holy Trinity,Leamington and Holy Trinity, Stratfordand John Cooper, organ, all conducted byMeredith Davies and the Melos Ensembleconducted by Benjamin Britten. The genesisof this work, commissioned in remembranceof the bombing of Coventry, is wellknown, together with the many obstacles tobe overcome. This is from the BBC’s originalrecording digitally remastered in 2013. Therehave been some picayune criticisms of theoccasional untidiness in the playing and someoff-the-beat entries or that therecording does not make certainpassages as clear as they wouldbe in a modern studio recording.For heaven’s sake! This is not anaudition tape! It’s an “historicdocument”! We can now hearhowthat notable first performancesounded to the people inattendance 54 years ago. There isa sense of occasion throughoutthe performance from instrumentalistsand singers alikeas all three soloists demonstratetheir total absorptionin their roles. I find this monauralrecording to be gripping, convincing andeminently moving.Noel Mewton-Wood was an Australianpianist, born in Melbourne in 1922. Hestudied at the Melbourne Conservatoriumand was passionate about all forms of music.In the 1930s he studied with Artur Schnabeland later with Frank Bridge. He had an enormoustalent and was highly regarded andrespected by his peers and many conductors,especially Beecham with whom heperformed often. Britten chose Mewton-Wood to premiere the revised version ofhis piano concerto and later to accompanyPears while he, Britten, was occupied withGloriana. Pears commissioned pieces to befeatured in their upcoming May 1953 concert.Later that year, devastated by the death of hispartner, the 31-years young Noel Mewton-Wood knowingly ingested cyanide. The fourmovementBritten Piano Concerto mentionedabove was recorded in 1946 by Mewton-Woodwith the London Symphony conducted byBasil Cameron. This BBC recording, previouslyun-released together with the songscommissioned by Pears for their recital, isnow on Testament (SBT 1493) with comprehensivenotes. The vivacious Britten concertois played with great gusto and the song cycles,To Poetry by Mátyás Seiber and Voices of theProphets by Alan Bush were recorded at thetime for broadcast by the BBC.News. 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SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORSPRING CONCERTSGet great seats now!HEIDIVAN HOESENGORTONSIR ANDREW DAVISBYRON STRIPLINGMardi Gras:New Orleans JazzTUE, APRIL 22 AT 8:00pmWED, APRIL 23 AT 2:00pm & 8:00pmJeff Tyzik, conductorByron Stripling, trumpet/vocalistBobby Floyd, organBob Breithaupt, drum setMahler Symphony 9WED, APRIL 30 AT 8:00pmTHU, MAY 1 AT 8:00pmSir Andrew Davis, conductorMahler: Symphony No. 9Tchaikovsky Symphony 6WED, MAY 7 AT 8:00pmTHU, MAY 8 AT 8:00pmSAT, MAY 10 AT 7:30pmSUN, MAY 11 AT 3:00pm*Peter Oundjian, conductorJean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoAndrew McCandless, trumpet (MAY 10 & 11)Rossini: Overture to La scala di seta(MAY 7, 8, 11)James MacMillan: Piano Concerto No. 3“Mysteries of Light” (CANADIANPREMIÈRE | MAY 7 & 8)Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1(MAY 10 & 11)Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6“Pathétique”* May 11 at George Weston Recital Hall,Toronto Centre for the Arts.MendelssohnScottish SymphonyWED, MAY 14 AT 6:30pmTHU, MAY 15 AT 2:00pmSAT, MAY 17 AT 8:00pmMichael Francis, conductorHeidi Van Hoesen Gorton, harp(MAY 15 & 17)Tom Allen, host (MAY 14)Purcell: Dances from The Fairy QueenGinastera: Concerto for Harp andOrchestra (MAY 15 & 17)Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3“Scottish”Informative pre-concert chat in the Lobby on April 30.Post-concert chat onstage with Peter Oundjian on May 7.Post-concert party in the Lobby on May 10.Complimentary pre-concert appetizers on May 14.TICKETS START AT $29 | ROY THOMSON HALL | 416.593.4828 | TSO.CAOFFICIAL AIRLINEAPRIL 23PERFORMANCE SPONSORMAY 10PERFORMANCE SPONSORAPRIL 22 & 23PERFORMANCE SPONSOR

PETER SELLARS DIRECTSHANDEL“An opera performance this great is plentyrare. But opera capable of inspiring moralaction is for the ages.” — Los Angeles TimesEric Owens. Photo: Dan RestApril 5 – 30Sung in English with English SURTITLEScoc.ca 416−363−8231TICKETS $ FROM 45BMO Financial Group Pre-PerformanceOpera Chats & BMO Financial Group StudentDress RehearsalsPresenting Sponsorof SURTITLESOfficial AutomotiveSponsorHercules is generouslyunderwritten in part byAnne and Tony Arrell,and Donald E. O’BornCreative: BT/A