Volume 17 Issue 9 - June 2012

Vol 17 No 9CONCERT LISTINGS | JUNE 1–JULY 7, 2012SUMMERMUSICGUIDEINSIDE!ANNUALGREENPAGES

Baroque Summer Festival 2012Jeanne Lamon, Music Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber ChoirFREECONCERTSIN JUNEPresented in conjunction with theTafelmusik Baroque Summer InstituteTafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute generously sponsored byDelightfully BaroqueMon June 4 at 8pmTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St WThe Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and ChamberChoir, with soloists Ann Monoyios, soprano andPeter Harvey, baritone.Musical InterludeSat June 9 at 12pmWalter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T, 80 Queen’s ParkA casual noon-hour concert of chamber musicperformed by members of the TBSI faculty.The TBSI Orchestras & ChoirsWed June 13 at 1pmWalter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T, 80 Queen’s ParkDirected by Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurinsand featuring TBSI participants.Admission to Delightfully Baroque, Musical Interlude, andThe TBSI Orchestras & Choirs is on a first-come, first-served basis.No tickets are required. Doors open 15 minutes prior to each concert.The Grand Finale *Sat June 16 at 7:30 pmGrace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale RdThe combined forces of the TBSI Orchestra,Tafelmusik Orchestra, TBSI Choir andTafelmusik Chamber Choir in a baroqueextravaganza! Directed by Jeanne Lamonand Ivars Taurins.Tickets required for June 16. See admission details below.Free and general admission:*Tickets for The Grand Finale must be obtained in advance andwill be available to the public on June 11 starting at 10 am inperson only, at the Tafelmusik Box Office at 427 Bloor StreetWest. Maximum of 2 tickets per person. (Note: all ticketswere given away within minutes last year!)For more information:416.964.6337 tafelmusik.orgTBSF supported by:Thank you also to:Lynn & James HaightSeason Presenting Sponsor

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Volume 17 No 9 | June 1 – July 7, 2012FOR OPENERS6. Passing the Torch | david perlmanFEATURES8. Musical Frameworks: Jack Diamond | Pamela MARGleSBEAT BY BEAT11. On Opera | CHriSTOPHer HOILE13. Early Music | Simone desileTS15. Classical & Beyond | sharna searle18. In With the New | david perlman20. World View | andrew timar22. Art of Song | Hans de grOOT23. Choral Scene | benjamin stein25. Music Theatre | robert wallace26. Jazz Notes | jim galloway28. Bandstand | Jack MacQUARRIE40. Jazz in the Clubs | ORI DAGanLISTINGS30. A | Concerts in the GTA37. B | Concerts Beyond the GTA39. C | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)44. D | The ETCeteras54. S | Summer FestivalsMUSICAL LIFE48. We Are All Music’s Children | mJ buell59. Book Shelf | pamela marglesDISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED60. Editor’s Corner | David Olds60. Vocal61. Early & Period Performance62. Classical & Beyond63. Strings Attached | terry rOBBins64. Modern & Contemporary66. Jazz & Improvised67. Jazz, Eh? | stuart brOOmer68. Something in the Air | Ken Waxman69. Old Wine, New Bottles | bruce surteesmore6. Contact Information & Deadlines29. Index of Advertisers46. Classified AdsACD2 2565J.S. BACHNOUVEAUX«BRANDEBOURGEOIS»7-12Bande Montréal BaroqueEric MilnesATMA presents six‘New’ Concertos inspiredby Bach’s highly colourfuland creative sequence oforchestrations of theBrandenburgs.This historical reconstructionhas been done by scholarand oboist Bruce Haynes.In This IssueAVAILABLE IN HD ATATMACLASSIQUE.COMSelect ATMA titles now on saleBEETHOVEN MARATHONpage 15SUMMER GREEN PAGESpage 49–58CLUB FESTpage 40

FOR OPENERS | DAVID PERLMANPassing theTorchOne or two of you will remember that in last month’s ForOpeners I raked the Glenn Gould Foundation over thecoals for cutting the Award’s classical balls off. So you maybe surprised (and maybe disappointed) to hear that, onlya couple of weeks later, I attended the May 14 Massey Hall gala concertat which LeonardCohen received the ninthGlenn Gould FoundationAward, stood for everystanding ovation, andwiped away more than acouple of tears.You might be lesssurprised, if no less disappointed,if you hadknown that in my onlyThreeorchestramembers,SistemaToronto,winner of theGlenn GouldFoundation’sCity ofTorontoProtégéPrize.slightly more demented university days,I was the individual who could, on agiven day, rise up from the audience ata mass meeting in the Great Hall, blastthe organizers for irrelevance, and leada walkout, headed for the cafeteria. And,only a couple of weeks later, storm into the cafeteria, bellow at thechip-and-gravy-eating masses to get up off their apathetic arses, andlead a sheepish throng back to the Great Hall for a meeting.You might be even more forgiving if I explain that I bought my firstguitar in 1968 specifically to learn Suzanne, in the hopes of persuadingMoira LePage to let me touch her perfect body with anything. Andthis was half way round the world, long before I even knew, let alonecared, that Leonard Cohen was a Canadian.It was a wonderful evening, full ofnuance and grace, a funny funny storyfrom Cohen himself about the first ofhis two meetings with Gould himself(as a reporter), and another fine account,from Adrienne Clarkson, herself, abouthow she tried unsuccessfully to get aliterary travel grant from the CanadaCouncil, back in its infancy, for thishot young Montreal poet she “held atorch for” to come do a reading for theyoung ladies of St. Hilda’s (Universityof Toronto). Cohen himself did get aCanada Council Grant in those earlyyears, it was explained – a princely $26,the first money anyone ever gave himjust to “be a writer.” (In return, he donatedhis $50,000 prize back to the Canada Council.)Suzanne remained, blessedly, unsung, and the only snippet ofHallelujah came in a little video clip sung and played by the childrenSN BiancaThe WholeNote The Toronto Concert-Goer’s GuideVolume 17 No 9 | JUN 1 – jul 7, 2012720 Bathurst St., Suite 503,Toronto ON M5S 2R4Main TelePHOne 416-323-2232Fax 416-603-4791SwiTCHBOard & General Inquiries Ext 21Chairman of the Board | Allan Pulkerdirectors@thewholenote.comPublisher/Editor In Chief | David Perlmanpublisher@thewholenote.comCD Editor | David Oldsdiscoveries@thewholenote.comEvent Advertising/MembershipKaren Ages | members@thewholenote.comAdvertising/Production Support/OperationsJack Buell | adart@thewholenote.comDirector of MarketingGarry Page | marketing@thewholenote.comListings DepartmentSharna Searle | Listings Editorlistings@thewholenote.comOri Dagan | Associate Editor: Jazz, The ETCeterasjazz@thewholenote.com, etc@thewholenote.comWebsiteBryson Winchester | systems@thewholenote.comCirculation, Display Stands & SubscriptionsChris Malcolm | circulation@thewholenote.comPatrick Slimmon | patrick@thewholenote.comOmdC and The Ontario ArTS Councilare agencies of the Government of OntarioThanks to this month’s contributorsBeat ColumnistsART OF SONG | Hans de GrootBandstand | Jack MacQuarriebook shelf | Pamela MarglesclaSSical & beyond | Sharna SearleCHOral scene | Benjamin SteindiSCOveries | David OldsEarly Music | Simone Desiletsin the cluBS | Ori Daganin wiTH the new | David PerlmanJazz nOTes | Jim GallowayMusical life | mJ buellmusic theatre | Robert WallaceOpera | Christopher HoileWorld Music | Andrew TimarFeaturesPamela MarglesCD ReviewersKaren Ages, Alex Baran, Stuart Broomer,Duncan Chisholm, Max Christie, Daniel Foley,Janos Gardonyi, Wallace Halladay,Richard Haskell, Tiina Kiik, Roger Knox,Allan Pulker, Cathy Riches, Terry Robbins,Michael Schwartz, Bruce Surtees, Ken Waxman,Dianne WellsProofreadingSharna Searle, Karen Ages, Ori DaganListingsOri Dagan, Richard Haskell,Sharna Searle, Adam WeinmannLayout & DesignUno RamatCover PhotographiPandastudio / iStockphotoSuBSCriPTions $30 per year + HST (10 issues)Upcoming Dates & DeadlinesFree Event Listings Deadline6pm Friday June 15Display Ad Reservations Deadline6pm Friday June 15Advertising Materials Due6pm Monday June 18Publication DateFriday June 29Next issue, Volume 17 No 10 is ourSummer Double Issue and coversJuly 1 to September 7, 2012WholeNote 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 StatementMay 2012: 30,000 printed & distributed.Canadian Publication Product Sales Agreement1263846ISSN 14888-8785 WHOlenOTEPublications Mail Agreement #40026682Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to:WholeNote Media Inc.503–720 Bathurst StreetToronto ON M5S 2R4COPyriGHT © 2012 WHOlenOTe Media Incthewholenote.com6 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

THE ALDEBURGH CONNECTIONpresents the sixth annualBayfield Festival of SongTown Hall, Bayfield, Ontario June 2 – 10, 2012of Sistema Toronto, the organization Cohen chose to receive the City ofToronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize that goes with the Award. (OscarPeterson chose Benny Green for his protégé when Peterson won thethird GGF award in 1993, and Benny Green has a concert during thisyear’s Toronto Jazz Festival, June 28 at the Church of the Holy Trinity.But that’s another story.)Sistema Toronto is an offshoot of El Sistema. Founded in 1975 byVenezuelan economist and musician José Antonio Abreu, El Sistemais a publically financed, voluntary sector music education program inthat country, responsible for bringing music lessons to almost half amillion children, many of them otherwise at risk. It has also spawnedscores of community orchestras, and produced astonishing musicaltalents, such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s current conductorGustavo Dudamel. Abreu, you may remember, was the previous GGFAward winner, two years ago.That was one of the teary moments in the evening for me, when twoof the children from Parkdale Junior School, where Sistema Torontois now quietly, and astoundingly, taking root, stepped onto the stageto accept the prize. I’m not sure what was more moving: watchingan old man, still full of fire and grace bend to pass the torch, the giftof making music, across one generation to the next; or watching amovement that offers so much musical hope successfully transplantedfrom statist roots to a tiny patch of individual Toronto soil.Either way, the torch was passed. Long may it burn.—David Perlman, publisher@thewholenote.comCorrectionThe ChoirsOntario Leslie BellPrize for ChoralConducting,announced onpage 55 of lastmonth’s magazine,incorrectly statedthe eligibilityrequirements forcandidates andtheir nominees.a correctednotice can befound underCOMPETITIONSon page 44 of thecurrent issue.Join us!Artistic Directors: STEPHEN RALLS & BRUCE UBUKATASeven Concerts of Classical Song, withAdrianne Pieczonka, Virginia Hatfield,Laura Tucker, Megan Latham, AlexanderDobson, Geoffrey Sirett and many othersTickets $15 to $35Call 416.735.7982 or 519.565.5600 or visitthe Village Bookshop, 20A Catherine St., Bayfieldwww.bayfieldfestival.orgJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 7

The City Room at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto.MUSICALFRAMEWORKSAN INTERVIEW WITH ARCHITECT JACK DIAMONDby Pamela Margles“You know … the problems withsketches on napkins. You shouldwipe your mouth after the mealand throw the napkin away.”When you head down to David Pecaut Square for thisyear’s Luminato festival you will notice somethingnew —and altogether different. An immense blue ribbonwill sweep overhead from one end of the square tothe other. Along its course it will wind around the stageand make its way past a group of balletic windsocks.After the square was renamed last year in memoryof the co-founder of the festival, it was officiallydesignated as the festival ub. Thus inspired,Luminato inaugurated a program of architecturalinstallations in the square. The architect JackDiamond, of Diamond Schmitt Architects, wasselected to create this initial design, which is being called Windscape.Diamond is best known to Toronto-area music lovers as the architectof the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. It’s been thehome of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet sinceits unveiling in 2006 with Wagner’s Ring cycle. Diamond has designedbuildings across Canada, the U.S. and around the world for all sorts ofuses, from academic and medical institutions to the Corus Quay buildingon the Toronto waterfront. But it’s his innovative performing artscentres that I wanted to talk to him about. His New Mariinsky Theatreis about to open in St. Petersburg, Russia, and last fall the MontrealSymphony debuted in their new hall, La Maison Symphonique deMontréal. Then there are the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centrein Medicine Hat, Alberta, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre inBurlington, Ontario, and Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, D.C.,just to name a few of his most recent projects.Diamond was born in 1932 in Piet Retief, South Africa. After graduatework at Oxford, he studied with the legendary Louis Kahn at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. Diamond came to Toronto in 1964 to directthe new Master of Architecture program at the University of Toronto’sarchitecture school, started his own firm, then partnered with DonaldSchmitt in 1989 to form Diamond Schmitt Architects.I interviewed Diamond in April at the officesof Diamond Schmitt Architects in the Queen-Spadina area of downtown Toronto. On theoutside, the red-brick heritage building lookstraditional. Inside, the ultra-contemporary officesare full of light and pulsing with activity,with open work spaces and glass walls. For me,this interview represented a broader approach to the experience ofattending a concert or opera than offered by the performers, composers,conductors and directors I usually interview. It turned out to beall the more rewarding since Diamond was so eloquent, passionateabout what he was doing, and delightfully candid.We began by talking about Windscape.Jack Diamond: The whole idea of Luminato is to have art transformthe city emotionally, intellectually and artistically —for people to experiencethe city in a much more intense and different way. So the ideafor Windscape was to transform David Pecaut Square —the nucleus ofLuminato —just as Luminato transforms the city.How do you transform this space without putting up walls or barriers?The way we’ve done it is to have a great blue banner runningthrough the space. But the banner is not enveloping the space — it’senhancing it by defining the boundaries of the public space. Our eyesare naturally attracted to movement. Second-hand car dealers know8 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

MICHael COOPer; DIAMOnd SCHmiTT ARCHITECTSthat, and that’s why they’ve got whirlygigs all over. Soit will be animated by wind — natural and artificial. Wehave some big fans.How will the banner interact with the concerts thatare being presented on the stage?Because Luminato is offering music, dance, drama, allof that, what we are trying to do here is create a senseof their convergence. To reinforce that, we’ve invitedcomposers and choreographers to control the movementof the banner with light and sound. So architecture willbring them all together here.Does Windscape represent a new direction for you?Perhaps …I’m thinking along the lines of Christo’s largescaleinstallations.This is not a Christo. What Christo does is to envelopsomething and use it as an armature for his stuff. This isnot enveloping the square —it’s enhancing and illuminatingit, making people aware of the space in a way theyhadn’t thought about before.Would you, for instance, design sets for opera?I would love to design a set. A very long time ago, whenI was a student, I designed sets for student productions. Itwas fun. One was for an annual pantomime the school ofarchitecture put on, and there was also one for an amateurtheatrical.When you talk about the way Windscape illuminates thecity, does that relate to the way the huge glass façade ofthe Four Seasons Centre in Toronto illuminates the city?That’s somewhat different. When you are inside, youdo have a new view of the city. But what we’ve donethere is to dissolve the external wall, so the public areasinside are extensions of the city’s public areas. The sidewalkin front of the opera house goesright into the room. We enclose it withglass so that it is climate-controlled, butit is entirely transparent to the street.Then the city offers a different experience—it’s framed.Yet it’s the opposite of the traditionalopera house, which you enter througha door in a very solid wall. In a way thatwas very elitist. This is easy to enter, andaccessible. It’s not intimidating.With all that going on, how do youkeepthe focus on what’s on stage — thereason people are there?Inside, there is an opaque wall, andwhen you cross through it you are in anotherworld in which the city is excluded. It’s the world of opera andballet. It’s where disbelief is suspended, where, in fact, you have enteredinto the realm of the artists’ creations. It’s a very different world, andthe architecture is very much a reflection of that. There’s a dramaticcontrast betweenthe transparent rectilinear shapes and straight lines ofthe public spaces and the opaque, curvilinear shapes of the internallyfocusedbuilding inside.How does the fact that there is an audience involved affect the basicdesign of the opera hall?With an Italian horseshoe-shaped hall [like the Four Seasons Centre]you always have a sense of the audience. People are lining the walls,and containing the building. During the performance you can see andhear them react as you do —it’s enhanced by the sense of community.You are not alone in that room. That’s why the architectural form of theenveloping horseshoeis very good for the audience.What about the performers?It’s even better for the performers because they have really close contact.They are being embraced by the audience. And they are consciousof the audience. There is an enveloping —in fact in many concert hallswhen the choir is not there people sit behind the stage and surroundthe orchestra.June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 9

MUSICAL FRAMEWORKS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK DIAMONDI noticed that the orchestra sits on risers in your new hall for theMontreal Symphony — was that your decision?Of course.Do you think the risers improvethe sound?No question.The first rule ofacoustics is thatif you can see wellyou can begin to hearwell. You hear withyour eyes and yousee with your ears.So seeing is good. Butrisers don’t only givevisibility. There’s alsoan acoustic reasonfor them — in my viewthere’s always an acousticbasis that shoulddrive design. So I like toput the timpani and brasson risers because I thinkit helps dampen the soundslightly. Then when you putthe strings on a hard surfacein front, you get morereflectivity. So that hallis particularly responsiveto strings.Do you think if the Toronto Symphony sat on risers it would improvethe sound in Roy Thomson Hall?No question.After hearing the Montreal Symphony in their new hall, I couldn’t helpwishing we had a symphony hall in Toronto which sounds like that one.You can draw your own conclusions about this, but when an architectwith a romantic view about architecture chooses an arbitraryshape as an artist and then says to the acoustician, “Fix it!”, the bestyou can get is six out of ten —the best. If, however, the architect workswith an acoustician and starts out with the physics of sound, so thatthe shape of the hall is a derivative, you get an eight or nine. You canthen tune the hall by moving curtains and so on, though I don’t believein too many moving parts —I think you should design a hall, period.As good an architect as Arthur Erikson [the architect of Roy ThomsonHall] was, his personal talent got in his way. For me it’s not only moresatisfying to be driven by necessity, but it’s ultimately more gratifying.You create a more sustainable design if you are driven by necessity.Like good sound?That’s one, but there are others. I believe that the true secret of designis making virtues of these necessities. Take them and celebrate them.I like your word “celebrate.”I really like to celebrate the needs, the technology. And then, in theend, if you make the form out of the demands of sound, and the decorationout of the technology itself, you get a design that you couldn’thave thought of on your own.So the proverbial sketch on a napkin doesn’t take you very far?You know what the problems with all those are —they are just sketcheson napkins. You should wipe your mouth after the meal and throwthe napkin away. There’s a wonderful short-hand in a drawing, butthe conception should be based upon knowledge of the technology.Then you find a clever way of improving the conception. When you’vegot limited means and a real demand, that’s how innovation comesabout. You can’t intuit a complex problem if you have no knowledgeof it. So you must first figure out the issues involving the physical demands,such as sound attenuation.In the Toronto opera house, the hall is a separate piece that doesn’ttouch the outside. Aesthetically you get an egg sitting very gently inits nest. The inside is curvilinear, the outside rectilinear. No soundaudible to the human ear penetrates it. The reason that’s importantis that the quieter the room, themore audiences can appreciate thenuances of the sounds generatingthe music. That whole building ison rubber pads, and it has huge,heavy walls and beams that stopboth airborne and structuralbornesounds. How could youdo that with a little scribbleon a napkin? Those principlesshape the design. So that’s whatI mean by necessity.You were put through thewringer during the planningstages of the opera house bysome — not primarily operalovers,I think — who wanteda landmark signaturebuilding by someone likeFrank Gehry.He’s a talented guy.But I imagine you thinking,who do they think IMaison Symphonique de Montréal.am, a nobody?Exactly.“When an architect with a romantic viewabout architecture chooses an arbitrary shapeas an artist and then says to the acoustician,‘Fix it!’, the best you can get is six out of ten.”I recall that Bradshaw was always adamant in his support foryour design.And his people who had been working with me said, “No way.” Ihave great admiration for Gehry. He has a plastic talent that’s brilliant.The problem is that it’s idiosyncratic. You can’t develop a schoolout of that, so the works of his disciples, like the new art gallery inEdmonton, are not as good as his. Everybody else who tries to followthat principle is a second class Gehry, because it’s artistic.Do you consider your work equally artistic, only that you are startingfrom the inside out?I hope so, but what drives the aesthetics —its structure and foundation—is a rational base. It’s much more satisfying aesthetically thanstarting from an arbitrary base, where I make any shape that I choose.For me that doesn’t have authenticity, because it’s arbitrary.While the opera house was being built, Bradshaw always talkedabout the sound and the sightlines, rather than how striking andbeautiful it would look.That’s right. No question, he knew what the issues were, and I agreedwith him absolutely. Those are the fundamentals, otherwise it’s not agood opera house. It’s like the Sydney Opera House —it’s a great symbolfor Sydney, but it’s a lousy opera house. The architect chose shapeswhich are intriguing and beautiful, and it’s a lovely piece of sculpture.But it’s not delivering a great opera house. So what’s the purpose ofthat building? Its iconic and symbolic aspects, with its location onSydney harbour, are very important, but they should not be at theexpense of its primary purpose, which is an opera house. My point isthat a beautiful building and a workable building should not be mutuallyexclusive.In fact, this architectural practice that we have here is based uponthe resolution of those two —perhaps not a resolution, since that soundslike they are in conflict. It’s that one informs the other. The functionis all-important, and it’s expressed in a way that is wonderful. To methat’s the essence of great architecture. Whether it’s Gothic architectureor Greek architecture, it’s really that it works, that its technologyis inherently authentic.continued on page 70TOM ARBAN10 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Beat by Beat | On OperaCollaboratorsRobert Wilsonand PhilipGlass.Music at Sharon“Where souls come to listen in harmony”– Sir Mckenzie King, Prime MinisterLarry Beckwith and Rick Phillips, Artistic DirectorsSponsorship OpportunityFour Sunday Help afternoons celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Sharon of Temple. glorious musicwww.musicatsharon.cain a magical and acoustically stunning settingIconic EinsteinJune3schubert’s WinterreiseDaniel Lichti, bass-baritonePentaèdre Wind EnsembleJoseph Petric, accordionFranz Schubert’s captivating song cycleas you’ve never heard it before, sung bydistinguished bass-baritone Daniel Lichti.Lucie janSCHChristopher HoileThe operatic highlight of the year arrives this June as part ofLuminato. It’s the Canadian premiere of Philip Glass’ iconoclastic1976 opera Einstein on the Beach in its first new production in20 years. The New York-based organization Pomegranate Arts premieredthe new production in Montpellier, France, with the expresspurpose of touring it to places where it had never before been seen.As a seminal creation that redefined what opera is, it is the one workthis year that no lover of modern opera can afford to miss.Einstein on the Beach resulted from the collaboration of composerPhilip Glass, director Robert Wilson and choreographer LucindaChilds. The notion was to create a plotless, image-driven, multimediaexploration of the world-changing ideas of one great man. Thetitle itself combines the name of the subject with the title of NevilShute’s 1957 novel On the Beach, about the end of life on earth due toa nuclear holocaust.Einstein on the Beach breaks all of the rules of conventional opera,including the relationship among the work’s creators. Robert Wilsondid not write a traditional libretto but rather created a series of storyboardssuggesting structure and designs that inspired Glass’ music.Non-narrative in form, the work uses the development of powerfulrecurrent images as its main storytelling device in juxtapositionwith abstract dance sequences created by Lucinda Childs.Einstein on the Beach is structured in four acts connected by fivedanced “knee plays.” The four acts of the opera –Train, Trial 1 & 2and Field/Spaceship —refer to Einstein’s theories of relativity and hishypothesis of unified field theory, with the “Trials” focussed on themisuse of science as implied in the second half of the title. Instead ofa traditional orchestral arrangement, Glass composed the work forhis own amplified ensemble consisting of three reed players —flute(doubling piccolo and bass clarinet), soprano saxophone (doublingflute), tenor saxophone (doubling alto saxophone); solo violin (playedby the non-singing character Einstein on stage) and two synthesizers/electronicorgans. The cast requires two females, one adult maleand one male child in speaking roles with a 16-member chorus withone male and female soloist. Because of its nearly five-hour length,there are no traditional intervals. Instead, the audience is invited toenter and exit at liberty during the performance.Einstein on the Beach was Glass’ first opera and the first collaborationbetween Glass and Wilson. For the new production, they areworking with a number of their long-time collaborators, includingJune10June17dido & aeneasMeredith Hall as DidoTodd Delaney as AeneasToronto Masque TheatreLarry Beckwith, DirectorDido and Aeneas, the powerful operaticmasterpiece by Henry Purcell, sung by a groupof brilliant singers including the luminoussoprano Meredith Hall and charismatic youngbaritone Todd Delaney in the title roles.June24ZelenKa Plays bachWinona Zelenka, celloThree of the profoundly movingsolo cello suites by JohannSebastian Bach, played by Winona Zelenka,one of the leading cellists of our time.Kradjian Plays debussySerouj Kradjian, pianoA wide-ranging piano recitalfeaturing the music of ClaudeDebussy, in commemoration of the 150thanniversary of his birth, played by the“keyboard acrobat” Armenian-Canadianpianist, Serouj Kradjian.For all dates: Pre-concert chat at 1:15 p.m.,followed by 2 p.m. concertGet your tickets today!www.musicatsharon.ca905-830-4529Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum18974 Leslie Street, Sharon, Ontario(just north of Newmarket, Ontario)June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 11

Lucinda Childs, who will serve asEinstein on the Beach.choreographer, as she did for theoriginal production and for therevivals in 1984 and 1992. All ofthese artists are now in their 70s,with this production the cornerstoneof Glass’ 75th birthday year.Speaking of the new production,Glass has said, “For Boband me, the 2012-13 revival ofEinstein on the Beach will be amost significant event, since inall likelihood, this will be thelast time that we will be togetherand able to work on the piece. Foraudiences, few of whom have experienced Einstein apart from audiorecordings, this tour will be a chance finally to see this seminal work.“In this production, my composition will remain consistent withthe 1976 original. The technology of theatre staging and lighting hasimproved to such an extent that it will be interesting to see how Bobuses these innovations to realize his original vision.”Wilson has said, “Philip and I have been always been surprisedby the impact that the opera had and has. I am particularly excitedabout this revival, as we are planning to re-envision Einstein witha new generation of performers, some of whom were not even bornwhen Einstein had its world premiere. Aside from New York, Einsteinon the Beach has never been seen in any of the cities currently on ourtour, and I am hoping that other cities might still be added. I am verycurious to see how, after nearly 40 years, it will be received by a 21stcentury audience.”Einstein on the Beach is the first of what later came known asPhilip Glass “portrait operas,” each centred on a man who changedthe world not through force but through the force of his ideas.Einstein was followed by Satyagraha (1980) about Mahatma Gandhiand Akhnaten (1984) about theEgyptian pharaoh (14th centuryBC) who was the first man inrecorded history to promotemonotheism. In all, Glass haswritten 13 full-scale operas andfive chamber operas, of whichonly one has ever been seen inToronto — La Belle et la Bête (1995),one of his trilogy of Jean Cocteaufilm operas.Glass’ musical style has beencalled “minimalist,” a termhe dislikes, preferring to callit “music with repetitive structures.”Notable features include a prominent steady pulse, consonance(rather than dissonance) and repetition leading to the gradualadditive transformation of musical phrases. Glass’ early workslike Einstein feature near constant arpeggiation of each note of themelodic line. As Glass explains it, “My main approach throughouthas been to link harmonic structure directly to rhythmic structure,using the latter as a base. In doing so, easily perceptible ‘root movement’(chords or ‘changes’) was chosen in order that the clarity ofthis relationship could be easily heard. Melodic material is for themost part a function, or result, of the harmony.” Once a minoritystyle in the 1960s, then still dominated by serialism, it has nowbecome the most popular experimental style in classical music asrepresented by such different composers as Steve Reich, John Adams,Michael Torke, Michael Nyman, and the so-called spiritual minimalistsHenryk Górecki, Arvo Pärt, Sofia Gubaidulina and John Tavener.For more information and tickets visit www.luminato.com.Christopher Hoile is a Toronto-based writer on opera andtheatre. He can be contacted at opera@thewholenote.com.Lucie janSCHCanadian Children’s Opera CompanyAnn Cooper Gay, Executive Artistic DirectorA new children's opera commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812by Errol Gay and Michael Patrick AlbanoThursday & FridayJune 7 & 87:30pmPhoto: Michael CooperLaura’s Cow has been generouslysupported by Gretchen and Donald Ross.Saturday & SundayJune 9 & 102:00pm & 7:30pmEnwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre231 Queens Quay W. - 416-973-4000$35 Adult; $20 Senior$15 Student & ChildProduced in association with:THE AUCTIONA CANADIAN FOLK OPERASATURDAY, JUNE 30 & SUNDAY JULY 1AT 2:00 pmMusic by John BurgeLibretto by Eugene BensonDirector & Choreographer Allison GrantConductor Philip HeadlamFEATURINGKimberly Barber, Donna Bennett, Olivia Rapos,Bruce Kelly, Keith Klassen, Tim Stiff & Matthew ZadowCommissioned by Westben with the assistance of the OntarioArts Council.Inspired by The Auction written by Jan Andrews andillustrated by Karen Reczuch.Used with permission by the publisher, Groundwood Books6698 COUNTY ROAD 30 NORTH, CAMPBELLFORD ON K0L 1L01-877-883-5777 · www.westben.ca12 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Beat by Beat | Early MusicOut of the AshesSimoNE DesiletsJune is a month of transitions, the waning concert seasonhaving mostly drawn to a close, the summer festivals havingbarely emerged. Fortunately though, there are still several veryinteresting events happening that showcase the “early” sideof music, enough to keep you going throughout the month.There’s a strong interest in chant at Toronto’s Church ofSt. Mary Magdalene. In this “oasis in the city for contemplativemusic,” you can hear chant, or chant-influenced music,throughout the liturgical year. There’s even a chant club,open to anyone, in which participants learn about chantthrough both singing and instruction in its history, theoryand technique. For more about this, go to their website:www.stmarymagdalene.ca.If chant is of special interest to you, you might want totake advantage of a full day of chant-focused workshops,presentations and rehearsals offered on June 9, with ScholaMagdalena and the SMM Ritual Choir. The day is surroundedby concerts: on Friday June 8, Schola Magdalenawomen’s ensemble for medieval music performs masterpiecesof the School of Notre Dame de Paris, includingSederunt by the 13th-century Perotinus; on June 9, workshopparticipants and singers from SMM present an eveningof Gregorian chant, Marian anthems by Lassus, andmusic by Hildegard von Bingen.The above two concerts occur also as part of theConcerts Spirituels 2012 series, presented at St. Mary Magdaleneon Friday evenings in June (the June 9 Saturday concert being theone exception). Others in order of appearance are: American organist,Rich Spotts, and the SMM Ritual Choir, perform the Gregorianchant-based music of Tournemire, June 1; a program of chambermusic including works by Vivaldi, June 15; and the SMM GalleryChoir performs Lasso’s Missa Entre Vous Filles, the BuxtehudeMagnificat, and music by Willan, June 22.One of the joys of working at The WholeNote is discovering connections,hidden in the musical kaleidoscope and just waiting tobe uncovered. In preparing to write about Philip Fournier’s organrecital at The Oratory, Holy Family Church, I was led back to the20th issue of our magazine —July/August 1997—where, on page 31, ashort lament was written on the destructionby fire of Holy Family Church (did I take theaccompanying photo?). Well, in the intervening15 years this west-end Toronto churchhas now been rebuilt and the organ replacedwith a magnificent Gabriel Kney/HalbertGober tracker organ which Fournier says “iseasily one of the finest instruments in Toronto.The unusually reverberant nave it speaks intofurther limits its circle of peers.”The organist, Philip Fournier, has the credentialsto be a very good judge of organs. His bio isimpressive; organists among us especially willrecognize names that figure significantly in hisbackground. For example, he studied Gregorianchant at Solesmes, France, with the famed DomSaulnier; he was the first Organ Scholar at theCollege of the Holy Cross, Worcester USA, andwas subsequently named a Fenwick Scholar, theFrom The WholeNote’sarchives: July / August 1997.highest academic honour given by the College. Hewon the Historical Organ in America competitionin 1992 and performed at Arizona State University on the Paul Frittsorgan, and was awarded a recital on the Flemtrop instrument atJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 13

Duke University. Now organist and director of music at St. Vincentde Paul in Toronto, he gives recitals regularly at the Oratory. He isalso guest organist of the Toronto Tallis Choir, artistic director andcontinuo player of the St. Vincent’s Baroque Soloists, and is active asa composer.Fournier’s recital on the Kney/Gober organ is designed to showoff the capabilities of this instrument, with music by Sweelinck,Buxtehude, Weckmann and Bach. It takes place at the newly rebuiltHoly Family Church on June 10.Spadina Museum holds their outdoor concert series, Music in theOrchard, every spring, with four concerts coming up. On June 17,you can hear a concert of “live outdoor audible acoustic music” (byhis own affirmation) by Mike Franklin—he’s a versatile multi-instrumentalistand singer who specializes in European medieval, renaissanceand traditional music, and I can attest that he always presentsa very imaginative program.And if you happen to be in the vicinity of the Church of the HolyTrinity (behind the Eaton Centre) at noon on Equinox or Solstice days,you can catch Mike creating a sonic landscape at the outdoor labyrinththere (this year, the Summer Solstice occurs on June 20). Onelate-September day, I heard him cast a cloak of sombre magic overthe labyrinth and those who chose to walk it, with a hurdy-gurdyand with a most otherworldly shawm.The Cardinal Consort of Viols and a special guest perform in theToronto Early Music Centre’s Musically Speaking series on June 17.“Music for Queen Elizabeth I” pays tribute to not only the firstQueen Elizabeth but also the second, in celebration of her majesty’sDiamond Jubilee; and the music of course is English—Byrd, Gibbons,Dowland, Holborne and Bull. As for the special guest—well, he’s anaccomplished countertenor whom we don’t get to hear enough thesedays: Frank Nakashima (who counts eight years as The WholeNote’sEarly Music columnist among his many artistic ventures). The concerttakes place in a setting that is proving to be just right for intimatemusic-making: St. David’s Church, Donlands and Danforth.Surely one of the most exquisite concert settings around isSharon Temple in the municipality of East Gwillimbury. Music hasresounded within the walls of this stunningly beautiful edificeBenjaminBagbydeliversBeowulf atMontrealBaroque.ever since it was built by the Children of Peace in1831. The concert series Music at Sharon, whoseco-artistic directors are Larry Beckwith andRick Phillips, makes its home there every yearin June. Of the four concerts, two involve musicof the 18th and 17th centuries (respectively): onJune 10, “Zelenka Plays Bach” features three of theBach solo cello suites (nos. 1, 3 and 6) played bycellist Winona Zelenka—one of the most compellingcellists around, whose recording of Bach’ssix suites for unaccompanied cello won her a 2011JUNO Award nomination in the small ensemble/solo classical category; and on June 17, a concertversion of Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas will bepresented, with soprano Meredith Hall as Dido,baritone Todd Delaney as Aeneas, and the TorontoMasque Theatre.Publicity for Music at Sharon urges you to “Planto arrive early to picnic on the beautiful park-likegrounds and tour the site’s unique heritage buildings,before moving inside the Sharon Temple forthe pre-concert chat at 1:15pm followed by the2pm concert.” Sounds like a plan for a wonderfulafternoon!Readers may recall June 2011’s Early Musiccolumn, which covered Tafelmusik BaroqueSummer Institute’s yearly program in some depthin many of its aspects: instrumental, vocal andconductor/director studies; lectures, masterclasses,workshops and more. (You can find thiscolumn on The WholeNote’s website at thewholenote.com—goto “About Us” and click on “PreviousIssues.”) It’s a very successful format which isrepeated this June at the University of Toronto from the 3rd to the16th of the month. Four concerts are spawned during its run: June 4,“Delightfully Baroque,” with music performed by the TafelmusikBaroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir; June 9, “Musical Interlude,”a casual noon-hour concert of baroque chamber music by TBSI faculty;June 13, “The TBSI Orchestras and Choirs,” directed by JeanneLamon and Ivars Taurins and featuring Institute participants; andJune 16, “The Grand Finale,” a baroque extravaganza in which participantsand faculty perform together. A lively baroque experiencein a bustling city!Speaking of “lively baroque experiences” in bustling cities, June 21to 24 is a festive time to be in Montreal because the tenth anniversaryof the Montreal Baroque Festival is happening; and thoughtheir theme this year is “The Apocalypse,” this is qualified by thesubtext “Transformations, Revelations” —with the implied meaningthat wonderful things are about to occur. Of this there can be nodoubt: a look at their schedule reveals four days packed with events,from rendez-vous in a café to a “Parade for the Apocalypse,” to manyconcerts with terrific performers. You can witness a horse balletpresented at Louis XIII’s engagement in 1612, with horses from theEquimagie stables and music later transcribed by Lully. There is adramatic monologue on the ancient epic story of Beowulf, the younghero slain by a dragon, formidably delivered by Benjamin Bagby(medieval specialist, singer and co-founder of the medieval vocaland instrumental ensemble Sequentia) who accompanies himselfon the harp and has presented it to great acclaim over the past 20years. There’s music by Hildegard von Bingen, Biber, Bach and others,including Telemann’s great sacred oratorio Der Tag des Gerichts(The Last Judgment). Performers include virtuoso natural trumpetersJean-François Madeuf from France, and Graham Nicholson fromHolland, as well as an array of top-notch musicians and ensembleswhom audiences, especially in Quebec, are lucky enough to hearregularly. I hope you’ll be able to join them.Simone Desilets is a long-time contributor to The WholeNotein several capacities who plays the viola da gamba. Shecan be contacted at earlymusic@thewholenote.com.14 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Beat by Beat | Classical & BeyondGoing for the GustoSharna SearleHere’s what’s really neat about the classical music scenein June: it seems to me that performers and presenters,alike —having thrown off the heavy mantle of winter andsurvived their various spring concerts and season finales —are nowready to have some real, summer fun! Given what’s on offer — GreenPages and all —perhaps an apt motto for the month might be, “Go Bigor Go Late Night!”A good day for Goodyear: And when I say “big” I mean BIG, as inhaving pianist Stewart Goodyear perform all 32 of Beethoven’s pianosonatas in the order in which they were composed — in one day! Let’ssee, now. That translates into approximately ten and a half hours ofsome of the most complex, difficult and profound music ever written,played by one remarkable, strong-minded (and strong-bodied)pianist in a single day over three “concert sittings” starting at 10amand, with two breaks, ending at 11:30pm. Phew! —not for the faint ofheart (and I’m talking about both performer and audience, here). CopresentersLuminato and the Royal Conservatory haven’t billed this“The Beethoven Marathon” for nothing!Goodyear —a Toronto native now living in New York — stopped byThe WholeNote for a “Conversations@TheWholeNote.com” videointerview session, May 10, with the magazine’s David Perlman.(The 23-minute video can be found at thewholenote.com.)As you may know, this isn’t Goodyear’s first stab at nailing all32 Beethoven sonatas in one go, so to speak. That first “go,” however,consisted of nine concerts over five days, at the 2010 OttawaChamber Music Festival. Here’s what Goodyear told The WholeNoteabout that event: “I wanted to do it in one day and there was somequestion of whether the audience would survive. (He laughs.) So wehad a little gentle ‘foreplay,’ in retrospect. It was a span of five days.And what was so wonderful about that cycle in Ottawa was thatevery audience member kept on coming back. They wanted to be onthat journey; we were all being transported.”No doubt he’ll have them “coming back” over the course of hisone-day/three-concert sonata extravaganza at Koerner Hall onMUSIC IN THEORCHARDSunday Afternoons in Junefrom 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.Bring a picnic, a blanketand the entire family!June 10 • Taffanel Wind EnsembleAn enchanting program of classical musicJune 17 • Mike FranklinThis talented singer and multi-instrumentalistspecializes in medieval and renaissance musicJune 24 • VentElationA wind octet performing beautiful worksfrom the late 18th and early 19th centuriespay-what-you-canSpadina Museum285 Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910spadina@toronto.catoronto.ca/museums-eventsJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 15

SinfoniaTorontoNURHAN ARMANMUSIC DIRECTORToronto’s Chamber OrchestraA SEASONOF STARSSpectacular concerts inGlenn Gould StudioGeorge Weston Recital HallOct 27 2012 George Weston Recital HallNAREK HAKHNAZARYAN CellistSupernova! The Tchaikovsky Competition goldmedalist whose Moscow performance made himan instant sensation makes his Canadian debutwith us in a special gala concertNov 16 2012 Glenn Gould StudioANASTASIA RIZIKOV PianistBERISLAV SKENDEROVIC ConductorCanada’s next superstar, First Prize winnerof the adult level of the Rotary InternationalCompetition in Spain – at age 11!Dec 14 2012 Glenn Gould StudioMARIO CARBOTTA FlutistAn Italian virtuoso’s golden flute gleams among aconstellation of contrasts and lyrical serenadesJan 25 2013 Glenn Gould StudioJULIAN MILKIS ClarinetistMARY-ELIZABETH BROWN ViolinistBright rays of Mozart with our radiantconcertmaster, plus a meteoric talent in a deeplymoving work by a mystical Georgian masterMarch 8 2013 Glenn Gould StudioANGELA CHENG PianistRIVKA GOLANI ViolistA celestial pianist plays a sparkling MozartConcerto, and a world-renowned violist premieresa work created just for herApril 12 2013 Glenn Gould StudioALEXANDRE DA COSTA ViolinistBrilliance that took our breath away a few seasonsago – the return of a stellar Canadian violinistacclaimed all over EuropeMay 10 2013 Glenn Gould StudioDMITRI LEVKOVICH PianistA comet of “poetic and rapturous personality”streaks across the keyboard as pianist DmitriLevkovich interprets BeethovenApril 18 2013George Weston Recital HallBORODIN QUARTETwithSINFONIA TORONTOAn extraordinary collaborationwww.sinfoniatoronto.com2012-2013 June 9. Asked what time he thinks they’ll open the bar for the all-daymarathon, Goodyear’s response sums up what will be in store forthose who brave this journey with him:“I’m thinking that they will just want to get a glass of water [afterthe first four hours] …they’ll just want to quench the fire that will begoing on at Koerner. It’s going to be full of a lot of emotions: a lot ofintensity; a lot of rage; a lot of happiness; a lot of love; a lot of courtship…they’re going to be on a roller coaster ride!”Toward the middle of his conversation atThe WholeNote, Goodyear makes the commentthat “Beethoven was all about nevertaking the safe way out.” Hmmm. In terms ofrisk-taking, methinks the pianist has taken apage from the composer’s manuscript.For those who “hang in” for the entirety ofGoodyear’s day-long Olympian odyssey, theexperience should prove nothing less thantransformative. And for those interested inwhat it takes, physically, to undertake such amarathon, you can also catch Goodyear in alunchtime chat on the subject, June 15 at theLuminato Lounge.Late night “snacking” with the TSO: Here’sa thought. In the event that, say, a mere seven and a half hours ofBeethoven sonatas is your limit, you can head home after the secondconcert (which runs from 3pm to 6:30pm), have a nice, leisurelydinner (maybe even a nap) and then head down to Roy Thomson Hall(RTH) that same evening, for yet another epic round of music-making.At 10:30pm, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, in partnershipwith Luminato, is sure to keep you wide awake with “TSO Goes LateNight: Shostakovich Symphony 11,” followed by a party in the RTHlobby, featuring live music by a local band.What’s unique about performing Shostakovich’s Symphony No.11(aside from the late-night context of June 9) is that the four movementsof this monumental, Russian Revolution-inspired work (subtitled“The Year 1905”), are played straight through without pause,with the performance time running a little over an hour —itself a“mini-marathon.” TSO music director Peter Oundjian calls it “one ofthe greatest masterpieces of the 20th century.”Having recently met Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton, TSO principalharp, I asked her if she was going to do anything specific to get“psyched-up” for the late-night event. Van Hoesen Gorton, who admitsto being somewhat of a night owl, had some fun by suggestingthat she would need to be “extra rested” (with an early dinner andpre-show nap) so she’d be “ready to party with my colleagues andaudience members in the lobby following the show!” (A musicianwith her priorities straight, obviously.) On a more serious note,she offered that the “incredible music is enough to psych me up!Shostakovich is one of my very favorite composers, and I’m excitedto learn Maestro Oundjian’s interpretation and to share the musicmaking experience with my colleagues and, in turn, the audience.”This will be Van Hoesen Gorton’s second late-night concert withthe TSO. She believes it is a “fantastic way to present repertoire to theToronto community …it attracts new audiences and introduces peopleto classical music.” Having noted the unfortunate stigma oftenplaced on classical music —the perceived, intimidating formality —sheadds: “I think that the Late Night series increases the approachabilityof the concert-going experience.”The electric combination of the late hour, the sheer power of thepiece and what is sure to be a stirring delivery by the TSO, will nodoubt make for an unforgettable experience for neophytes and oldhands, alike. Worth staying up for!Stepping up to the plate: None of the above would happen, were itnot for the talent and dogged dedication of the young musicians who,as part of their training (and career-launching dues), compete in avariety of music festivals and competitions, en route to landing thoseprized orchestra jobs or becoming successful soloists. Violist AlyssaDelbaere-Sawchuk is one such musician and she’s getting ready toparticipate in the Canadian Music Competition’s (CMC’s) SteppingStone competition —the “Olympics of classical music,” as one press16 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

elease puts it. She’s the only violist in the elite pack of 30, countrywidecontenders, five of whom are local musicians, all of whom willcompete this month in Ottawa, to be named “Canada’s most outstandingup-and-coming classical artist.”These are pretty exciting times for the 25 year old, Winnipeg-born/Toronto-based Delbaere-Sawchuk who just completed her mastersin viola performance (in Switzerland), was a two-time nationalfinalist in the CMC, and who plays in the Métis Fiddler Quartet115 T HA N N I V E R S A R Y S E A S O N1213MUSIC IN THEAFT E R NOONW O M E N ’ S M U S I C A L C L U B O F T O R O N T OARTISTIC DIRECTOR, SIMON FRYERWalter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, Museum SubwayOCTOBER 18, 2012 | 1.30 PM | TORONTO DEBUTPAU LLEWISpianoKyle BurTOn | Gary BeeCHey | Courtesy of TSOFrom left: versatile violist Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk,Beethoven marathoner Stewart Goodyear,TSO’s principal harpist Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton.with her three younger brothers —they just released their fabulousdebut album.And if she wins the Stepping Stone, which comes with a $10,000prize and a demo produced by Radio-Canada? “I would use themoney either to commission a Canadian composer to write a piecefor viola [for the demo, of course], with inflections of Canadian fiddlemusic traditions, and inspired by my Métis fiddle repertoire … or starta concert series with a mixed media and multi music genre theme,showing how classical, folk, jazz and other genres have evolved andinfluenced each other over time.”I’m definitely buying a subscription to that series! And if shedoes win, we may hear this on-the-way-up artist perform some ofher Stepping Stone repertoire — “pieces,” she tells me, “which I havelearned to really love and enjoy storytelling over time” —at the CMC“Gala Concert,” July 6, at U of T’s MacMillan Theatre.So, go big, go late night, go to the Green Pages, go to the daily listings,go hear some live classical music in June, whatever the setting.Just Go!Sharna Searle trained as a musician and lawyer, practised alot more piano than law and is listings editor at The WholeNote.She can be contacted at classicalbeyond@thewholenote.com.NOVEMBER 29, 2012 | 1.30 PMD U OCONCERTANTENancy Dahn, violin; Timothy Steeves, pianoFEBRUARY 14, 2013 | 1.30 PMT H E D U K EPIANO TRIOMark Fewer, violin; Thomas Wiebe, cello;Peter Longworth, pianoMARCH 28, 2013 | 1.30 PM | CANADIAN DEBUTT I P P E T TQUARTETJohn Mills, violin; Jeremy Isaac, violin;Julia O’Riordan, viola; Bozidar Vukotic, celloMAY 2, 2013 | 1.30 PM 115TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT KOERNER HALLJAMES RUSSELL CAROLYNEHNES BRAUN MAULEviolin baritone pianoKoerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and LearningThe Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor Street West, TorontoCommission sponsor of new workby John Estacio: Roger D. MooreConcert Sponsor:WMCT FoundationFive Concerts for $185. Early-bird price to June 30, 2012 – $160Extra tickets for May 2, 2013, concert available for special price of $40 each withsubscription (Single tickets for this concert will be on sale through RCM box officeafter September 1, 2012, 416-408-0208. Prices will vary.)For information and to subscribe call 416-923-7052All artists, dates, and programmes are subject to change without notice.Support of the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Toronto through the Toronto ArtsCouncil is gratefully acknowledged.PRESENTED BYwmct@wmct.on.ca www.wmct.on.ca 416-923-7052June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 17

“Beat by Beat | In With the NewBut Is It Music?DAVID PERLMANDarrenCopeland,2012Freedmanawardwinner.Sound art” is a performance genre, I think it’s safe to say, thatwill not ring bells, tuned or otherwise, for the majority of readersof The WholeNote. “We are, as a culture, obsessed with thenew,” says blogger John Terauds in a recent entertaining post at musicaltoronto.org,“but it takes only the shallowest scratch on the surfaceto discover that what we all seek is comfort and continuity — flowers,sunsets, barbequed ribs, cheesecake and a bit of Mozart.”Most of us, maybe, but all? Two mid-career contemporarycomposers in our midst, bothbeing honoured with significantawards this month,Darren Copeland andBrian Current, woulddoubtless disagree.Composer Copeland isprobably best known inthe new music communityas the inspiration forNew Adventures In SoundArt (NAISA). NAISA, as theirwebsite explains, is a nonprofitorganization, based atToronto’s Wychwood Barns,that “produces performancesand installations spanning theentire spectrum of electroacousticand experimental sound art … tofoster awareness and understanding… in the cultural vitality of experimental sound art in its myriadforms of expression … through the exploration of new sound technologiesin conjunction with the creation of cultural events and artifacts.”Mind you, Copeland would probably not object to being told thatwhat he does “isn’t music.” In fact you’ll search long and hard for theM-word on NAISA’s own website (among such other terms as noiseart performance, soundscape composition, multi-channel spatializationand layered listening excursion). Copeland is nevertheless anassociate composer with the Canadian Music Centre, and just thismonth was selected to receive the Harry Freedman Recording Awardby a national jury. Named for a pioneering Canadian composer, theaward contributes towards the creative costs associated with makingan audio recording of Canadian composers’ music, and is administeredby the Canadian Music Centre. In Copeland’s case the awardgoes toward the recording of his piece called Bats and Elephantswhich will be published by empreintes DIGITALes. The award will bepresented at a performance of the piece, at Gallery 345 on June 23.The work has an interesting premise: humans can’t hear the fullrange of sounds uttered by bats or elephants unless these sounds aretransposed within the range of human hearing (at which point theystart to take on the identity of other animal species, such as birds).Copeland and his guest Hector Centeno play with this concept, usingecho-location, the way bats do, to bounce sounds, from two hyperdirectionalspeakers, off the Gallery’s walls. It’s a neat variation onthe philosophical question posed at the outset of the column: whendoes a squeak become a song? Or a bellow turn into a bassline? Ornoise into music? I suspect that the answer has as much to do withthe tuning of the ears of the listener as the tuning of the frequenciesfrom the source. It should make for a fascinating event.(A brief digression before moving on to talk about our otheraward winner, Brian Current: it is entirely unsurprising to methat the Copeland concert is taking place at Gallery 345 —the “littlegallery that could” just keeps chugging away with one playfullyprovocative event after another: “Composers Play” (including theRob waymen18 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

aforementioned Brian Current) Friday June 1; “40 years of Foley” onSunday June 3; “Art of the Piano” with R. Andrew Lee on June 4; theArchitek Percussion Quartet on June 6; astonishing violinist ConradChow in his debut CD release concert, June 28; …the list goes on.)Now, to Current. Just today (May 29) the Canada Council for theArts announced that seven “mid-career arts innovators” were beinghonoured with Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards. The prizecarries a $15,000 cash award so it’s “not nuthin,” as these things go.“Sculptor Valérie Blass; contemporary dancer Nova Bhattacharya;interdisciplinary artist Manon De Pauw; playwright, actor and directorDenis Lavalou; composer and conductor Brian Current; poet SylviaLegris; and filmmaker and multimedia artist Graeme Patterson arethis year’s winners” the announcement goes. “These seven artists arepushing the envelope in their respective disciplines and are definitelyseven to watch” said Canada Council director and CEO Robert Sirman.Given our focus, Current is the one of the seven we’ve been watchingthis year, both as a composer and as the conductor of the RoyalConservatory’s New Music Ensemble. His composing and conductingseem to feed off each other. Given the economics of concert music,few contemporary composers get to write for large ensembles; fewerstill get the opportunity to explore, using other composers’ works,the creative energy that a composer can alternately harness andunleash in a large ensemble. Some of you may have caught parts ofhis 2009, 12-hour, 200-person installation-performance of JamesTenney’s In a Large Open Space, at the opening of the Conservatory’snew Koerner Hall, or taken in his students’ performance, in the dark,of G.F. Haas’s In Vain last December.It was while doing some research on Current in the context ofthis award that I stumbled across the comment from Terauds’ blogwith which I started this column. (The blog in question was aboutCurrent’s and Anton Piatigorsky’s recently completed chamberopera Airline Icarus).“It’s no surprise that today’s composers feel …compelled towardsthe new, the unexplored, the unusual,” Terauds went on to say. “Inhis recently published memoir, Unheard Of, Toronto composer JohnBeckwith mentions at least a half-dozen times how he tried to notrepeat himself in a new work. It’s a mantra for most contemporarycomposers. It’s also something I’ve heard many times from themusicians devoted to commissioning and performing new music.But there are two prices to pay for this fetish for the new, I think:Superficiality on the part of the composer, and alienation on the partof a potential audience. …So what does a composer do? Either give inand write film scores, or concert pieces at which serious critics willturn up their noses, or bravely go where their instincts and sense ofadventure lead them. It’s a crazy tightrope that, most days, is actuallyquite thrilling to walk.”Every living composer must discover his or her own balancing act,on this tightrope between superficiality and alienation. Arguably noone has done a better job of it than Philip Glass, whose Einstein onthe Beach is undoubtedly one of the musical talking points of thisyear’s Luminato. One has only to think of the final aria in his lifeof-Ghandiopera Satyagraha where the same eight-note phrase isrepeated, but where you’d be hard pressed to persuade a mesmerizedaudience that all they had listened to was mi fa so la ti do re mi (inthe scale of C, no less), 30 times in a row.One of the truly festive things Luminato does, by the way, is tosurround a work of art with opportunities to immerse in the contextin which the work arose. Check out our ETCetera listings, on page44, for example, for some of the screenings and colloquia that willsurround the opera itself. And, perhaps best of all, the final momentin the festival will be an outdoor performance by the TorontoSymphony Orchestra, in David Pecaut Square, featuring a performanceof Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, paired with the premiere of anew work by Glass, titled The 2012 Overture.There’s a shiny intelligence in the idea of it, one has to say. How newthe adventure in sound art turns out to be, time will surely tell.David Perlman has been, for this past season, thepatroller of The WholeNote’s new music beat. He canbe contacted at publisher@thewholenote.comSeason Finale!David ArcusEnsemble+ Bernicefeaturing Skybeach, an installationby Jeff Garcia/Mango PeelerPart of the New World SeriesJune 15 | 8pm | $30/ $15 (members)$25 adv Soundscapes/Rotate This/Ticketweb.caListen to and watchRadio Music Galleryon Studiofeed.comSt George the Martyr Church • 197 John St. • Toronto416-204-1080 • www.musicgallery.orgVISIT THE EXPANDED & REVITALIZED“WEST WING” OF STEVE’S - OUR NEW2200 SQ. 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Music Mondays 2012Church of the Holy Trinity10 Trinity Square, at 12:15 p.m.416-598-4521 ext 304www.musicmondays.ca Admission is a suggested donation of $5June 4June 11June 18June 25July 2July 09July 16July 23July 30Aug. 6Aug. 13Aug. 20Aug. 27Sept. 3Sept. 10Sept. 17Sept. 24Sept. 26Bach to BarberSheng Cai, pianoSerenata EspañolWarren Nicholson, guitarA Tribute To Glenn GouldRaymond Spasovski, pianoSecond Thoughts: Brahms Trio, Op. 8Mazari Trio (piano, violin, 'cello)Mezzo ManiaKristine Dandavino, mezzo-soprano &William Schookhoff, pianoInfinitely MoreAllison Lynn, vocals &Gerald Flemming, guitar and vocalsJazz Piano and PercussionKevin Henkel, jazz piano &Sidnei Santos, percussionA Journey of the HeartJennifer Noble, vocals & Andre King, basswith Surprise Guest, pianoKathleen Long, cello & Ben Smith, pianoAnastasia Rizikov( thirteen-year-old rising star ), pianoTrio Bravo (viola, clarinet, piano)Mozart and the King (of Instruments)Joy Lee, violin & Paul Jessen, organlIberiaKoichi Inoue, pianoSongs of TravelChristopher Wilson, bass-baritone &Tom Chilling, pianoViolin SwingEd Vokura, jazz violin, with bass, guitar, pianoRest awhile your cruel caresCardinal Consort of ViolsMichael Holt Ensemble(Vocals with piano and ensemble)F or detailed repertoire and updates , visitwww.musicmondays.caArtists and programmes subjectto change without noticeChurch of the Holy Trinity(behind Eaton Centre)Beat by Beat | World ViewSpeedy Summer Slideandrew tIMARNot that long ago, June in Toronto meant a slow slide intosummer, accompanied by an inevitable wind-down of concertactivity. Over the last half decade, however, Luminato hasenriched this time of the year by infusing the performing arts intothe lifeblood of our city, entertaining and inspiring citizens andvisitors alike. Luminato has swiftly established itself as one of NorthAmerica’s preeminent arts festivals, having commissioned over 50new works, and presented 6,500 artists from over 35 countries. Thisyear “Luminato 6” takes place from June 8 to 17 in various downtownvenues. Many performances are free; most are staged at theLuminato venue they’re calling the “Hub,” at David Pecaut Square.Taking its cue from the rich diversity of the city’s numerous culturalcommunities, Luminato presents world music as part of itsoverall programming, its artist mix fostering a healthy, dynamicbalance and even interplay between local and international performers.In an interview with The WholeNote, Luminato music curatorDerek Andrews revealed that he has been working on some 30music events this year, many which have world music connections.Andrews noted that Luminato aims to take risks by programmingartists who are new to Toronto audiences, pairing them with localnewcomers and favourites. Here are a few concert picks:World music at Luminato launches on Friday June 8 with thedouble bill of K’NAAN and Kae Sun. Both are known primarily aship hop, and sometimes “urban folk” performers, yet both were bornon the African continent. They both maintain ties to their homelands.Born in Somalia, the singer, rapper, poet, songwriter andinstrumentalist K’NAAN is a Canadian popular music phenomenon.He garnered global attention when his song Wavin’ Flag was adoptedas the 2010 FIFA World Cup theme song, in due course becoming aninternational chart-topper. The singer-songwriter Kae Sun (KwakuDarko-Mensah Jnr.), on the other hand, began his career performingin his native Ghana before immigrating in his teens to Canada,studying multimedia and philosophy at McMaster University inHamilton. His debut album, Lion on a Leash (2009) blends folk, souland hip hop idioms, and was followed, after a visit to Ghana for inspiration,by his impressive 2011 EP, Outside the Barcode, which was“recorded on 2-inch tape on a farm in Ontario.”On the afternoon and evening of Saturday June 9, Luminato’sHub is the site for a “Caribbean Summit” where veteran Jamaicanand Trinidadian musicians celebrate their nations’ 50th anniversaryof independence. Here are a few of the headliners: Guitarist ErnestRanglin was called “the most important musician to emerge fromJamaica” by Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell. Ranglin isalso credited as the founding father of Jamaican ska, which pavedthe way for reggae music. He fronts the “Jamaica to Toronto” bandwhich includes Jay Douglas and Everton “Pablo” Paul. Calypso Rose,“The Queen of Calypso,” began her singing career at 15 in her nativeTobago. She has enjoyed a long string of calypso hits during herfive-decade career. Another seasoned singer, the Jamaican-bornMichael Rose, began his recording career with the important groupBlack Uhuru, which in 1985 won the first Grammy for reggae. He hassince released more than 20 albums, including Last Chance, whichreigned for weeks at number one on the UK reggae charts. Bringingit back home, the Trinidadian-Canadian group Kobo Town takesits name from the Port-of-Spain neighbourhood, the birthplace ofcalypso. Formed in 2004 by singer-songwriter Drew Gonsalves, theband’s lyrics explore issues such as immigration and war, while itsmusic serves up compelling heart-pumping, booty-shaking reggaecalypsogrooves.The next afternoon, on June 10, the concert titled “Ethiopiques: TheHorn of Africa” offers a double bill exploring the region’s folk, jazzand hybrid musical genres. The Boston-based nine-piece Debo Bandmixes horns, strings and accordion along with voices. Their sound20 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Courtesy of LuminaTOThe father of ska, Jamaica’s Ernest Ranglin.is a tribute to the exciting hybrid Ethiopian music being made bythe bands of Haile Selassie’s era. The Debo Band has recently beensigned to SubPop’s Next Ambience label. The other ensemble onthe card is Abyssinian Roots. Produced by Toronto’s Batuki MusicSociety, the band features notable expats of Addis Ababa’s nightclubscene. Among the styles presented: “Azmaris” songs accompanied bymonochord music with lyrics replete with social commentary, variedregional folk musics, as well as Ethio-jazz standards.The evening concert on June 12, titled “Buena Vista West Africa,”comes with a world music back-story. The opening act is the IvoryCoast singer Fatoumata Diawara in her North American premiere.After a career as an actress and multi-instrumentalist, she releasedan album featuring her singing. Diawara also made significant contributionsto other high-profile projects, including Herbie Hancock’sGrammy-winning Imagine Project. Now to the back story of theshow’s title. In 1996, several of Mali’s finest musicians were scheduledto visit Cuba to record an album with local musicians. TheMalians never arrived, however, and the veteran Cubans, not wishingto squander the scheduled studio session, recruited other musiciansto partner with. That recording resulted in the global worldmusic hit album Buena Vista Social Club. Fourteen years later theoriginal Malian invitees, including Bassekou Kouyate, ToumaniDiabate, Kassey Mady Diabate and Djelimady Tounkara, were finallyunited with the Cuban singer and guitarist Eliades Ochoa and hisGrupo Patria. They produced the album AfroCubism. That this remarkableAfrican-Cuban musical ensemble, which rarely performslive, is making its Toronto premiere at a free concert is a good argumentfor Luminato’s programming.Then, on June 16 at 8pm, Toronto’s self-described “Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk-Superband” Lemon Bucket Orkestra,opens Luminato’s “Balkan Beat Blowout.” According to the festivalpromo the 13-piece Orkestra “grew out of a conversation betweena Breton accordionist and a Ukrainian fiddler in a Vietnamese restaurant”—not an unlikely scenario in contemporary Toronto, I’d say.Even the title of their 2011 EP Cheeky gives away their folk partyways. Lemon Bucket is putting its imprint on the city’s urban-folkscene with their quirky arrangements of traditional Ukrainian,Yugoslavian and Romanian songs. The headline act scheduled at 9pmis the Bucovina Club Orkestar, making its North American premiere.In addition to these (and many more) concerts, Luminato is alsopresenting free weekday noon hour discussions and concerts ofworld music interest at the Luminato Lounge at the festival Hub,under the rubric, “Lunchtime Illuminations and Concerts.” Theseevents feature artists’ conversations, each paired with a customtailoredmusical performance. They look like an unparalleled opportunityto get a deeper peek into the artists’ m.o.Please check the Luminato website (www.luminato.com), printmedia and of course The WholeNote listings for more details.OTHER PICKSContrary to appearances in my column thus far, Luminato is not theonly world music game in town this month. On June 1, the RoyalConservatory presents Simon Shaheen at Koerner Hall. Among today’smost significant Arab musicians, performers and composers,Shaheen is a virtuoso oud and violin player, incorporating traditionalArabic, jazz and Western classical idioms. Of interest to fans andstudents, Shaheen will also lead a public masterclass on Friday June 1at 10am, at Beit Zatoun, located on Markham St., just south of Bloor.Also on June 1, Ensemble Polaris presents “Game On!” at theHeliconian Hall. This concert presents traditional Canadian andnorthern European songs and dance tunes linked thematically withsport and games of skill and chance. Self-described as an “Arcticfusion band” —and why not? —Ensemble Polaris also performs at 2pmon June 7 at the Toronto Public Library’s Orchardview branch.June 6 at noon the COC’s World Music Series presents a concertof “Authentic Klezmer and Gypsy Swing” at the Richard BradshawAmphitheatre. The musicians include the Yiddish Swingtet: JordanKlapman, piano; Jonno Lightstone, clarinet; Tony Quarrington, guitarand mandolin.Further afield at the University of Waterloo, the Department ofMusic presents “Singing: East and West” on June 13 at RenisonUniversity College. The University of Waterloo Choir directed byGerard Yun performs chant and (Tuvan, or Inuit?) throat singing.Guests include Marhee Park, soprano; Waterloo ChinesePhilharmonic Choir; and the Bluevale Collegiate Choir.Back in Toronto, on June 20, the Georgian choir Darbazi performsas part of the glittering lineup at the SING! Festival fundraiser hostedby star tenor Michael Burgess at the Green Door Cabaret on OssingtonAve. Darbazi will also perform sets on July 2, at the Canada DayCelebrations, outdoor SING! tent at Harbourfront Centre.Andrew Timar is a Toronto musician and music writer.He can be contacted at worldmusic@thewholenote.com.Canada’s Premier Celebration of World CulturesJuly 5 - 8, 2012Victoria Park, London, Ontario, CanadaMusic, Dance, Food & Crafts from Around the WorldFREE ADMISSION!More than 275 Unique ExhibitorsAlejandra Robles (Mexico)Mdungu (The Netherlands)Dave Young Quintet (Canada)Over 35 Top Professional World Music & Jazz Ensembleson 5 Stages including“The Sunfest Jazz” & “Le village québécois” stages& NEW this year … SUNTROPOLIS ‘12“Celebrating the New Sounds of Brazil & Cuba”info@sunfest.on.ca 519-672-1522 www.sunfest.on.caJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 21

Beat by Beat | Art of SongNew Kid on theArt Song BlockHANS DE GRootIn the may 2012 issue of The WholeNote, editor David Perlmanannounced that this particular beat column was here to stay, andinvited contributors. I feel very much like the proverbial “new kidon the block” but I am beginning to find my way and I think I shallenjoy the work.Few artists have done as much for the art of song and for the developmentof Canadian talent as Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata,the pianists who direct the Aldeburgh Connection. For many yearsthey have presented an annual program in Toronto and a few yearsago they added an annual summer program at Bayfield, on theshores of Lake Huron. This year’s program looks especially enticing:on June 8 at 8pm, Adrienne Pieczonka, soprano, and LauraTucker, mezzo-soprano, present a recital with works rangingfrom Alessandro Scarlatti to Richard Strauss; on June 9, also at8pm, Alexander Dobson, baritone, sings Schumann, VaughanWilliams and Ivor Novello; on June 10 at 2:30pm, a vocal quartet(Andrea Cerswell, soprano; Alexandra Beley, mezzo-soprano;Andrew Hadj, tenor; David Roth, baritone) will celebrateQueen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee by presenting a variedrepertoire ranging from Handel to John Beckwith.Readers who, like me, have a special fondness for the sopranoMeredith Hall will have two chances to hear her thismonth. On June 17 at 2pm, as part of Music at Sharon’s summerseries held at Sharon Temple, she will be singing Dido in a concertperformance of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with the baritoneTodd Delaney as Aeneas. They are accompanied by the TorontoMasque Theatre, directed by Larry Beckwith. Hall is especially wellknown for her performances of early music, from medieval plainchantto the operas of Mozart, and also for her recording of Scottishsongs (Robert Burns and others) with the ensemble La Nef. OnJune 29, however, she and the pianist Brahm Goldhamer will moveinto different territory with a program consisting entirely of thesongs of Franz Schubert, at 8pm at the Heliconian Club, 35 HazeltonAve.; admission is pay-what-you can. Hall tells us that she has beena lover of Schubert’s songs ever since her student days, that sheand Goldhamer have been singing and playing a large number ofSchubert songs during the last year and that the recital on June 29,entitled “Oh, for the love of Schubert,” will give us a selection ofthese. Hall and Goldhamer will be joined by Bernard Farley, guitar.Frank Nakashima used to be a counter-tenor; he has sung withthe Toronto Consort and with The Gents. I have a reason to knowthis since, many years ago, he gave me a series of lessons. He is nowa tenor and will be performing Elizabethan music (Byrd, Holborne,Dowland, Gibbons, Bull) with the Cardinal Consort of Viols in aconcert organized by the Toronto Early Music Centre, St. David’sAnglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave., on June 17 at 2:30pm. Well,voices change: David Daniels moved the other way since he beganas a tenor and became a counter-tenor early on; Placido Domingostarted out as a baritone, became a world-famous tenor, and is abaritone again, at least part of the time; I myself, to compare greatwith small (as Milton would have said), started off as a baritone, hada stint as a tenor (a mistake), then a counter-tenor and now I am abaritone once more.From July 4 to July 15, Music and Beyond willbe held in Ottawa. There will be furtherdetails in our Julyissue butTenor Frank Nakashima.here aresome details about aconcert on July 5 at 8pm: WallaceGiunta, mezzo-soprano, John Brancy, baritone,and Peter Dugan, piano, will perform “A Lover andhis Lass,” a concert which will include music by Mozart, Schumann,Britten, Rossini, Vaughan Williams and Bernstein. Giunta is an excitingsinger. She is primarily known for her work in opera: she wasa member of the COC Ensemble Studio and will sing Annio in theCOC production of La Clemenza di Tito in February 2013. The Ottawaconcert will give us another chance to hear her in recital (she was atMusic Toronto in March) at the Dominion-Chalmers United Church.Later in July it will be time for the 2012 Toronto Summer MusicFestival. The July issue of The Wholenote will provide a detailedaccount but here is an advance notice: the line-up includes twooutstanding singers, Colin Ainsworth, tenor, and Gerald Finley,bass-baritone.Chris FramptonINSPIRING ARTISTRY IN A BREATHTAKING VENUEMost Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdaysat noon or 5:30 p.m.coc.ca 416-363-8231MEDIA SPONSORSHilario Durán and Robi Botos, Photo: Chris Hutcheson22 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Here are details for some other events taking place in June orearly July:!!June 3 at 5pm: Hallie Fischel, soprano, and John Edwards, luteand guitar, will also celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubileewith a concert featuring music from the time of Queen Elizabeth I, atSt. Olave’s Church, 36 Windermere Ave.!!June 7 at 12:15pm: Marina Tchepel, soprano, and PatriciaWright, piano, will give a recital at Metropolitan United Church, 56Queen St. E.; admission is free.!!June 8 at 7pm: the Swedish Women’s Educational Associationwill present Josefine Anderson, mezzo-soprano, and NigarDadascheva, piano, in a concert of music by Grieg, Stenhammar,Sibelius, Schumann, Schubert, Mendelssohn and others, at AgricolaLutheran Church, 25 Old York Mills Road.!!June 8 at 7:30pm: Guy Moreau and Pamela Hyatt will present“Cabaret a la Franglaise” at The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick Ave.!!June 12 at 12:10pm: the University of Toronto Community willpresent a program entitled “Music and Dance for Haiti.” Singersinclude Laura Hare, soprano, and Sam Broverman, baritone. Theconcert takes place in the Music Room at Hart House, 7 Hart HouseCircle.!!June 13 at 7:30pm: in a concert presented by the Danish andSwedish Consul Generals and the Icelandic Consul, the NordicSingers (Randi Gislason and Cecilia Lindwall, sopranos; MagnusGislason, tenor; Hans Lawaetz, baritone), who last performed inToronto in 2012, will sing Scandinavian music, Nielsen to ABBA, atthe Danish Lutheran Church, 72 Finch Ave. W. Most of the group aremembers of the Royal Danish Opera.!!June 14 at 12:10pm: Claudia Lemcke, soprano, and ChristopherDawes, piano, will perform at Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 YongeSt.; admission is free and donations are welcome.!!July 2 at 12:15pm: as part of the Musical Mondays series, KristineDandavino, mezzo-soprano, and William Schookhoff, piano, willperform a program which will range from Saint-Saëns to Gospel atthe Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq.Beat by Beat | Choral SceneGadfly Season?BEN StEINPerhaps it is the beautiful weather outside, but I cannot get myhead around a way to thematically link this month’s concertstogether in my usual artful, elegant, insightful manner. Forgetit, I give up. Here instead are some column topics at various levelsof quarrel-picking provocativeness. I invite you to use them as yourown argument-starters with family, friends and colleagues. (Noamount of bribes or flattery will induce me to reveal which, if any, ofthe following statements I actually agree with, though readers arecertainly welcome to try.)– Very few choirs should ever attempt to sing Bach.– Choirs should rarely —actually, never —use a piano in rehearsalwhen singing a cappella music. Even when pianos are in tune,they’re not in tune. Pianos are to choirs as that big wooden horse wasto Troy.– Music died with Brahms. Pretty much everything composed inthe 20th century should be avoided.– On the other hand, most choral music written before 1700 iscompletely boring. Program it and watch attendance drop at bothconcerts and religious services.– Why bother programming Canadian music? There’s tons of superiorAmerican and British stuff out there.– Choral diction is a contradiction in terms. In this region you mayas well stick with German/French/Italian repertoire, because no oneunderstands what you’re singing anyhow. Seriously, what’s the pointof drilling consonants on something like “She’s like the swallow thatflies so high” when all the audience is going to hear is “cheese bites,Postscript: As I was about to send this off to the publisher, I read thesad news of the death of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. It was my goodfortune that I heard him twice in concert in the early 60s: once withElisabeth Schwarzkopf, once in a program that consisted of the completeMörike Lieder by Hugo Wolf. He has left a very extensive legacy ofrecordings. I particularly prize his 1955 performance of Schumann’sopus 39 Liederkreis and his 1971 performance of Schubert’s DieWinterreise, both with the incomparable Gerald Moore.Hans de Groot taught English Literature at the University of Torontofrom 1965 until the spring of 2012, and has been a concert-goerand active listener since the early 1950s; he also sings and playsrecorder. He can be contacted at artofsong@thewholenote.com.www.sorrows.ca416-231-6016Pastor:Rev. Fr. Nino Cavoto3055 Bloor Street West, justwest of Royal York RoadFree Lunchtime OrganConcert SeriesWednesdays 12:15 – 1:00Music and Artistic DirectorGordon D. MansellEnjoy free lunchtime concerts everyWednesday throughout the summer.Be inspired by a different artist each week.One of the most stunning Baroqueinstruments in the worldJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 23

marshmallow andLysol pie”?– The discrepancybetweenthe quality ofthe awesomefilms producedin Quebec andthose from therest of Canadais so vast that itshould make allnon-Quebecoishang our headswith shame. (Iknow that thishas nothing to dowith choral music,That Choir at Hart House.but it needs to bepointed out wherever possible.)– No choir should sing gospel music unless they can memorizetheir scores, clap on the off-beat and sway in rhythm. Kids, pleaseremember —friends don’t let friends clap on one and three.– The reason that none of the really good English music composedafter Purcell and before Britten ever gets performed is because thereisn’t any.– Choral arrangements of music theatre songs are partially responsiblefor global warming.– Choral arrangements of rock songs have been proven to causecancer in rats.– Choral arrangements of jazz standards are like bumper cars —agag version of the real thing.– The previous three statements are clearly written by a madman.In the 21st century, the benchmark for a good choir will be how wellit can execute an accurate version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder will be a distant memory. Actually, it sortof is that already.– Choral singing in the Ontario region is not even close to reachingits full potential. The performance of one composition, and one compositionalone, can achieve this. Tune in to next month’s column forwhat this piece is, and how performing it will achieve this goal.Are you sufficiently provoked or outraged? Excellent. Just keeppassing that good vibe on to all you meet, and my work here is done.The WholeNote takes no responsibility for the opinions expressedabove, so don’t blame them.Now, on to the concerts. There are a number of groups listed belowthat have either flown under my radar, are relatively new, or simplyhave not previously given their information to The WholeNote listingsthat are the source for choral news. In any case, my apologies forany former neglect on my part, and welcome to the column.A number of these ensembles are based outside of Toronto, so ifyour choral experience is a Toronto-centric one —mine certainly is -time to get out of the city and get to know some of the groups outsideyour urban comfort zone. Incidentally, some of these choirs have themost awesome names I’ve ever seen.PETER MAHONSales Representative416-322-8000pmahon@trebnet.comwww.petermahon.comI was intriguedand mystifiedby a groupcalled That Choir.Googling that onewas an interestingexperience.It turns out thatThat Choir is ana cappella groupbased in Toronto,founded in 2008and comprisedprimarily of actor/singers.TheirJune 4 concertlaunches theirfirst CD, andfeatures musicby Rachmaninoff, Whitacre and Lauridsen. Information about themcan be found at www.thatchoir.com.Another prize in the naming department goes to the SoundInvestment Choir, which sounds like a group of very cool singingaccountants. Based out of Collingwood, their mandate is to fosterchoral music-making in the Georgian Triangle, the group of communitiessurrounding the south end of Georgian Bay. On June 1 and2 in Collingwood, the Sound Investment Choir performs “Bernstein &Broadway,” a concert that includes Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms.Owen Sound’s Shoreline Chorus is another group from theGeorgian. They perform hymns and gospel songs for their two “TheGospel Truth” concerts on June 9.Ancaster’s Harlequin Singers specialize in musical theatre andother popular music. Their “45 Years of Broadway” on June 1 will bepresented, cabaret-style, with the ability to buy a drink and listen.This is entirely civilized, and is something other choirs might considertaking up regularly.Another similar ensemble is Barrie’s Bravado Show Choir, a groupthat is strongly theatrical in nature. As well as performing two showsper year, they also do community outreach work, and have a youtheducation component. They perform “Bravado Rocks!” on June 1.The Ispiravoce Vocal Ensemble is a chamber group of 10 to 12 femalevoices based out of Mississauga. In the show-choir style that is increasingin popularity, they use movement and costumes to augment theirmusic-making. On June 2, they perform “Voyage!,” music apparentlyinspired by the tango, flamenco, sacred spaces, secular vices andLord of the Rings. I confess myself intrigued by the “secular vices”aspect of this program. Further information can be found at www.ispiravoce.ca.On June 2 another west end youth group, the MississaugaChildren’s Choir, perform “City Scapes,” a concert that addresses theexperience of the modern city. The concert features a new work bythe excellent Toronto choral composer Michael Coghlan.This month it was a pleasure to discover a previously unknownlocal youth choir, the children’s ensemble from the Oratory of St.Philip Neri. The oratory is located in the west end of Toronto, andhas a lively music program. The Oratory Children’s Choir performsmusic by Legrenzi, Charpentier, Schein, Schutz, Bach and others at afree concert on June 23.At the other end of the city, the Cantemus Singers are based inToronto’s east end Beaches region. This choir steps outside its usualfocus on early music for “My Spirit Sang All Day!,” a concert ofVictorian and Edwardian songs and anthems, including works byElgar, Willan and Finzi. I confess myself a complete fan of parloursongs from this era — My Old Shako —is a personal mantra —and urgeother concert-goers to sample the delights of this beguiling and sometimesquirky repertoire. The group performs on June 16 and 17.Brian TelzerOWBen Stein is a Toronto tenor and theorbist.He can be contacted at choralscene@thewholenote.com.Visit his website at benjaminstein.ca.24 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Beat by Beat | Music TheatreStratford at 60RoBERt WallaceAnniversaries are great occasions to celebrate success.Fittingly, then, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival presentsThe Pirates of Penzance, one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s mostpopular operettas, to help mark its 60th season. The festival hasa long tradition of Savoyard successes, beginning with TyroneGuthrie’s groundbreaking HMS Pinafore in the 1960s. During the1980s and 1990s, the company’s innovative productions of G&S classicsattracted a huge following, especially those directed by BrianMacDonald, the visionary Canadian choreographer who toured hisStratford production of The Mikado to London, New York, and acrossCanada to showcase the festival’s achievement. “Now once againwe’re taking a fresh approach to this beloved repertoire,”says Antoni Cimolino, the festival’s generaldirector, “one that will surely inspire a whole newgeneration of G&S fans.” Judging by the productionthat I saw in preview last month, he may be right.There’s nothing quite like a Gilbert and Sullivanoperetta, of which there are 14, all written in the late19th century for the ambitious producer, RichardD’Oyly Carte who, in 1881, built the Savoy Theatre inLondon specifically to accommodate their presentation.Although the D’Oyly Carte Opera Companyclosed in the 1980s, replications of its productionsstill appear world-wide, as do updated versions thatreinterpret the originals to meet the tastes of contemporaryaudiences. At their core, no matter whatstyle of presentation, all depict a comic view of humanfolly in nonsensical narratives that use satire,parody, slapstick and exaggeration in the service ofan energetic romp. A pre-cursor to musical comedy,the shows rely less on dialogue and more on music toconstruct characterization and propel plot — scoresadroitly composed by Andrew Sullivan to complementthe witty librettos of W.S. Gilbert. Talking aboutStratford’s Pirates, Franklin Brasz, its musical director,is quick to point out that “those witty lyrics areinextricably tied to memorable melodies.” He adds, “Iderive great pleasure from Arthur Sullivan’s wonderfullycrafted music: solo arias with gorgeous melody,Cynthia Dale as Dorothy Brockrich choral writing, deceptively clever rhythmicplayfulness … ”Stratford’s Pirates provides an excellent introduc-in 42nd Street.tion to the world of G&S by setting the show backstage at the SavoyTheatre where the audience can view the mechanics of staging aswell as its effects —the rigging, for example, that facilitates a flyingkite, or the moving flats that simulate a roiling sea. Ethan McSweeny,director of the show, and Anna Louizos, the set designer, incorporateconcepts from the contemporary “Steampunk” movement intoa design inspired by backstage images of Victorian theatre. “I wasthrilled to learn more about these retro-futurists,” McSweeny explainsof the Steampunks, “[and] their glorious expression of neo-Victoriana through the lens of Jules Verne. I think an importantaspect of Steampunk is its effort to render our increasingly invisibleand virtual world into ostensible and visible machines.”The approach works well, allowing for a stage within a stage thatdeconstructs the technology of theatrical illusion even as it createsmoments of high humour and memorable beauty. The ironies of theapproach suit the improbable story of Frederic, an upright youngman who, as a child, mistakenly is indentured to a band of piratesthat later is revealed to be more (or less) than it seems. About to turn21, Frederic believes he finally has fulfilled his obligations to hiscriminal comrades, and vows to seek their downfall, only to discoverthat, through a preposterous technicality, he must remain theirward for 63 more years. Simultaneously, he falls in love with Mabel,the comely daughter of Major-General Stanley. Bound by his sense ofduty, he convinces Mabel to wait for him faithfully … until, well, it’sbest that you find out what happens for yourself.McSweeny hews closely to Gilbert’s book and libretto, noting that“I have even gone back to some passages that were in earlier drafts.”Brasz takes more liberties, using new orchestrations (by MichaelStarobin) “that are respectful of the core G&S orchestral sound butadd new flavours by incorporating Irish whistles, bodhran drum,accordion, mandolin, even banjo.” A few costumed musicians jointhe actors onstage but, for the most part, the 20-piece orchestraperforms from its traditional location under the stage —the orchestrapit. As for the singing, Brasz confesses that “the vocal challenges are,well …operatic. With few book scenes, the cast is singing throughoutthe show. There is antiphonal chorus writing, layered themes, demandingpatter sections (and not just famously for the I Am the VeryModel of a Modern Major-General), coloratura, and cadenzas. Thevocal forces are massive and demanding but satisfying to perform;and we’ve assembled an extraordinary cast …”Indeed, Stratford’s The Pirates of Penzance is acrowd-pleaser that deserves all the accolades it isbound to receive —a show “respectful of tradition butabsolutely contemporary at the same time,” to quoteMcSweeny. Something of the same could be saidabout 42nd Street, the other musical offering thatI saw in preview at Stratford last month, albeit fordifferent reasons. There’s a symmetry between thetwo shows that becomes especially evident when oneviews them back-to-back, a connection that suggestsa possible reason for their being programmed togetherin an anniversary season. Each depicts theatrefrom a back-stage perspective that allows the audienceto see the process of making a show. WhereasMcSweeny chose the approach to help conceptualizehis innovative staging of Pirates, Gary Griffin, thedirector of 42nd Street, had no choice in the matter:the book for the musical begins and ends on-stage.42nd Street originated as a novel, written byBradford Ropes in the early 1930s. Better rememberedis the 1933 film version that ushered in thecareer of Ruby Keeler and introduced choreographerBusby Berkeley to the song-writing talents of HarryWarren (composer) and Al Dubin (lyricist). The stageversion of the story that premiered on Broadway in1980 under the direction of choreographer GowerChampion primarily uses the movie as its source,which possibly accounts for the flimsiness of thebook by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Thisquintessential back-stage narrative in which anunknown chorine saves the show on opening night after its leadinglady breaks an ankle, has inspired so many imitations that its originalimpact has been lost to cliché —except for the tap dancing.“There’s an old saying that when the characters in musical theatrecan’t speak any more, they sing; and when they can’t sing any more,DAVID HOUJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 25

they dance.” So writes Gary Griffin in his notes for Stratford’s productionof 42nd Street . “There’s a real desperation behind [the characters’]dance; they need to get a job in order to survive.” Indeed, themood of the Great Depression gives the whole production an ironic,if not bitter, edge. When rehearsing “Pretty Lady,” the show they areabout to open, the chorus dresses in various shades of brown. For theshow itself, they switch to costumes of black, silver and gold —flashingmore lamé and glitter than I would have thought possible outsideLas Vegas. Literally dancing on coins in the number We’re in theMoney, their tap routines become increasingly frenetic, a performanceof urgency in which the sound of synchronized shoes is nervewrackinglyloud. While the effect highlights the dancers’ polish andprecision, it also demystifies the genre: this is an exercise in showbusiness, with tap-dancing its tendentious technology.Griffin calls 42nd Street a “noisy” musical, one that has “a certainbrash energy that befits its subject matter.” Alex Sanchez, choreographerfor the show, explains, “Gary and I were also interested inmaking it a sexier and grittier production, much like the film.” Hisbiggest concern was the floor of the Festival Theatre which “afterthe show, is taken apart and replaced by the floor for the next production.I didn’t know what to expect as far as the kind of materialthey used and how the taps would sound. The staff and crew of theFestival …created a great sounding deck aided by floor microphones.”Microphones also are on view in the orchestra loft that Griffinhas integrated into the set design. “I wanted the audience to see andfeel the presence of the musicians,” he explains; “it was importantto me to put the musicians into the world of the play.” MichaelBarber, musical director for the show, agrees with the decision: “Ithink it adds an excitement to the show not felt when the band ishidden from view. It’s also important because people see the musiciansplay —it reminds them that there is a live band — and that’s whatit takes to make a show sound great.” The orchestrations by PhilipLang, written for the 1980 version, are reminiscent of the 1930s, hesuggests, but “reimagined through the lens of 1980s Broadway. Theeffect is more glamorous and showy than trying to go period …”For all its glitz and glamour, this production of 42nd Street ismemorable more for its dancing than anything else. Peppered withpopular standards like Lullaby of Broadway, Shuffle off to Buffaloand the eponymous 42nd Street, the score is as familiar as thenarrative is known. What feels contemporary, even as it remainstraditional, is the sight and sound of tap dancers filling the FestivalStage …and the reasons for their deployment.Based in Toronto, Robert Wallace writes abouttheatre and performance. He can be contactedat musictheatre@thewholenote.com.Beat by Beat | Jazz NotesPlanes,Trainsand AutomobilesJim GALLowayLast month i wrote about three cities, New Orleans, Vienna andLondon. This month I’ll add two more, Norwich in England andOdessa, Texas, as different as chalk and cheese except for onething they have in common: a Jazz Party.Around the 5th century, Anglo Saxons had a settlement on thesite of present-day Norwich. By the 11th century, Norwich was thelargest city in England after London. This year it was announced thatNorwich would become England’s first UNESCO City of Literature.It is also home to the Norwich Jazz Party which was held on the firstweekend of May and featured a line-up of prominent mainstreamjazz musicians, including Harry Allen, Houston Person, BuckyPizzarelli, Rossano Sportiello and Warren Vaché.One of the welcome aspects of the jazz party is that musicians canmake suggestions about what they would like to do. For example,Alan Barnes, a wonderful British reed player, presented a set ofEllington compositions arranged for 14 musicians; Ken Peplowskigave us a program of Benny Carter’s music, arranged for four reedsand rhythm; trumpeter Enrico Tomasso organised a tribute to BillyButterfield; and I acknowledged the music of a lesser-known trumpeter,Al Fairweather, with a set of his original compositions. All ofthat plus the usual casual jam sessions made for a very special threedays of jazz.By contrast, Odessa, Texas was founded in 1881 as a water stopand cattle shipping point. Right beside it is Midland —with an airportseparating the two towns —originally founded as the midway pointbetween Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in1881. The discovery of oil in the early 1920s transformed the area andOdessa was a boom town. Things turned sour when the price of oildidn’t justify keeping the rigs going and the area fell on hard times.But that has all changed with the price of oil now around $100 abarrel, bringing with it wealth and a major influx of workers. It hasalso brought with it a huge shortage of accommodation, so seriousthat there are even some workers making very good money butsleeping in their cars or trucks! No amount of money can pay forhousing that doesn’t exist.However, for some jazz musicians the raison d’etre for Odessa/26 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Midland is a Jazz Party. The First Annual Odessa Jazz Party was heldin 1967. Then in 1977 a group of Midland jazz enthusiasts formed theMidland Jazz Association and their Jazz Classic was born. In 1998 thetwo jazz parties merged under the umbrella of the West Texas JazzSociety and this year marks the 46th Annual Jazz Party. Held in May,it is now the longest-running jazz party in the United States andthis year featured among others —yes, Harry Allen, Houston Person,Bucky Pizzarelli, Rossano Sportiello and Warren Vaché, as well asyour resident scribe. Over the years they have presented a veritableWho’s Who of jazz musicians —Vic Dickenson, Herb Ellis, Milt Hinton,Flip Phillips, Ralph Sutton, Joe Venuti, Teddy Wilson, Kai Winding,and on and on.Incidentally, film buffs might be interested to knowthat part of the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning filmNo Country For Old Men is set in Odessa. Midland/Odessa is also the home of the Commemorative AirForce, formerly called the Confederate Air Forceuntil it was decided that the word Confederatewas politically incorrect. Its home used to be inHarlingen, Texas, and I remember one year whenI was playing at the Jazz Party, a couple of friendsfrom Toronto, Joy and Billy Ray Blackwood,talked me into going off to the annual C.A.F. airshow, after the party. So we took off, literally, forHarlingen and the air show. Well, as a certainScottish poet wrote, “The best laid schemes …gangaft agley,” —come unstuck —for when we got therethe air show had already started and we couldn’tland! So we saw fragments of the air show, butfrom above! (I did get to see the planes on theground another time, and it really is an impressivecollection of WW2 aircraft, mostly American,but also R.A.F., Japanese and German Luftwaffecraft. And you can find them in Midland/Odessa —as well as a great jazz party.So there you have it: two somewhat unlikely places 5,000 milesapart in which to find great jazz once a year.And speaking of planes in general, and WW2 aircraft in particular,I have another story or two from the Norwich weekend.Train travel to London for my trip home had been arranged givinglots of time to make the 6pm flight, the last Air Canada flight of theday. About a half-hour into the journey we stopped at a little towncalles Diss —no jokes please about diss and dere —and that’s when theday took a nosedive. A disembodied voice, (no pun intended), on theintercom informed us that the train ahead had mechanical troubleand we all had to get off, taking our luggage with us because theyhad to move our train out of the way so that a rescue engine couldcome up from Norwich to move the disabled one.Jim Galloway’s Norwich/Odessa/Midlandparty-mate Houston Person willalso be at Toronto Jazz, June 23.An hour and a half later we were still standing on the platform andI was beginning to worry about that 6pm flight; we were still a twohour train ride from London, never mind Heathrow.To cut a long story short, what started out as a comfortable traintrip from Norwich ended up as a taxi ride from Diss to Heathrow at acost of the equivalent of $240!Here’s where the story gets interesting. The driver, whose name isBarry, was very friendly and talkative. He mentioned that he quiteoften drove a lady who had been Winston Churchill’s secretary. I immediatelyknew who he was talking about and responded by saying,“Her first name is Chips, isn’t it?” The driver looked at me in the rearmirror with a look of surprise. “And her last name is Bunch,”I continued. “How do you know?” “Because herhusband was John Bunch who was a wonderfulpianist and he and I were friends.” A small world.There is another twist to the story, though.During the Second World War, John was a bombardierin B17 bombers. On his 17th mission hewas shot down and miraculously survived butspent the remainder of the war as a P.O.W. Fastforward many years. John and Chips inherited theirhouse near Norwich and the first time they usedBarry’s taxi service they drove past Duxford AirMuseum. John asked Barry if there was a B17 in thecollection. In fact they had two of them and he saidhe’d really like to see them some day. Well, for thenext ten years he said the same thing! Finally Barrysaid, “All these years you keep saying you want to goto Duxford and it never happens. Let’s do it!”So they got to the base and there sat a B17 in all itsglory, with a film crew around it. They were making adocumentary about the plane and our faithfultaxi driver called one of the crew over and said,“Do you realise that this gentleman with me wasa B17 bombardier during the war?” End result?John was interviewed and included in the documentary.By the way, good old Barry made it to Heathrow by shortly after4pm, giving ample time to check-in. And that was when I found outthat the flight was late and there would be a two hour delay!Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed.Don’t forget that the TD Toronto Jazz Festival kicks off on June 22and the celebration goes on until July 1, Canada Day. Lots of programminginformation can be found in this issue.Enjoy your jazz and make some of it a live experience.Jim Galloway is a saxophonist, band leader and formerartistic director of Toronto Downtown Jazz. He canbe contacted at jazznotes@thewholenote.com.John Abbott• St. Philip’s Anglican ChurchA casual, relaxing hour of prayer + great musicwith the city’s finest musicians● Sunday, June 10, 4pmJoe Sealy + Paul Novotny“There lives the dearest freshnessdeep down things.” Enjoy the beauty ofsummer and support live jazz!Jazz Vespers returns on September 16.• St. Philip’s Anglican Church | Etobicoke25 St. Phillips Road (near Royal York + Dixon)416-247-5181 • www.stphilips.netJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 27

Beat by Beat | BandstandSummer Floodjack macquARRIEIn last month’s column I speculated that many bands in ourarea would have a wide variety of events for the summer months.Nothing like the way it was,of course, when I started playing ina band many years ago, shortly after the dinosaurs had departedfrom the local scene. For us back then it was all about band tattoosin towns throughout Southwestern Ontario. There were the boysbands and the company bands (both now almostextinct) and the town bands. I rememberwell the Pressey Transport Company band, theChatham Kiltie band and, most impressive of all,the White Rose Oil Company band from Petrolia,Ontario, in their elegant white uniforms. Atthe end of the summer it was, more often thannot, the long bus trip to the Canadian NationalExhibition to compete with other bands on theold North Bandstand. Local town band tattoosare now very rare, and the CNE no longer hostssuch band events, but I had an inkling it wouldbe a summer of relative plenty. So I sent a briefsurvey questionnaire to a number of bands locatedwithin an hour’s drive of Toronto. Are theytravelling far afield for special events or are theyhosting concerts on home territory?Initially there was little response. So little,in fact that I started a “Plan B” column about acouple of events in which I was involved sincelast month’s column was written. The first ofthese was the York University Concert Band Festival. A series of individualworkshops in the morning was followed by band workshopswith coaching from a York University professor. This was followed bya reception where keynote speaker Bobby Herriot regaled the participantsin his inimitable style. His very appropriate topic: Benefitsof Being Involved in a Community Band. During the evening each ofthe participating bands performed short concerts with members ofthe other bands in the audience. The entire event was organized byYork University music graduate students. Let’s hope that this will bethe first of many such events.The second event was a concert entitled “The Beat Goes On andon …” by the Toronto New Horizons Bands. Started in September 2010with one daytime band, the local New Horizons program now hasgrown to two daytime and two evening bands. For their end ofseason event they returned to the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio. Inthe formative stages I watched many people checking out variousinstruments to determine which should become their musical soulmate. Now, with over 80 members in the four groups, the spectrumof required instrumentation is well covered. Yes, they even haveoboe, bassoon and bass clarinet, but alas the tuba has been neglected.So, you guessed it, yours truly was invited to participate as a guest.What an experience to play with each of the four groups individually,and then with all 80-plus members on stage. I didn’t see an emptyseat in the hall. There were a lot of very proud family members in theaudience that night.So, what do our community bands do during the summer months?Just as I was about to give up, the flood gates opened. From a newband less than a year old to one celebrating 140 continuous years ofserving its community, they responded. Rather than risk any suggestionof favouritism, here is a synopsis in alphabetical order.The Aurora Community Band, still in its first year of operation, hasperformances slated for the Aurora Farmer’s Market and a moreformal concert at Trinity Church, Aurora.The Brampton Concert Band and their companion Jazz Mechanicsgroup have a host of special events in and around Brampton in addi-tion to their regular Thursday Night Concert Series in Gage Park. Aswell as the regular concert series, the Jazz Mechanics Big Band willbe playing at The Rex in Toronto and at the 24th annual BeachesInternational Jazz Festival. The Brampton Concert Band will alsobe hosting the Rocky Mountain Concert Band from Calgary. One oftheir last concerts will be entitled “O Canada: A Memoir” featuringthe Pipes and Drums of the Lorne Scots.The Clarington Concert Band has announced appearances in PortHope, Orono and Bowmanville, so far.The Columbus Centre Concert Band, now completing its second year,will be at Vaughan City Hall for Heritage Month on June 2, and thenoff to the Waupoos Winery in Prince Edward County for a wine andcheese celebration the following day. In July they will present a seriesof outdoor concerts at Villa Colombo in Toronto.The Festival Wind Orchestra will present thefinal concert of its 15th anniversary season onSunday, June 17, at the Betty Oliphant Theatre,404 Jarvis St., Toronto. We have not heard of anyother events for the balance of the summer. Theprogram, titled “Then to Now: Celebrating 15Years of Music,” is a trip back and forth throughtime, featuring music that was relevant from1997 and 1998, the orchestra’s first full season,up to the present day.Grand River New Horizons Music is anotherNew Horizons group serving Kitchener-Waterloo and the surrounding area. They havefar too many events to list here, but a fewhighlights deserve special mention. Saturday,June 23 is the Teddy Bear Parade in Listowelwhere they will play at the park as the teddyYourstruly.bears are marched up the street toward thepark. Everyone is invited to join the paradewith their teddy bears. Canada Day sees themat Doon Heritage Village dressed as an 1914costume band with players wearing straw boater hats. Men will bein long sleeved blue and white striped shirts and baggy trousers.Women will be wearing white middy tops with blue trim and longblue skirts. The band will also be in 1914 costume in Palmerston forthat town’s 100th anniversary of its Pedestrian Bridge.The Markham Concert Band will be going to the Orillia AquaTheatre once again this summer and also will be traveling toFenelon Falls for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Fest. Last year, thisband introduced a series of afternoon concerts on Markham’s MainStreet with duties shared by several visiting community bands. Thisyear there will be a similar series but they will shifted from theinflatable bandshell on Markham’s Main Street to the UnionvilleMillennium Bandstand.The Milton Concert Band is gearing up for a busy June and Julywith several performances planned for both the concert band andtheir swing ensemble; Then the band will take a rest for the monthof August. In addition to their free summer concert series at VictoriaPark Gazebo in Milton, they will be appearing in the BurlingtonSound of Music Festival at the Burlington Art Centre. On July 5, theyplay host to the Rocky Mountain Concert Band of Calgary, Alberta.The Toronto New Horizons Band, after its successful concert atthe Glenn Gould Studio will be gearing down somewhat. After oneconcert at Ryerson University, and a band party, there will be a fewsporadic performances at retirement residences with ad hoc rehearsalsas required. The band is already receiving calls from potentialmembers wanting to know when the next new band will be starting.The beat does go on.The Newmarket Citizens’ Band started this season off early with aparade for the opening of the local baseball season. As in past years,it will be participating in a variety parades and festivals and willmake their appearance again at the Orillia Aqua Theatre. Early inJune the band will be leading a “Stroll” down Newmarket’s MainStreet to the town museum to herald the opening of an exhibit featuringthe Band’s 140 years in the town. More anniversary eventshave yet to be finalized. 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drop around and have a look at the band’s 140 year history at theElman W. Campbell Museum located at 134 Main St. S., Newmarket;hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to noon and 1pm to 4pm andadmission is free; call 905-953-5314 for more information.The Northdale Concert Band reports only two major out of towncommitments, so far, for the summer: an evening performance at theOrillia Aqua Theatre and a Sunday afternoon concert at the StratfordOutdoor Theatre.The Pickering Community Concert Band, with many members awayfor most of the summer, has chosen to close down for the summerwith no performances after July 8.The Richmond Hill Concert Band will be at a Canada Day celebrationfor Richmond Hill at Richmond Green Park, and at the MarkhamSummer Concert Series at Unionville Bandstand.The Scarborough Concert Band has told us of performances at theScarborough Civic Centre and at a festival in Port Union.The Thornhill Community Band will be performing at The Taste ofAsia Festival, in the Markham Summer Concert Series at UnionvilleBandstand and at Mel Lastman Square.The Uxbridge Community Concert Band, now in its 21st season, is asummertime only band and they have just had their first rehearsal.As in past years their first performance will on Decoration Day atUxbridge Cemetery with subsequent concerts at Palmer Park in PortPerry and at Trinity United Church in Uxbridge.DEFINITION DEPARTMENTThis month’s lesser known musical term is Tempo Tantrum: whatan elementary school band is having when it’s not following theconductor. We invite submissions from readers. Let’s hear yourdaffynitions.Jack MacQuarrie plays several brass instruments andhas performed in many community ensembles. He canbe contacted at bandstand@thewholenote.com.INDEX OF advertisERsAlexander Kats 47Amoroso 60ATMA 5Bayfield Festival ofSong 7Brott Music Festival 7Canadian Children’sOpera Company 12Canadian OperaCompany 22Cantemus 34Christ Church DeerPark Jazz Vespers 27Church of St. MaryMagdalene 31Claim Your VoiceStudios 45Classical 96 72Cliff Ojala 47Conrad Chow 36Cosmo Music 29DCAT Chorus 46Elora Festival 26Festival of the Sound55Gallery 345 31Gary Topp / ConsulGeneral of CzechRepublic 35Hamilton Philharmonic38Heliconian Hall 46Jean-Paul Reymont 33Kindred SpiritsOrchestra 36Laptopolist 47Liz Parker 47lizPR 43Long & McQuade 25Meredith Hall 36Midland SummerSerenade 29Mississauga SymphonyOrchestra 18Mooredale Concerts 13Music at Metropolitan23Music at Sharon 11Music Gallery 19Music in the Orchard /City of TorontoHistoric Museums 15Music Mondays /Church of the HolyTrinity 20Music Toronto 9Musique Royale 58New Music Concerts30, 32NO Strings Theatre 46Norm Pulker 47nyCO 45Ontario Philharmonic15Our Lady of Sorrows 23Pasquale Bros 46Pattie Kelly 47Peter Mahon 24Remenyi House ofMusic 4Scarborough ConcertBand 35Schola Magdalena 33Sheila McCoy 46Sinfonia Toronto 16Sphere Music 68St. Philip’s JazzVespers 27St. Stephen in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch 14Steve’s Music Store 19Sue Crowe Connolly 47Tafelmusik 2TD Sunfest 21TD Toronto JazzFestival 39, 41The Sound Post 17Thornhill ChamberMusic Institute 44Toronto Centre for theArts 31Toronto ConcertOrchestra 33Toronto Consort 4Toronto MendelssohnChoir 44Toronto OperaRepertoire 45Toronto Summer MusicAcademy andFestival 71Toronto SymphonyOrchestra 3Victoria Scholars 32VOCA Chorus 33Westben 12Women’s Musical Clubof Toronto 17Yamaha Music School47You and Media 47July 6July 13July 15July 20July 22July 27July 29Aug 3Aug 6Aug 10PRESENTSMidland’s SummerSerenade 2012Artistic Director John FrenchSinfonia TorontoThompson & FrenchBuzz BrassDavid JalbertWolak & DonnellyBax & ChungVesuviusZodiac TrioAnton Kuerti &Afiara String QuartetCecilia String QuartetMidland welcomes visitors to the shoresof beautiful Georgian Bay in the heart ofhistoric Huronia.Sunday concerts are at 2pm at thenewly opened Midland Cultural Centre.All other concerts are at 8pm atSt. Paul’s United Church.For tickets call 705-528-0521More info: www.brooksidemusic.comJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 29

A. Concerts in the GTAThe WholeNote listings are arranged in five sections for this issue:GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Torontoplus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.A.B.BEYOND the GTA covers many areas of SouthernOntario outside Toronto and the GTA (zones 5, 6, 7 and 8on the map below). Starts on page 37.InC. Starts on page 39.D.the CLUBS (MOSTLY Jazz)is organized alphabetically by club.The EtCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses,workshops, singalongs and other music-related events(except performances) which may be of interest to our readers.Starts on page 44.SUMMER FESTIVALS is organized alphabetically byfestival name, including festivals in the GTA and beyond:S. Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Starts on page 54.A general word of caution A phone number is provided withevery listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish a listingwithout one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed; artistsor venues may change after listings are published. Please checkbefore you go out to a concert.HOW to LIST Listings in The WholeNote in our four regular sectionsabove are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligiblepresenters. If you have an event, send us your information no laterthan the 15th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which yourlisting is eligible to appear.DOUBLE ISSUE ALERT! The next issue covers the period from July 1,2012, to September 7, 2012. All listings must be received by 6pmFriday June 15.LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com or byfax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6. Wedo not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232 x27for further information.listings zONE map Visit our website to see a detailed version ofthis map: thewholenote.com.LakeHuron6GeorgianBay73 42 15Lake ErieCity of Toronto8Lake OntarioFriday June 01• 7:30: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. Bernstein and Sondheim; based on thebook by Laurents. Joey McKneely, choreographer;David Saint, stage director. TorontoCentre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-644-3665 or 1-866-950-7469. $51–$180.Also June 2(mat and eve) and 3(mat).• 7:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Gala Concert 5.Maxine Thévenot, organ. Holy Trinity AnglicanChurch, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-769-3893. $39.50;free(under 18).• 7:30: University Settlement Music andArts School. Faculty Favourites. Fundraisingconcert. St. George the Martyr Church, 197John St. 416-598-3444 x243. PWYC, $10suggested donation.• 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Sergeant Pepper’sLonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles albumis reinvented through new arrangementsfrom pop, jazz and classical composers. StephenSitarski, violin; Rachel Mercer and AmyLiang, cello; Robert Carli, sax; Larry Larson,trumpet; and others; featuring John Southworth,Steven Page and Andy Maize, vocals.Enwave Theatre, 231 Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. $39–$59. Also June 2.• 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Great ArtistPiano Series: The Gryphon Trio. Works byBeethoven and Arensky. 22 Church St., Aurora.905-713-1818. $30; $25(sr/st).• 8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. ConcertsSpirituels: Richard Spotts – Tournemire.Organ music based on Gregorian chant reinterpretedin early 20th century tonal music by C.Tournemire. Richard Spotts, organ; SMM RitualChoir. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.PWYC.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. Musicand lyrics by J. Herman; book by J. Lawrenceand R.E. Lee. Barbara Boddy (Countess Aurelia);David Haines (The Sewer Man); ElizabethRose Morriss (Nina); Daniel Cornthwaite (Julian);and others; Joe Cascone, stage director.Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr.416-755-1717. $28. Also June 2, 3, 6–9(matand eve); start times vary.• 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Sophie Milman, jazz vocals.Guest: Robi Botos Trio. Massey Hall, 178 VictoriaSt. 416-872-4255. $29.50–$59.50.• 8:00: Ensemble Polaris. Game On! TraditionalCanadian and northern European songsand dance tunes linked with sport and gamesof skill and chance. Heliconian Hall, 35 HazeltonAve. 416-588-4301. $22; $15(sr/st);$10(child).• 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.Latin Kaleidoscope. Debussy: Prélude a l’aprèsmidid’un faune; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez;Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. JeffreyMcFadden, guitar; Sabatino Vacca, conductor.Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy, 15Trehorne Dr., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665. $25;$20(sr); $10(st). 7:30: Pre-concert chat.• 8:00: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Classical Revolution.100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747.$30(reserved); $25; $20(industry with ID/arts worker).• 8:00: High Park Choirs/Allegria. Faces ofLight. Shauna Rolston, cello; Jamie Drake, percussion;Zimfira Poloz, conductor. Glenn GouldStudio, 250 Front St. W. 416-872-4255. $35;$30(sr); $25(st).COMPOSERSPLAYNEW MUSIC CONCERTSFRIDAY JUNE 1st @ 8 pmGALLERY 345• 8:00: New Music Concerts. ComposersPlay. Music composed and performed by RobertAitken, flute; John Beckwith, Brian Current,Bruce Mather and Adam Sherkin, piano; ScottGood, trombone; Adam Scime, contrabass;Andrew Staniland, guitar. Gallery 345, 345Sorauren Ave. 416-961-9594. $50.• 8:00: Performing Arts York Region. YoungProfessionals Scholarship Program. Seventh annualyoung professional concert featuring thefinalist for the annual Founder’s Scholarshipaward. Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271Centre St., Thornhill. 905-886-7905. $25;$20(sr); $10(st).• 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Simon Shaheen,oud and violin. Arabic, jazz and western classicalstyles. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $33.50 and up.• 8:00: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. J. Larson.Performed by the graduating class of SheidanCollege’s music theatre performance program.Bob Foster, music director; Lezlie Wade,stage director. Panasonic Theatre, 651 YongeSt. 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333. $40–$60; $25(sr rush day of). Also June 2(mat andeve) and 3.Saturday June 02• 2:00: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. Also 7:30. See June 1.• 2:00: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. Also 8:00.See June 1.• 2:30: Toronto Friends of Classical Music.Mezzo-Soprano Maria Soulis in Recital. Brahms:Zigeunerlieder; Debussy: Chanson de Bilitis;Grieg: Songs Op.48; Garcia Lorca: CancionesEspañolas Antiguas (selections). With Evelina,accompaniment. North York Central LibraryAuditorium, 2nd floor, 5120 Yonge St. 416-524-3531. $10.• 7:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeJune 1.• 7:30: Bloordale United Church. The 4 MenSing Songs of Love, Hope & Inspiration. 4258Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-620-5377 or 905-270-8748. $20; $10(7–18). Proceeds to theUnited church of Canada Mission & ServiceFund, and Bloordale United Church.• 7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir.Ride the Chariot. Featuring renaissance, contemporary,Celtic and gospel music. KellyGalbraith, conductor; Ellen Meyer, accompanist.St. John’s United Church, 2 Nobert Rd.,30 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Agincourt. 416-491-1224. $20. All proceedsto St. John’s United Church (world) musicprogram.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See June 1.• 7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. ComedyTonight! Henry Renglich, music director;Monique Nadeau, accompanist. Humber ValleyUnited Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke.416-769-9271. $20.• 7:30: Ispiravoce Vocal Ensemble. Voyage!Music inspired by the tango, flamenco,sacred spaces, secular vices and Lord of theRings. Westminster United Church, 4094 TomkenRd.,Mississauga. 905-821-7492. $20;$15(sr/st).• 7:30: Mississauga Children’s Choir. CityScapes. Music exploring sounds and sights ofmodern cities including new work by M. Coghlan.Royal Bank Theatre, Living Arts Centre,4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $25.• 7:30: Vocal Horizons Chamber Choir.Swan Song: A Farewell Concert for Maestro VincentCheng. Hazel Hatimier, soprano; St. RoseSenior Choir; VHCC and Symphony Orchestra;Vincent Cheng, organ and conductor. St. Roseof Lima Church, 3216 Lawrence Ave. E. $15;416-725-7973. $10(sr/st). Reception followingconcert.• 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. The Marigolds. St.Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd.416-264-2235. $22; $20(sr/st).• 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Sergeant Pepper’sLonely Hearts Club Band. See June 1.• 8:00: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Michael Danso andCharles Cozens. 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747. $30(reserved); $25; $20(industry withID/arts worker).• 8:00: Jubilate Singers. A World in Canada.Music by Canadian composers with various culturalinfluences. Works by Glick, Raminsch,Robinovitch and others. Isabel Bernaus, conductor;Sherry Squires, accompanist. CalvinPresbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-485-1988. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).• 8:00: NYCO Symphony Orchestra. CelloNights. Smetana: The Moldau; Tchaikovsky:Rococo Variations; Dvořák: Symphony No.8 inG Op.88. Sybil Herceg-Shanahan, cello; DavidBowser, conductor. Centre for the Arts, St.Michael’s College School, 1515 Bathurst St.416-628-9195. $25; $20(sr); $10(st). 7:30:Pre-concert chat.• 8:00: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. See June 1.• 8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. To Love andTo Cherish. Music by Mozart, Rachmaninoff,Rutter, Tallis, Willan and others. Ron Ka MingCheung, conductor; John Stephenson, organ.Saint Thomas’s Church, 383 Huron St. 416-519-0528. $20; $15(sr/st).Sunday June 03See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Music at Sharon• 1:30: Choralairs of North York. End of SeasonConcert. Broadway, pop and folk songs.Earl Bales Park Community Centre, 4169 BathurstSt. 416-636-8247 or 905-884-8370.Free.• 2:00: City of Toronto Sunday ConcertSeries. The Juan Tomas Show Band. Light jazz,flamenco, classical guitar and soft rock. ArabelCastillo vocals; Juan Tomas, guitar; guests:Jeanette Ricasio, Tisa Sparks, guitar. ScarboroughCivic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. 416-485-2056. Free.• 2:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeJune 1.• 2:00: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See June 1.• 2:00: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. See June 1.• 3:00: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Gabrielle Prata and RobertLongo. 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747.$30(reserved); $25; $20(industry with ID/arts worker).• 3:00: Toronto Jewish Folk Choir. 86th AnnualSpring Concert: Saluting Ben Shek. Barnes:Dos Naye Lid (The New Song), suite for choirand Klezmer band; Gebirtig: The Ballad of theTriangle Fire; and other songs in Yiddish, Hebrew,Ladino and Russian. Nick Gough and MartinHoutman, tenor; Herman Rombouts, bass;and other soloists; Daniel Barnes, drums;Shtetl Shpil (violin, cello, clarinet, trumpet);Alexander Veprinsky, conductor; Lina Zemelman,accompanist. Temple Sinai, 210 WilsonAve. 905-669-5906. $25; $20(sr/st); free(12and under).• 3:00: VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto.Spring Concert: Inspired by the muses. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre. 427 Bloor St. W. 416-788-8482. $20; $12(sr/st).• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. TwilightRecitals. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewill offering.• 4:00: St. Olave’s Church. Royal FestiveEvensong. 360 Windemere Ave. 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated. Religious service.Followed by Strawberry Tea.• 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers:Lenny Solomon Trio. Tribute to StéphaneGrappelli. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free,donations welcome.• 5:00: St. Olave’s Church. The Queen’s DiamondJubilee Concert. Featuring music from thetime of Elizabeth I. With Musicians in Ordinary(John Edwards, lute and guitar; Hallie Fishel,soprano). 360 Windemere Ave. 416-769-5686.Contributions appreciated.• 7:30: Chinese Artists Society of Toronto(CAST). Chinese-Canadian Performing ArtsFestival Celebration Gala – Opening Concert.Works by W. Gui, L. Xiang Xiang, Chopin andothers. Yi-ping Chao, soprano; Chun-jie Wang,Chinese flute; Samantha Chang, flute; AndrewChan, harp; Langning Lui, piano; CAST PhilomusicaOrchestra, Erhei Liang and Alec Hou,conductors. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.W. 416-872-4255 or 416-733-4644. $28.• 7:30: Penthelia Singers. 15th AnniversaryGala Celebration. All Canadian program featuringmusic composed and arranged for thewomen’s choir; also Heaven Bound Train (arr.Hatfield); Glick: Three Songs of Light; and Canadianfolk songs. Guest: Mary Legge, conductor;Dan Bickle, accompanist. 647-637-3888.$15–$20.• 7:30: Resa’s Pieces Strings. 2nd AnnualGala Concert. Works by Bach, Mozart,Corelli, Arlen and Peterson. Ric Giorgi, conductor.Brebeuf College, 211 Steeles Ave. E.345 Sorauren Avenue[Dundas/Roncesvalles]■ NMCComposers Play,Guelph JazzFestival,R. Andrew Lee,ArchitekPercussion,Brian Dickinson,Ted Quinlan,Dan Tepfer,Darren Copeland,Conrad Chow■ for monthlyperformances go towww.gallery345.com/performances■ 416.822.9781 forreservationsModern, Classical, Jazz,Folk, World, RentalsJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 31

416-531-4506. $10.• 7:30: Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral Ensemble.Sea Fever. Bruckner: Helgoland; andworks by Beach, Copland, Stanford, Tormis.Jerzy Cichocki, conductor. William O’Meara,accompaniment. Our Lady of Sorrows Church,3055 Bloor St. W. 416-231-6016. $25; $20(sr/st). Also June 10 (mat, Blessed SacramentChurch).Daniel FoleyPhoto: André Leduc60th BIRTHDAY RECITALSUNDAY JUNE 3rd @ 8 pmGALLERY 345 ::: FREE• 8:00: Gallery 345. 40 Years of Foley. Featuringchamber works by Daniel Foley composedover the past four decades, in celebration ofA. Concerts in the GTAJERZY CICHOCKImusic directorhis 60th birthday. Robert Aitken and DianneAitken, flutes; Scott Good, trombone; JosephPetric, accordion; Trio Poulet (violin, cello,piano); Tiina Kiik, accordion; Richard Herriott,piano; and others. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-961-9594. Free.Monday June 04See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival• 12:15: Music Mondays. Bach to Barber:Solo Piano Recital. Bach: Partita No.1 in B-flatBWV825; Barber: Sonata Op.26; Shostakovich:Prelude and Fugue No.15 in D-flat; Debussy:L’Isle Joyeuse. Sheng Cai, piano. Churchof the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. $5 suggested donation.• 8:00: Arraymusic. Array Session #12. Eveningof improvisation by both local and out-oftownmusicians. Array Studio, Rm218, 60Atlantic Ave. 416-603-1801. PWYC.• 8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano:R. Andrew Lee. Caravassilis: Fantasia No.5,Lumen de Lumine; Southam: Soundings for aNew Piano: Twelve Meditations on a 12 ToneRow; T. Johnson: An Hour for Piano. 345Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $20(sr);$15(st).• 8:00: Tafelmusik/Tafelmusik BaroqueSummer Institute. Delightfully Baroque. TafelmusikBaroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir.Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. Free.• 8:00: That Choir. Album Release: That ChoirCelebrates. Whitacre: When David Heard; Lauridsen:O Magnum Mysterium; Bruckner: OsJusti; Willan: My Fair One; and other a capellaSea FeverThe Victoria Scholars and accompanistWilliam O'Meara join together for a celebrationof choral "water music". Featuring AntonBruckner's nal completed work, Helgoland,and pieces by Amy Beach, Aaron Copeland,Charles Villiers Stanford and Veljo Tormis. Anevening full of nautical surprises await... Ahoy!Sunday June 3, 2012 · 7:30pmOur Lady of Sorrows Church3055 Bloor Street West(1/2 block west of the Royal York subway)Sunday June 10, 2012 · 3:30pmBlessed Sacrament Parish24 Cheritan Avenue(at Yonge St just south of Lawrence Av)Admission $25 Seniors & Students $20Bring this ad tothe concert andsave $5 off anyCD purchase.works including MLK by U2. St. Patrick’sChurch, 141 McCaul St. 416-419-1756. $20;$15(sr/arts worker); $5(st).Tuesday June 05• 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Sérénade Française.Works by Leclair, Houdy, Tournier, Saint-Saënsand Ibert. Jacques Israelievitch, violin; EricaGoodman, harp. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Rich Spotts, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.• 8:00: Holy Blossom Temple. Musical HeritageConcert Series: Soul to Soul – Yiddish andAfrican-American Musical Celebration. Performanceof songs to overcome persecution andsongs celebrating life through spiritual music.Featuring Zalmen Mlotek, Hazzan Magda Fishman,Elmore James and Tony Perry, vocals.1950 Bathurst St. 416-789-3291 x224. $30.Wednesday June 06• 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Authentic Klezmer andGypsy Swing. Jordan Klapman, piano; JonnoLightstone, clarinet; Tony Quarrington, guitarand mandolin; Yiddish Swingtet. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.• 12:15: Our Lady of Sorrows. WednesdayConcert Series. Daniel Norman, organ. 3055Bloor St. W. 416-231-6016. Free.• 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday Organ Recitals. John Palmer, organ.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 YongeSt. 416-922-1167. Free.• 12:35: St. Stephen in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch. Concerts at Midday: Neil Houlton, organ.103 Bellevue Ave. 647-638-3550 or 416-921-6350. Free.• 6:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Finalé Gala Concert6. Diane Bish, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-769-3893.$39.50; free(under 18).• 7:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeJune 1.• 8:00: Al Green Theatre. Miles Nadal JCCCommunity Choir – Feel the Choir Spirit. HarrietWichin, conductor. 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $10. Also June 7.• 8:00: Gallery 345. Architek PercussionQuartet. Avant-garde, experimental and electroacousticworks. Tenney: Crystal Canon forEdgar Varèse; D. Lang: The So-Called Laws ofNature, II & III; Reich: Drumming, Part I; Hollenbeck:Ziggurat (Interior); Perich: Observations;Cage: Third Construction. 416-822-9781. $20;$15(sr/under 30); $10(st).• 8:00: Musideum. Mike Evin & Friends: I’llBring the Stereo. Original material and songsfrom the Beachboys’ Pet Sounds. 401 RichmondSt. W. 416-599-7323. $10.• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schumann& Shostakovich. Takemitsu: Green (NovemberSteps 2); Schumann: Piano Concerto;Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 “The Year1905.” Jonathan Biss, piano. Peter Oundjian,conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-593-4828 or 416-593-0688(Chinese).$35–$145. Also June 7.Thursday June 07• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Christopher James, flute; Aaron James,piano. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 YongeSt. 416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome.• 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noonat Met. Marina Tchepel, soprano; PatriciaWright, piano. 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331x26. Free.• 2:00: Toronto Public Library NorthernDistrict. Orchardviewers: Ensemble Polaris.Arctic fusion band. 40 Orchard View Blvd., Rm.224. 416-393-7619. Free.• 7:30: Beit Halochem Canada. A Celebrationof Life. An evening showcasing stories ofstrength and determination of four disabled Israeliveterans. Featured entertainers: Liron Lev,vocals (Israeli Idol); Gilan Shahaf, vocals (VocaPeople); Shem Hamami, guitar. George WestonRecital Hall, Toronto Centre for the PerformingArts, 5040 Yonge St. 905-695-0611.$1000(diamond ticket; includes VIP dinner andpost-concert reception); $275(gold ticket; includespost-concert reception); $130(silverticket); $70(bronze ticket).• 7:30: Canadian Children’s Opera Company/Luminato.Laura’s Cow: The Legend ofLaura Secord. Music by E. Gay; libretto by M.P.Albano. Ann Cooper Gay, conductor. EnwaveTheatre, Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queen’sQuay W. 416-973-4000. $35; $20(sr); $15(st).Also June 8–10; see listings in section S: SummerFestivals, under Luminato.• 7:30: Leaside United Church. Dream theImpossible. Music from Broadway, Hollywoodand more. Guest Brian Roman, voice. LeasideUnited Church Chancel Choir and JuniorChoir; Sharon L. Beckstead, conductor. LeasideUnited Church, 822 Millwood Rd. 416-425-1253. $30; $10(under 12). Proceeds to LeasideUnited Church.• 8:00: Al Green Theatre. Miles Nadal JCCCommunity Choir – Feel the Choir Spirit. SeeJune 6.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeJune 1.• 8:00: Musica Beth Tikvah. Gala Concert:Remembering Srul. Selections from Srul IrvingGlick’s instrumental compositions. MosheHammer, violin; Judy Loman, harp; ValerieTryon, piano; Anthony Thompson, clarinet;Beth Tikvah Gala String Orchestra. Beth TikvahSynagogue, 3080 Bayview Ave. 416-221-3433. $36. Proceeds to benefit the BethTikvah Musical Heritage Fund.• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schumann& Shostakovich. See June 6.Friday June 08See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Luminato• 7:00: Swedish Women’s Educational Association.An evening of Opera. Works byGrieg, Stenhammar, Sibelius, Schumann, Schubertand others. Josefine Andersson, mezzo;Nigar Dadascheva, piano. Agricola LutheranChurch, 25 Old York Mills Rd. 416-530-2414.$25; $10(st). Refreshments included.• 7:30: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Michael James: InJust No Time at All. 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747. $30(reserved); $25; $20(industrywith ID).• 7:30: Guy Moreau & Guests. Cabaret a laFranglaise. English and French songs. Guy Moreau,Pamela Hyatt, vocals. The Annex Live,296 Brunswick Ave. 416-929-3999. $20.• 7:30: Toronto Catholic District SchoolBoard Staff Arts Board of Directors. TheSound of Music. Rodgers and Hammerstein. MikeSaver, stage director. Cardinal Carter Academyfor the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416-222-8282x2787. $20. Also June 9, 10(mat), 14, 15.32 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

• 7:30: Wellness Path. GuruGanesha BandLive in Concert. Jazz, rock and raga. Guest:Paramjeet, sitar. Music Gallery, 197 John St.416-978-8849. $25–$35/$15–$25(adv). AlsoJune 9.• 8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. ConcertsSpirituels: Schola Magdalena. Chant andorganum of the 13th century. Pérotin: Sederuntprincipes; and other works. StephanieMartin, director. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. PWYC.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. SeeJune 1.• 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Dala. Folk duo. Guest: KevinFox, vocals. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.W. 416-872-4255. $29.50.Vienna Here & NowMusic & dance the whole world loves…Toronto Concert OrchestraKerry Stratton, conductorJune 8 // St Lawrence Hall, 8pmtorontoconcertorchestra.com• 8:00:Toronto Concert Orchestra. ViennaHere and Now. An evening of Viennese musicby the Strauss family (J. Strauss, the Father;J. Strauss II, the Son), and Lehar. Allison Arends,soprano; Jeffrey Carl, baritone; KerryStratton, conductor. St Lawrence Hall, 157King East. 647-853-0057 or 1-888-222-6608.$42.50.Saturday June 09See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato; Tafelmusik Baroque SummerFestivalSchola Magdalenain ConcertGregorian chant ✧ Organum of the13th-century School of Notre Damede Paris, featuring the masterpiece“Sederunt principes” by Pérotin ✧Hildegard of BingenFriday, June 8 at 8 p.m.Church of St. Mary Magdalene477 Manning Avenue, TorontoPay what you canPart of Chant Festival, June 8 to 10www.scholamagdalena.ca• 10:00am: Royal Conservatory/Luminato.Stewart Goodyear: The Beethoven Marathon.Pianist Stewart Goodyear performsall 32 Beethoven sonatas, in the order theywere composed, over three concerts, in oneday. Concert 1: Sonatas Nos.1–11, 19 and 20.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. $35–$85(perconcert). Concert 2 at 3:00; Concert 3 at 8:30.• 2:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. Also8:00. See June 1.• 3:00: Royal Conservatory/Luminato.Stewart Goodyear: The Beethoven Marathon.Concert 2: Sonatas Nos.12–18, 21–23. See10:00am.• 6:00: Beethoven Society for Pianists,Greater Toronto Chapter. Twentieth AnnualFestival. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Mozartand others. Michael Berkovsky, piano; AndreaBotticelli, piano. Richmond Hill United Church,10201 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-731-5336. $10; $7.50(sr/st); $5(under 12).• 7:30: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Lindsay Sutherland-Boal.100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747. $30(reserved);$25; $20(industry with ID).• 7:30: Opera by Request. Werther. Massenet.Steven Sherwood, tenor (Werther);Sarah Hicks, mezzo (Charlotte); Julie Ludwig,soprano (Sophie); Marco Petracchi, baritone(Albert); John Holland, baritone (Johann); andothers. William Shookhoff, piano and conductor.Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.416-455-2365. $20.• 7:30: Toronto Catholic District SchoolBoard Staff Arts Board of Directors. TheSound of Music. See June 8.• 7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. EARTH,SEA & SKY. P. Winter: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass;and works by Halley, Whitacre, Hatfield, Chilcottand Schickele. Jenny Crober, conductor;Elizabeth Acker, accompaniment; guests:Shawn Grenke, organ; Ray Dillard, percussion;Michael Occhipinti, guitar; Daniel Rubinoff,soprano sax; and others. Eastminster UnitedChurch, 310 Danforth Ave. 647-260-0740.$20; $15(sr); $10(st).• 7:30: Wellness Path. GuruGanesha BandLive in Concert. See June 8.• 8:00: Cara Adams Presents. An Evening ofOpera Favourites. Works by Puccini, Verdi, Bizetand Strauss. Cara Adams, soprano; Ryan Harper,tenor; Anthony Cleverton, baritone. Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W.647-688-4557. $20.• 8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Concerts Spirituels: Corpus Christi Chant WeekendConcert. An evening of Gregorian chant, includingMarian anthems by Lasso and works byvon Bingen. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.PWYC. Preceded by all-day workshop on chant;see listings section D “The ETCeteras” underWorkshops.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Dear World. Also2:00: See June 1.• 8:30: Royal Conservatory/Luminato.Stewart Goodyear: The Beethoven Marathon.Concert 3: Sonatas Nos.24–32. See 10:00am.• 10:30pm: Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Luminato. TSO Goes Late Night: ShostakovichSymphony 11. Shostakovich: Symphony No.11“The Year 1905.” Peter Oundjian, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or 416-593-0688(Chinese). $15–$59.Audience-wide party with TSO musicians andlive music to follow.Sunday June 10See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato; Music at Sharon; Music in theOrchard• 11:00am: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Feast of Corpus Christi. Solemn High Mass, outdoorProcession and Benediction. 477 ManningAve. 416-531-7955. Freewill offering. Religiousservice. (part of Chant Weekend).• A MUSICAL TOUR •• of EUROPE •with Jean-Paul Reymont,guest vocalists, andAustrian pianist,Dr. Richard HeinzleSunday, June 10, 2pmBenefit in Aurora for Marylake Shrine• 2:00: Jean-Paul Reymont Presents. AMusical Tour of Europe. Music from France,Italy, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Polandand Holland. Jean-Paul Reymont, vocalsand host; Richard Heinzle, piano. Trinity AnglicanChurch, 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-898-5686. $25; $20(sr/st). Benefit concert forMarylake Shrine and Monastery.• 2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends. ChamberMusic Concert. Coulthard: Fanfare Sonatafor trumpet and piano; Lyric Sonatina for fluteand piano; Landry: Quartour pour deux violons,violoncelle et piano; and folk songs including UnCanadien errant and The Scarborough Settler’sLament. Peter Margolian, voice and piano; JohnMcGuigan, trumpet; John Whittaker, voice;Lenny Graf, flute, Gina Maenhaut, violin; andothers. East Common Room, Hart House, 7Hart House Circle. 416-769-5253. Free.• 2:00: Holy Family Church. Philip Fournier,organ. Bach: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zudir BWV686; Sonata No.6 in G; Prelude andFugue in e BWV548; Buxtehude: Gelobet seistdu, Jesu Christ; Sweelink: Fantasia No.3 in g;Weckmann: O Luix Beata Trinitas, Quintus VersusAuff 2 Clavier. The Oratory, Holy FamilyChurch, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2857. Free.• 2:00: Toronto Catholic District SchoolBoard Staff Arts Board of Directors. TheSound of Music. See June 8.• 3:00: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Mary Pitt: Eins, Zwei, DreiRedux. 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747.$30(reserved); $25; $20(industry with ID).• 3:00: Mooredale Concerts. MooredaleYouth Orchestras: Season Conclusion. Beethoven:Symphony No.5; Mozart: Divertimento in G;Avison: Concerto for Strings in A Op.9 No.11;Fletcher: Fiddle Dance. Anton Kuerti, conductor;guest: Mooredale Junior Youth Orchestra,William Rowson and Clare Carberry, conductors.Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, 711Bloor St. E. 416-922-3714 x103. $15; $10(sr/st).• 3:30: Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral Ensemble.Sea Fever. Bruckner: Helgoland; andworks by Beach, Copland, Stanford, Tormis.William O’Meara, accompaniment. BlessedSacrament Church, 24 Cheritan Ave. 416-231-6016. $25; $20(sr/st). Also June 3 (eve, OurLady of Sorrows Church).• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. TwilightRecitals. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewill offering.Earth, Sea & Skyfeaturing Paul Winter’sMISSA GAIA / EARTH MASSArtistic DirectorJENNY CROBERAccompanistELIZABETH ACKERDaniel Rubinoff, soprano saxShawn Grenke, organMichael Occhipinti, guitarLouis Simão, bassWendy Solomon, celloRay Dillard, percussionAndy Morris, percussion7:30 pm,Sat., June 9, 2012Eastminster United Church,310 Danforth Ave., Toronto$20 Reg. $15 Sr. $10 St.www.vocachorus.caJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 33

• 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Joe Sealy, piano; Paul Novotny, bass.25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181.Freewill offering.• 7:00: Jacqueline Gèlineau. In Concert.Mahler: Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen“Songs of a Wayfarer”; Schubert: String Quartetin E-flat Op.125 No.1. Jacqueline Gèlineau,contralto; Brahm Golhamer, piano; David Colpitts,violin; David Rodrigo, cello; Allan Shantz,viola; Irene Poole, violin. Heliconian Hall, 35Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. PWYC.Monday June 11See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato• 12:15: Music Mondays. Serenata Español.Torroba: Sonatina; Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra;Pipo: Cancion y Danza; Asentio: CollecticiIntim; Albeniz: Mallorca, Seville. WarrenNicholson, guitar. Church of the Holy Trinity,10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. $5 suggesteddonation.• 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Regions.Strawberries and Song. Music from Broadwayshows, oldies, pop, audience sing-alongs. RobertRichardson, director; Lona Richardson, accompanist.Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271Centre St., Thornhill. 905-731-8318. $20;$5(child). Includes strawberries and ice cream.Also June 12.• 8:00: Tapestry New Opera. The Enslavementand Liberation of Oksana G. Libretto by C.Murphy; music by A. Gervais. Claire de Sévigné,soprano; Keith Klassen, tenor; Chris Enns,tenor; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo. Ernest BalmerStudio (Studio 315), 9 Trinity Ln., Distillery District.416-537-6066. $22.12. Also June 12.Tuesday June 12See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato• 12:10: University of Toronto Community.Music and Dance for Haiti. Music by Brahms,Martinu, Pasculli and others. Henneke Cats,flute; Donald Boere, oboe; Catherine Sulem,violin; Llewelyn You, cello; Peter Hill, piano; andothers. Music Room, Hart House, 7 Hart HouseCircle. 416-977-3637. By donation. Proceedsto Doctors Without Borders for Haiti relief.• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Andrew Adair, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.• 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Regions.Strawberries and Song. See June 11.• 8:00: Resa’s Pieces Concert Band. 13thAnnual Gala Concert. Show tunes, classicalmusic, jazz standards and marches. ResaKochberg, conductor; guest: Renanim YouthSingers. George Weston Recital Hall, TorontoCentre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-636-6200. $18 and up.• 8:00: Tapestry New Opera. The Enslavementand Liberation of Oksana G. See June 11.Wednesday June 13See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato; Tafelmusik Baroque SummerFestival• 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Nicholas Schmelter, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.• 12:35: St. Stephen in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch. Concerts at Midday: Eric Osborne, organ.103 Bellevue Ave. 647-638-3550 or 416-921-6350. Free.A. Concerts in the GTA• 7:30: Danish and Swedish Consul Generals/IcelandicConsul. Nordic Singers. Worksby Nielsen, Grieg, Bellmann, Andersen, ABBAand others. Randi Gislason, soprano; CeciliaLindwall, soprano; Magnus Gislason, tenor;Hans Lawaetz, baritone; Knud Rasmussen,piano. Danish Lutheran Church, 72 Finch Ave.W. 416-762-8627. $25. Proceeds to Danish LutheranChurch.• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. MahlerSymphony of a Thousand. Mahler: SymphonyNo.8 “Symphony of a Thousand.” PeterOundjian, conductor. With nine soloists includingAdrianne Pieczonka, soprano; SusanPlatts, mezzo; Richard Margison, tenor; TylerDuncan, baritone; Robert Pomakov, bass; andguest choirs: Amadeus Choir; Elmer IselerSingers;Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; TorontoChildren’s Chorus. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 SimcoeSt. 416-593-4828 or 416-593-0688(Chinese).$49–$179. Also June 14.Thursday June 14See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Claudia Lemcke, soprano; ChristopherDawes, piano. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free, donationswelcome.• 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noonat Met. Andrew Adair, organ. 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x26. Free.• 7:30: Toronto Catholic District SchoolBoard Staff Arts Board of Directors. TheSound of Music. See June 8.• 8:00: Gallery 345. Brian Dickison, piano,and Ted Quinlan, guitar. Original jazz compositions.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25;$10(sr/st).• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. MahlerSymphony of a Thousand. See June 13.Friday June 15See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Luminato• 7:00: Notre Passion. El Fuego de la Pasión.Piazzolla: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (FourSeasons of Buenos Aires) for piano trio; Sarasate:Ziguenerweisen; Obradors: El Vito; Ginastera:Danzas Argentinas. Meher Pavri, soprano;Lucia Rodriguez, violin; Robin Howe, cello; DorothyYu, piano; Harriet Chung, dancer and choreographer.Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre forthe Performing Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-250-3708 or 1-855-985-5000. $23.75; $17.50(sr/st). 6:20: Pre-concert talk; 9:00: Meet & Greetin lobby.• 7:30: Aurora Cultural Centre. OlegSamokhin, piano. Liszt: Dante Sonata; Petrarch’sSonnets (two); Ravel: Sonatine; Scriabin:Sonata No.9; Prokofiev: Sonata No.6.22 Church St., Aurora. 905-604-6292. $30;$25(sr/st).• 7:30: Opera by Request. Die Zauberflöte.Mozart. George Ossipov, baritone (Papageno);Paul Williamson, tenor (Tamino); Lindsay Heyland,soprano (Pamina); Caroline Dery, soprano(Queen of the Night); William Lewans,bass-baritone (Sarastro); and others; WilliamShookhoff, piano and conductor. College StreetUnited Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.• 7:30: Toronto Catholic District SchoolBoard Staff Arts Board of Directors. TheSound of Music. See June 8.• 8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene BaroqueEnsemble/Joshua Colucci, violin. ConcertsSpirituels: An Evening of Chamber Music.Includes works by Vivaldi. 477 Manning Ave.416-531-7955. PWYC.• 8:00: Music Gallery. New World Series:David Arcus Ensemble + Bernice. Celebratingprogressive Brazilian art and music movementof Tropicália. David Arcus, arrangementsand guitar, leads 11-piece band; Bernice (RobinDann, voice and compositions; Thom Gill, electronics;Colin Fisher, guitar). 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $30/$25(adv).Saturday June 16See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato; Tafelmusik Baroque SummerFestival• 2:30: Bel Canto Singers/ScarboroughChoral Society. Diamond Jubilee Concert.Judy Scott-Jacobs, conductor; guest: Band ofthe Royal Regiment of Canada. Christ ChurchDeer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-282-0427.$20.• 7:30: Cantemus Singers. My Spirit SangAll Day! Victorian and Edwardian songs and anthems,including works by Elgar, Willan, Finziand Gilbert & Sullivan. Michael Erdman, conductor.St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 70 SilverBirch Ave. 416-578-6602. $20; $15(sr/st).Also June 17 (Church of the Holy Trinity, mat).• 7:30: Toronto Tabla Ensemble. TraditionsAlive. Student recital; also performance by TorontoTabla Ensemble; Chhandam Dance Company;Ritesh Das, tabla; Joanna de Souza,dancer; Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St.W. 416-504-7082. $15; $10(under 12).• 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Good Lovelies. Folk/roots trio.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-872-4255. $29.50.Sunday June 17See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Luminato; Music at Sharon; Music in theOrchard• 1:30: Volunteer Committee of the McMichaelGallery of Canadian Art. Roy PattersonJazz Ensemble. 10365 Islington Ave., Vaughan.905-893-1121. $15; $9(sr/st); $25(family).• 2:00: Festival Wind Orchestra. Then andNow: Celebrating 15 Years of Music. Grainger:Lincolnshire Posy; Rodgers: Sound ofMusic (selections); Gershwin: Rhapsody inBlue; Hartery: An Unlikely Adventure. ThomasAlexander, piano; Keith Reid, conductor.Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 647-267-6877. $20; $15(st with ID); free(under5); $50(family of 2 adults, up to 3 childrenunder 13).• 2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. MusicallySpeaking: Music for Queen Elizabeth I.Works by Byrd, Holborne, Dowland, Gibbonsand Bull. Cardinal Consort of Viols; guest:Frank Nakashima, tenor. St. David’s AnglicanChurch, 49 Donlands Ave. 416-464-7610. Admissionby donation.• 3:00: Cantemus Singers. My Spirit SangAll Day! Victorian and Edwardian songs and anthems,including works by Elgar, Willan, Finziand Gilbert & Sullivan. Michael Erdman, director.Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq.416-578-6602. $20; $15(sr/st). Also June 16(St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, eve).• 3:00: KUMF Gallery. Music on Canvas Series:Musical Landscapes. Works by Mozart,Beethoven, C. Schumann, Fiocco, Bruch andSarasate. Zachary Ebin, violin; Maria Dolnycky,34 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

piano. 2118-A Bloor St. W. 416-621-9287.$20; $15(sr/st). Original artwork by Heath Bartelon exhibit.• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. TwilightRecitals. Music from the War of 1812.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.• 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers:Botos Brothers. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free, donations welcome.• 7:30: Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra.The Last Night of the Proms. RichmondHill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $28;$23(sr/st).Monday June 18• 12:15: Music Mondays. A Tribute to GlennGould. Beethoven: Sonata Op.27 No.1; Gould: 5Short Piano Pieces; Bach: Chromatic Fantasyand Fugue; Ravel: Ondine: Beethoven/Gould:First Movement Cadenza for Piano ConcertoNo.1; Ginastera: Rvido ed Ostinato. RaymondSpasovski, piano. Church of the Holy Trinity,10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. $5 suggesteddonation.Tuesday June 19• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday: in Memory of Bruce KirkpatrickHill. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 Church St.416-364-7865 x231. Freewill offering.• 2:00: Burlington Footnotes Senior PerformingTroupe. Gotta Sing Gotta Dance. BurlingtonPerforming Arts Centre, 440 LocustSt., Burlington. 905-681-6000. $23. Also at7:00 and Jun 20(mat).• 7:00: Burlington Footnotes Senior PerformingTroupe. Gotta Sing Gotta Dance.See 2:00.• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. LastNight of the Proms. British tunes includingPomp and Circumstance, Jerusalem, Rule Brittaniaand Carnival of Venice. Lauren Whalen,soprano; James Westman, baritone; AlisonBalsom, trumpet; Toronto MendelssohnChoir; Bramwell Tovey, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or416-593-0688(Chinese). $31–$109. Also June20(mat and eve).Wednesday June 20• 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Eric Robertson, organ. 1585 Yonge St.416-922-1167. Free.• 12:35: St. Stephen in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch. Concerts at Midday: Janice Kerkkamp,flute, and John Gardham, organ. 103 BellevueAve. 647-638-3550 or 416-921-6350. Free.• 2:00: Burlington Footnotes Senior PerformingTroupe. Gotta Sing Gotta Dance. SeeJune 19.• 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. LastNight of the Proms. Also 8:00. See June 19.• 7:30: St. Thomas’s Church. David Enlow,organ, in Recital. Works by Bach, Franck,Strauss and others. 383 Huron St. S. 416-979-2323. $20; $15(sr/st). Benefit for St. Thomas’sChoir tour to England.• 8:00: Gallery 345/Keita Hopkinson.Mboya Nicholson, piano, and William Sperandei,trumpet. Mardi Gras-inspired blues. 345 SoraurenAve. 416-822-9781. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. LastNight of the Proms. Also 2:00. See June 19.Thursday June 21• 10:00am: Kingsway Conservatory ofMusic. Music with Markus! Concert featuringchildren’s entertainer Markus. Great Room,Kingsway conservatory of Music, 2848 BloorSt. W., Etobicoke. 416-234-0121. $5.• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Allan Pulker, flute; Nicolai Tarasov,clarinet. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 YongeSt. 416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome.• 7:00: Brampton Folk Club. Thursday NightConcert Series. Folk artists Chris Dube, MikeButterworth, Downtown Freddy Brown, Moiraand Elena, Mark Yan and others. Gage Park,Wellington and Main Streets, Brampton. 647-233-3655. Free.• 7:00: Music in St. James Park. ARQ ChamberQuartet. 65 Church St. 416-461-7744.Free.• 9:00: Gary Topp Presents/Consulate Generalof the Czech Republic. Iva Bittová, voiceand violin. Opening set: Mike Milligan, doublebass. The Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W. 416-977-5082. $20.Friday June 22See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. ConcertsSpirituels: Missa Entre Vous Filles. Buxtehude:Magnificat; and works by di Lassoand Willan. Gallery Choir of the Church of St.Mary Magdalene. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. PWYC.• 8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano: DanTepfer. CD Release concert for “Goldberg Variations/Variations.”Bach’s Goldberg Variationsin sequence, with additional improvised responses.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781.$25; $10(sr/st).Saturday June 23See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; TD Toronto JazzFestival• 7:30: Forte – The Toronto Men’s Chorus.Songs My Brother Taught Me. Pride concertfeaturing 28 songs by gay composers includingsongs by Porter, E. John and Queen; also Tchaikovsky:None But the Lonely Heart; Britten:Rejoice in the Lamb; Collins: I’ll Just Say Goodnight;R. Wainwright: Montauk; and others.Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-323-3358. $30/$25(adv).• 7:30: Harbourfront Centre/La Franco-Fêtede Toronto. Franco-Fête: NorthernHighlights with Anodajay and Samian. Red PathStage, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s QuayW. 416-973-4000. Free. Also June 24.• 7:30: Music Heals! Charity FundraisingEvent for United Way. Works by Liszt, Brahmsand others. Ricker Choi, piano. Glenn GouldStudio, 250 Front St. W. 416-889-9461. $20;$10(st).• 8:00: Gallery 345/Canadian Music Centre.Darren Copeland, Recipient of CMC’s 2012Freedman Award. Two performers will usehandheld ultra-directional speakers to createthe illusion of movement within the space. 345Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $20; $15(sr);$10(st).• 8:00: Oratory of St. Philip Neri. OratoryChildren’s Choir. Music by Legrenzi, Charpentier,Schein, Schutz, Bach, others. PhilipFournier, conductor and accompanist. St. Vincentde Paul, 263 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-532-2879. Free.• 8:00: Velvet Curtain. Broadway Showstoppers!Selections from Hairspray, West SideStory, Chicago, Rent, Evita and other shows.Lilac Cana, Carmen Marlene and RosalindFu, soloists; with Mark Camilleri and band.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.647-774-6552• 9:00: Harbourfront Centre/La Franco-Fête de Toronto. Franco-Fête: Party withMohomby. WestJet Stage, Harbourfront Centre,235 Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000.Free.Sunday June 24See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Music at Sharon; Music in the Orchard; TDToronto Jazz Festival• 3:00: Symphony on the Bay. A MusicalSummer Solstice. Pachelbel: Canon in D; Mendelssohn:Concert Piece No.2 for Two ClarinetsOp.114; Haydn: Symphony No.45 “Farewell.”Zoltan Kalman, clarinet; Frances Cohen, clarinet;James McKay, conductor. St. Matthew’sAnglican Church, 126 Plains Road E., Burlington.905-681-6000. $35; $25(sr); $15(st);$5(under 13).• 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. MendelssohnItalian Symphony. Berlioz: Roman CarnivalOverture; Arutunian: Concerto in E-flat forTrumpet and Orchestra; Mendelssohn: SymphonyNo.4 “Italian.” Alison Balsom, trumpet;Bramwell Tovey, conductor. George Weston RecitalHall, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $43–$98.• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. TwilightRecitals. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewill offering.• 7:30: Harbourfront Centre/La Franco-Fêtede Toronto. Franco-Fête: Northern Highlightswith Anodajay and Samian. See June 23.Monday June 25See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 12:15: Music Mondays. Second Thoughts:the mature Brahms revisits a masterwork of hisyouth. Brahms: Piano Trio in B Op.8. MazariTrio (Sanae Nakajima, piano; Amanda Goodburn,violin; Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron,cello). Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq.416-598-4521 x304. $5 suggested donation.Tuesday June 26See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Simon Walker, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.Wednesday June 27See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 12:35: St. Stephen in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch. Concerts at Midday: Nicolai Tarasov,clarinet, and John Gardham, organ. 103Bellevue Ave. 647-638-3550 or 416-921-6350. Free.• 8:00: RBI Productions Inc. Melody Gardot.Jazz singer-songwriter. Fleck Dance Theatre,Harbourfront Centre, 207 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. $50.Thursday June 28See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Laura Swindson, flute; Stephanie Mara,piano. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 YongeSt. 416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome.• 7:00: Brampton Chamber Music ConcertSeries. Piano Recital. Mussorgsky: Picturesat an Exhibition; also works by Bach, Beethovenand Liszt. Renee Kruisselbrink, piano. RoseTheatre, Studio Hall, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.905-450-9220. Free.• 7:00: Gene DiNovi Presents. Around theWorld On 88 Keys. Medleys of New York, London,Los Angeles, Paris and Yokohama. GeneDiNovi, piano and vocals. Japanese CanadianCultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. 416-441-2345. $30.• 7:30: Conrad Chow Presents. PREMIERES:Conrad Chow Debut Album Release Party.Works by R. Royer, K. Lau, B. Broughton, Chopinand others. Conrad Chow, violin; AngelaPark, piano. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave.416-822-9781. $30; $25(sr/st/arts worker).• 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Chris Botti. Jazz trumpeter.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255.$49.50–$69.50.• 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Haydn,Mozart, Beethoven. Beethoven: Overture to Egmont;Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra;Honegger: Pastoral d’été; Mozart:Symphony No.25 in g. Jonas Feldman, trumpet;Kristian Alexander, conductor; AlexaPetrenko, host. Markham Theatre for the PerformingArts, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. $25; $15(sr/st).June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 35

Friday June 29See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; TD Toronto JazzFestivalOh, for the loveof Schubert!•Meredith Hall, soprano•Brahm Goldhamer, piano•Bernard Farley, guitarFriday June 29, 8pmToronto Heliconian Club• 8:00: Meredith Hall and Brahm GoldhamerPresent. Oh, for the love of Schubert!Lieder and works for piano by Schubert. MeredithHall, soprano; Brahm Goldhamer, piano;guest: Bernard Farley, guitar. Heliconian Club,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-964-7903. PWYC.• 10:00pm: Harbourfront Centre. CanadaDay Going Global: The Airplane Boys. WestJetStage, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s QuayW. 416-973-4000. Free.Saturday June 30See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz FestivalA. Concerts in the GTA• 7:30: Toronto Chinese Orchestra. BoundlessSongs of Love. Chinese movie themes andother works. Karl Pang, conductor; guest:Spire. Markham Theatre for Performing Arts,171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 416-568-8024. $28–$48. Fundraising concert to benefitCentre for Information and CommunityServices. 6:45: Pre-concert chat.• 9:00: Harbourfront Centre. Canada DayGoing Global: Johnny Clegg Band. WestJetStage, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s QuayW. 416-973-4000. Free.Sunday July 01See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 12:00 noon: University of Toronto. CanadaDay Carillon Recital. Anthems, traditionalpieces, modern renditions for the occasion. RoyLee, carillonneur. Soldier’s Tower, 7 Hart HouseCircle. 416-978-3485. Free.• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. TwilightRecitals. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewill offering.• 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Musicin the Garden: Orfea and the Golden Harp. Retellingof the Orpheus myth for the wholefamily, performed by Theatre Cotton Robes.Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.• 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers:Brian Barlow Big Band. 1570 Yonge St.416-920-5211. Free, donations welcome. Partof the TD Toronto Jazz Festival.• 9:30pm: Harbourfront Centre. Canada DayGoing Global: Hidden Cameras. WestJet Stage,Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.Monday July 02See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:TD Toronto Jazz Festival• 12:15: Music Mondays. Mezzo Mania: fromclassics to spirituals. Saint-Saëns: Mon Coeurs’ouvre a ta voix; Traditional: He’s Got theWhole World in His Hands; and other works.Kristine Dandavino, mezzo; William Shookhoff,piano. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq.416-598-4521 x304. $5 suggested donation.Tuesday July 03• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Ruaraidh Sutherland, organ.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.• 8:00: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. Music by Menken and Ashman;additional music by Menken and Rice; book byWoolverton. Performed by Emily Behny (Belle);Dane Agostinis (Beast); Logan Denninghoff(Gaston); and others; Rob Roth, stage director.Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-644-3665 or 1-866-950-7469. $42–$150; $37–$120(mat). AlsoJuly 4–7; start times vary. Runs to July 22.Wednesday July 04• 12:35: St. Stephen in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch. Concerts at Midday: Edward Moroney,organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 647-638-3550. Free.• 2:00: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. Also 7:30. See July 3.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. See July 3.Thursday July 05• 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Musicin the Garden: Fiddlers and Firebrands: Musicfrom Old Ontario. Song and dance tunes from19th century Ontario, performed by MuddyYork and friends. Toronto Music Garden, 475Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.Search listings by genreonline at thewholenote.com• 7:00: Music in St. James Park. CubanRhapsody. Jane Bunnett, flute; Hilario Durán,piano. 65 Church St. 416-461-7744. Free.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. See July 3.Friday July 06• 7:30: Canadian Music Competition. GalaConcert. Performances by finalists and winners.MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBldg., 80 Queen’s Park. 877-879-1959. $20;$5(st/child). Preceded by National Finals, seelistings section D “The ETCeteras,” underCompetitions.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. See July 3.• 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Expressionsof Brazil: Brothers of Brazil. WestJet Stage,Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.Saturday July 07• 2:00: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. Also 7:30. See July 3.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. Disney’s Beautyand the Beast. See July 3.• 8:00: Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.Bang On! Toronto Taiko Concert. Performancesby Nagata Shachu, Yakudo, ArashiDaiko and Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBldg., 80 Queen’s Park. 416-671-7256. $25;$15(st/18 and under).• 8:30: Harbourfront Centre. Canada Day GoingGlobal: Maria Bonita and the Boys. Red PathStage, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s QuayW. 416-973-4000. Free.DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE PARTYCONRAD CHOW“PREMIERES”Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 7:30PMGallery 345: 345 Sorauren Avenue, TorontoReservations can be made by calling 416 822.9781or via email info@gallery345.comTickets: $30 regular; $25 Students/Seniors/Arts Workerswww.conradchow.com36 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. THIN EDGE: New Music Collective.5 new works by emerging Canadian composers,M. Ashburner, A. Giles, T. Kardonne, A.Murphy-King and N. Storring. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).Tuesday June 12• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. The Talbot Duo: Cameron Crozman,cello, and Janelle Timmermans, piano. Cassado:Suite for Violoncello Solo; Schubert: ArpeggioneSonata; Prokofiev: Sonata in C Op.119;Françaix: Variations de Concert. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. Free, donations welcome.Wednesday June 13• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 2:30: Seniors Serenade. Music Can BeSweet. Matty Walton, piano; Diana Lam, flute;Jeff Stonehouse, flute. Central United Church,54 Ross St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free.• 7:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Singing: East and West. Choralmusic, chant, throat singing and more. GerardYun, director; guests: Marhee Park, soprano;Waterloo Chinese Philharmonic Choir; Universityof Waterloo Choir; Bluevale Collegiate HighSchool Choir. Great Hall, Renison UniversityCollege, 240 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo.519-885-0220 x24226. Free.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Members of the K-W Chamber Orchestra.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $20; $15(sr);$10(st).• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.Thursday June 14• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.• 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Concerts. Nuala Kennedy,vocals/flute/whistles. Irish folk artist.With Andy Hillhouse, guitar and vocals; DanaLyn, fiddle. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St.,London. 519-473-2099. $18/$15(adv).• 8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.Friday June 15See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Domaine Forget• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.Saturday June 16See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Domaine Forget• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.B. Concerts Beyond the GTA42nd Street. See June 2.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Jonathan Crow, violin; Angela Park,piano. Mozart: Sonata in Bb K454; Schubert:Rondo Brilliant in b; Arcuri: Les Torrents desEtoiles. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $30; $25(sr);$20(st).• 8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Sunday June 17• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Monday June 18• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Ensembles of K-W Community Orchestra.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $10(sr);$8(st).Tuesday June 19• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Wednesday June 20• 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. SimonWalker, organ. 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $5; free(st).• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.Thursday June 21See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Montreal Baroque Festival• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.A Very Special Evening with Martin Short.Songs from movies, musicals and more. JamesSommerville, conductor. Hamilton Place, 1Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. $50–$200(VIP); $25(14–29). Fundraiser for theAND THE HAMILTONPHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAJuNE 217:30pm • Hamilton Placehpo.org or 905.526.7756ticketmaster.caHamilton Philharmonic. See listings section D“The ETCeteras” under Galas & Fundraisers.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Friday June 22See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Domaine Forget; Montreal BaroqueFestival• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.• 8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.Saturday June 23See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Domaine Forget;Montreal Baroque Festival• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.• 7:30: Canadian International MilitaryTattoo. 21st Annual Tattoo. Commemorating200th anniversary of the War of 1812and 150th anniversary of the Royal HamiltonLight Infantry. Over 400 performers includingthe Pioneers of Canterbury MarchingTeam (New Zealand); Liam McGlashon, fiddle;John McDermott, tenor. Copps Coliseum,101 York Blvd., Hamilton. 1-888-523-1753.$48.45; $37.15(sr/st); $25.85(under 13/veteran);$17.67(cadet in uniform); $114.70(family:2 adults/2 children). Also June 24.• 7:30: Guelph Chamber Choir. Ffarwel (Farewell)Concert Before UK Summer Tour. HarcourtMemorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave.,Guelph. 519-836-5103. $15; $10(st/under30); $5(eyeGO). In preparation for choir’s participationin the Llangollen International Eisteddfodchoral competition in Wales.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Sunday June 24See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Montreal Baroque Festival; MusiqueRoyale• 2:00: Festival Alexandria. Twenty Fingers,Eighty-Eight Keys. Works by Mozart, Schubertand Moskowski. Daniella Bernstein and LaurieAltman, piano. Festival Barn, 3689 County Rd.45, Alexandria. 613-525-4141 or 514-484-9076. $20; $10(sr/st); free(12 and under).• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 2:30: Canadian International MilitaryTattoo. 21st Annual Tattoo. See June 23.Tuesday June 26• 12:15: St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral. OrganSolo and Organ Four Hands. StephanieBurgoyne and Willian Vandertuin, organ. 472Richmond St., London. 519-752-0965. Free.• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Wednesday June 27• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Pirates of Penzance. See June 1.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.•8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. 42ndStreet. See June 2.Thursday June 28• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.Friday June 29See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Domaine Forget;Westben – Concerts in the Barn• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.Saturday June 30See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Domaine Forget; Leith Summer Festival;Westben – Concerts in the Barn• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Sunday July 01See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Westben – Concerts in the Barn• 2:00: Festival Alexandria. Oh Canada! AJourney to Freedom. The Imani Gospel Singers,Marcia Bailey, director. Festival Barn, 3689County Rd. 45, Alexandria. 613-525-4141or 514-484-9076. $20; $10(sr/st); free(12and under).• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.Tuesday July 03• 2:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.Wednesday July 04See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Music and Beyond• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.•8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.Thursday July 05See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Music and Beyond;Music in Summer; TD Sunfest• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival/Schulich Children’s Plays. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown. See June 2.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.Friday July 06See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Domaine Forget; Huntsville Festival of theArts; Midland’s Summer Serenade; Musicand Beyond; Music in Summer; TD Sunfest• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.• 8:00: Shaw Festival. Ragtime. See June 1.38 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Saturday July 07See SECTION S: SUMMER FESTIVALS for:Brott Music Festival; Domaine Forget;Huntsville Festival of the Arts; Music andBeyond; Music in Summer; TD Sunfest;Westben – Concerts in the BarnAlleycatz*2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865www.alleycatz.caEvery Mon 8pm Salsa Night w DJ Frank Bischun,w lessons. Every Tue 8:30pm Carlo Berardinucciand the Double A Jazz Swing Band,with lessons $5 Cover. Every Wed 8:30pmSwingin’ Jazz and Blues, Funky R&B w GraycefulDaddies. Every Thu Soul, R&B and Reggae;$4 Refreshments, No Cover. Fri and SatFunk, Soul, Reggae, R&B, Top 40 $10 Cover w/out dinner reservations. Jun 1 Lady Kane. Jun2 Uptown. June 7 Local Music is Sexy. Jun 8Jamesking. Jun 9 Mark Joseph Band. Jun 14Lady Kane. Jun 15 Lady Kane. Jun 16 Soular.Jun 21 911 Night w/ Firesound. Jun 22 LadyKane. Jun 23 Lady Kane. Jun 25 Frank Bishun.Jun 26 Carlo & Berardinucci. Jun 27 City SoulJazz & Blues. Jun 28 Ascension. Jun 29 Ascension.Jun 30 Uptown.Artword Artbar15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. 905-543-8512www.artword.netJun 1 8pm Folk-Roots concert: String Bone &Allison Brown $10. Jun 2 8pm Queen Cee: IntimateSoul Concert $10. Jun 6 8pm HayleyRoscoe CD Launch $5. Jun 7 8pm CatherineNorth Studios: Lost & Found. PWYC. Jun 8 8pmRobert Chapman Trio and Guests. Jun 9 8pmVentanas: Flamenco, Balkan and Sephardic Fusion$15. Jun 13 8pm Tom Mason Quartet $5.Jun 14 8pm Fred Magie, Darin Martin and theSocial Animals $10. Jun 15 8:30pm Tiny BillCody & Friends $5. Jun 16 8pm Jude Johnson(vocals); Carl Horton (piano); Mike Malone(trumpet/flugelhorn). Jun 23 8pm Kayvan PersianBand $15.Azure Restaurant & Barat the Intercontinental HotelC. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)• 11:30am: Shaw Festival. Trouble in Tahiti.See June 1.• 2:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.42nd Street. See June 2.• 8:00: Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Piratesof Penzance. See June 1.Dear Reader:Please note that in this section, venues marked with an asterisk areparticipating in the Club Series of TD Toronto Jazz Festival, June 22–July 1.From Gate 403 to The Rex, some of these provide a year-round festivalfor Toronto’s jazz community. In other cases, TD Jazz gives restaurantssuch as Cherry Street, Mezzetta and the NOW Lounge a perfect excuseto switch up live music’s role from weekly treat to daily special. And thenthere are ones like Lolita’s Lust, Boston Pizza, The Hoxton and WilliamsLanding which appear here for the first time, but hopefully not the last!Speaking of the future, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Send thedetails to jazz@thewholenote.com by our deadline, the 15th of the monthprior to publication. We list all jazz and happily consider other genres, aslong as it is live music.— Ori Dagan, Associate Editor: Jazz Listings and The ETCeteras225 Front St. W. 416-597-3701www.azurerestaurant.caEvery Thu, Fri, Sat 5:30-10:30pm Dan BodanisTrio w Bernie Senensky and SteveWallace.Big Daddy’s Oyster Bar*212 King St. W. 416-599-5200www.bigdaddys.caJun 22, 26, 28 5:30pm Pip Squeek Orchestra.No Cover.Black Swan, The154 Danforth Ave. 416-469-0537Every Wed 9:30pm The Danforth Jam w JonLong and Friends.Bon Vivant Restaurant1924 Avenue Rd. 416-630-5153www.bonvivantdining.comEvery Thu 6-9pm Bill Naphan Solo Guitar.Every Fri 6-9pm Margaret Stowe Solo Guitar.Boston Pizza*40 Eglinton Ave. E. 416-485-2500All shows: No Cover.Jun 23 8pm Life Blown Open. Jun 24 5pm RedHot Ramble. Jun 27 4pm Cheshire Cats. Jun28 7pm Eddie Culjac Duo.Castro’s Lounge2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272www.castroslounge.comNo Cover/PWYC.Every Sun 4pm Live jazz. Every Mon 9:30pmRockabilly Night. Every Tue Quiet Revolution:acoustic songwriter jam night w/ host Andrea deBoer. Every Wed 9:30pm Smokey Folk (Bluegrass/Rockabilly).Every Thu 9:30pm JerryLegere and the Situation.C’est What*67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499www.cestwhat.com (full schedule)Jun 2 3pm Hot Five Jazzmakers $5. Jun 9 8pmAlysha Brillinger. No Cover. Jun 10 3pm TheSatin Dolls. No Cover. Jun 16 3pm Hot FiveJazz Makers $5. Jun 23 3pm Hot Five Jazzmakers$5.Central, The*603 Markham St. 416-913-4586www.thecentralbar.caJun 22 6pm Sadine Ndalamba Ensemble. Jun23 6pm Busker Bros.; 8pm Kyojin Koo electricJazz Quartet. Jun 24 6:30pm Arlene Paculanfeat. Musi Project, Matt Morgan & the BackUp Plan $8. Jun 24 9pm niiic – Nic LadouceurTrio $5. Jun 25 6pm Errunriv $8; 10pm ShannonGraham’s Storytellers. Jun 27 6pm DallasSutherland w/ A. Valentine & L. Vajsar. Jun 286pm Gosia’s Jazz Band; 8:30pm Dreadful Starlings$5. Jun 29 6pm Pilot Light; 8pm PeterEastmure & The Welldigger Band; 9:30pm TheDr. Keys Trio $5. Jun 29 11:30pm The Soul Motivators$10. Jun 30 8pm Funk Junkies. Jul 16pm Marcus Walker Quartet $5; 9pm DenielleBassels Quintet.Chalkers Pub, Billiards & Bistro*247 Marlee Ave. 416-789-2531www.chalkerspub.com (full schedule)Jun 3 2-5pm Merriam Music Recital. No Cover.Jun 4 2-3pm Fern Lindzon: Jewish with a Twist.No Cover. Jun 9 6-9pm Dinner Jazz: RichardWhiteman (piano); Kurt Nielsen (bass); MorganChilds (drums) $10; 9:30pm–2am Soul Stew.No Cover. Jun 10 7-10pm Rob Tardik (guitar)$10. Jun 16 6-9pm David Occhipinti (guitar);Mike Murley (saxophone); Andrew Downing(bass); Nick Fraser (drums). Jun 17 7-10pmMatthew Rait Trio $10. Jun 23 6-9pm LorneLofsky (guitar); Kieran Overs (bass); Barry Romberg(drums) $10. Jun 24 6-9pm Fern Lindzon(piano); Mike McClennan (bass); David French(sax) $10. Jun 30 6-9pm Dave Young (bass);John MacLeod (trumpet); Robi Botos (piano);Frank Botos (drums) $10. Jul 1 7-10pm LisaParticelli’s GNO Jazz All-Star Vocalist Showcase$10.Cherry Street Restaurant, The*275 Cherry St. 416-461-5111All shows: 7:30-10:30pm. $10 Cover.www.cherryst.caJun 7 William Carn’s Run Stop Run. Jun 14Sean Bray’s Peach Trio. Jun 21 Jules EstrinQuartet with Kelsley Grant. Jun 22 Alex Pangmanand her Alleycats. Jun 23 Nadje NoordhuisQuartet. Jun 24 The Sondheim Jazz Project.Jun 25 Strange Attractors. Jun 26 Broadview.Jun 27 Ernesto Cervini Quartet. Jun 28 SophiaPerlman Quartet. Jun 29 Myriad. Jun 30 TerraHazelton & her Easy Answers. Jul 1 QuinsinNachoff Quartet.Classico Pizza & Pasta2457 Bloor St. W. 416-763-1313Every Thu 7pm Jazz Guitarist Nate RennerNo Cover.Cobourg, The533 Parliament St. 416-913-7538Jazz Sundays 9pmNo Cover.Coco Rogue Chocolate Lounge, The2097 Yonge St. 416-901-2626www.coco-rogue.comJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 39

Beat by Beat | In the ClubsC. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)JOCk MartinThe Jivebombers. Tight arrangements, impassioned solos,Hawaiian shirts and contagious laughter. See page 43.oRI daganDon’t get me wrong: I love a Gershwin tune and know nearlyevery verse by Hart. But it’s refreshing to hear more modern composersreceiving the jazz treatment.The John Lennon songbook receives an all-star Canadian jazz saluteon June 13 at Hugh’s Room, with the CD Release of Shine On, ledby guitarist/arranger Michael Occhipinti, with vocalists ElizabethShepherd, Yvette Tollar, Dominic Mancuso and Denzal Sinclaire,Kevin Turcotte on trumpet, Roberto Occhipinti on bass and MarkKelso on drums.“It was nice to be reminded of how creative John Lennon was, notjust as a writer but as a guitarist also,” says Occhipinti. “He was thefirst to intentionally use guitar feedback or backwards guitar. Also,as much as I heard albums like Rubber Soul or Revolver when I wasyoung, when I listened with this project in mind I was really knockedout by how the song structures changed and all the songs start andend in different ways. This was very inspiring to me as an arranger.”Interestingly, one of the brightest stars in the jazz guitar galaxy,American Bill Frisell, will also perform a jazz program of Lennonsongs, “All We Are Saying,” on June 26 at the Enwave Theatre, as partof the TD Toronto Jazz Festival. In contrast to Occhipinti’s generousoffering of vocal chords, Frisell’s arrangements offer strictly instrumentalexplorations of the icon’s music, featuring himself and GregLeisz on guitars, Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums.Harmonically sophisticated beyond measure, Frisell is just oneof the many artists who have influenced Hobson’s Choice, a uniquequartet that has been making waves on the local scene, somewherebetween jazz and folk, new music and chamber music. The groupconsists of Rebecca Hennessy on trumpet, Harley Card on guitar andvocals, Felicity Williams on vocals and Michael Davidson on vibraphoneand marimba.Besides Frisell, additional influences include Bruce Cockburn,Kenny Wheeler, Steve Reich, David Friedman, Joni Mitchell, RonSexsmith and Wayne Shorter, to name a few. Significantly, Hobson’sChoice does not choose covers: all four members contribute originalmaterial, leading one to wonder who the leader is.“The group started when the four of us decided to get together andlearn a bunch of Bruce Cockburn’s music,” says Harley Card. “Weeventually did some shows and then decided to continue workingon music for the ensemble, but to focus on our own writing instead …Although the impetus for most songs is by one of us, we continueto develop them as a group. The songs don’t really come to life untilthey’ve been filtered through the band’s process.”Hobson’s Choice will be releasing its third recording, Of theWaves, at the Music Gallery on June 30 at 8pm, as part of the TDToronto Jazz Festival.continued on page 43Every Thu John Campbell No Cover. Every Friand Sat Alex James No Cover.Communist’s Daughter, The1149 Dundas St. W. 647-435-0103Every Sat 4-7pm Gypsy Jazz w Michael Johnson& Red Rhythm: Michael Louis Johnson(trumpet/vocals) Roberto Rosenman (guitar)Terry Wilkins (bass).DeSotos1079 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-2109Every Thu 8pm-midnight Open Mic Jazz Jam,hosted by Double A Jazz. Every Sun 11am-2pm Brunch w Double A Jazz and Guest.Dominion on Queen*500 Queen St. E. 416-368-6893www.dominiononqueen.comEvery Sun 11am-3pm Rockabilly Brunch.Every Tue 8:30pm Corktown Django Jam whost Wayne Nakamura PWYC. Every WedCorktown Uke Jam 8pm. Every Sat RockabillyBrunch with Alistair Christl 11am-3pm; RonnieHayward 4:00-7:30pm. Jun 1 9:30pm Swingin’Blackjacks $7. Jun 3 4pm Jazz Jam withNoah Leibel. Jun 8 9pm East End RockabillyRiot $12. Jun 9 9pm CATL with Sean Pinchinopening $10. Jun 10 5pm Saluki Music. Jun 158pm White Buffalo $15. Jun 22 9pm Havanato Toronto w/ host Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo $10.Jun 23 1pm Sean Pinchin. No Cover; 5pm YorkJazz Ensemble w/ George Westerholm & BeverlyTaft $10; 9pm Que Isso? Jun 24 11am-3pmRockabilly Brunch w/ Alistair Christl; 4:30pmBeverly Taft’s Bossa Nova Project $10; DonnaGrantis Electric Band $10. Jun 25 8:30pm OxfordUniversity Jazz Orchestra $TBA. Jun 268:30pm Hot Club of Corktown Django Jam.PWYC. Jun 27 8:30pm Don Francks $15. Jun28 8:30pm Allsax 4tet $10. Jun 29 8:30pmRob Christian and Quincy Bullen $10. Jun 305pm Brian Rose Little Big Band $10; 9pm BruceCassidy’s Hotfoot Orchestra $10; 1am-4amRonnie Hayward’s After-hours Birthday Jam.Jul 1 11am-3pm Rockabilly Brunch w/ AlistairChristl; 4:30pm Ball-Ages Jazz Jam w/Noah Leibel;8:30pm Murata, Quarington & Taft w/ guestNeil Swainson (bass).Dovercourt House805 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337www.odd-socks.org (full schedule)Every Sat 9pm-1am Saturday Night Swing:Dance featuring Live Swing Bands and dancelessons. Dance $13; $15 with one class, $18with both. Saturday Bands: Jun 2 Up JumpedSwing. Jun 9 Roberta Hunt & the Gents. Jun16 TBA. Jun 23 Silverleaf Jazz Band. Jun30 TBA.EDO Sushi484 Eglinton Ave. W. 416-322-3033All shows: 7:30–10:30pm. No Cover.Every Thu Jazz with Tony Quarrington (guitar)with guests: Jun 7 Sharon Smith (vocals);Shelley Miller (bass). Jun 14 TBA. Jun 21 JoelHartt (vocals); Neil Swainson (bass). Jun 28Peggy Mahon (vocals); Dave Field (bass).Emmet Ray, The924 College St. 416-792-4497All shows: 9pm. PWYC.www.theemmetray.com (full schedule)Jun 3 Tin Can Man. Jun 4 David Occhipinti/James Brown Guitar Duo. Jun 6 Alistair Christl& Friends. Jun 7 John Wayne Singtet. Jun 9Don’t Worry Darlin w/ Shannon Hoff. Jun 103pm–12am Emmet Ray One Day Music Festival$5–$10. Jun 11 Andrew Downing and TheWednesday Band. Jun 12 Julian Taylor w/ Cameron’sBeer Tasting. Jun 13 Peter Boyd and theMutants. Jun 14 Box Full of Cash. Jun 17 TigerSuits & Friends. Jun 18 Myriad. Jun 20 AlistairChristl & Friends. Jun 21 Vokurka’s VicariousVirtuoso Violin. Jun 24 Tropic Punch. Jun 25Downing/Goodman/Davidson Chamber Trio. Jun27 Alistair Christl. Jun 28 Patrick Brealey.Flying Beaver Pubaret, The488 Parliament St. 647-347-6567www.pubaret.com (full schedule)Jun 1, 2 7:30pm David Gale & Randy Vancourt$25/$20(adv). Jun 7 7:30pm Tabby Johnson$20/$15(adv). Jun 8, 9 7:30pm Broadsway:Heather Bambrick, Julie Michels & Diane Leah$25/$20(adv). Jun 28 7:30pm Julie Michels$20/$15(adv).Gallery Studio, The2877 Lake Shore Blvd., Etobicoke.416-253-0285www.thegallerystudiocafe.caEvery Tue Jazz Jam with Humber College walumni house band: Riley O’Connor (drums);Scott Kemp (bass); Scott Metcalf (piano); ShiranthaBeddage (saxophone); Lee Wallace (guitar).Every Sat 4:30-7pm The Cooking ChannelNo Cover. Every Sun 1:30pm Birds of aFeather; 4pm Fair Trade; 7pm Elizabeth MartinsQuartet. No Cover. Jun 1 8pm The Maplehearts;9pm Denielle Bassels. Jun 6 8:30pmJoyce Humber (congas); Ruben Vazquez (piano).Jun 7 8pm Chelsea McBride Group. Jun 8 8pmGraham Ko. Jun 9 9pm Young Jik Kim Trio. Jun13 7:30pm Uptown Swing Band. Jun 14 8pmChelsea McBride Group. Jun 15 7pm Trace Element.Jun 16 8pm The Maplehearts. Jun 208pm Trace Element. Jun 21 8pm Denielle Bassels.Jun 27 8pm Trace Element. Jun 29 8pmThe Maplehearts. Jun 30 6:30pm Denielle Bassels;9pm Young Jik Kim Trio.Gate 403*403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930www.gate403.comAll shows: PWYC.Jun 1 5pm Jen Unbe Duo; 9pm The Pearl Motel.Jun 2 5pm Bill Heffernan & Friends; 9pmMelissa Boyce Jazz & Blues Band. June 3 5pmJeff Taylor & the SLT; 9pm James Hill JazzBand. Jun 4 5pm Mat MacDonald; 9pm RichardWhiteman & Laura Hubert Jazz Band. Jun5 5pm Mighty Tusk Band; 9pm Julian FauthBlues Night. Jun 6 5pm Brian Cober & AslanGotov Blues Band; 9pm Kurt Nielsen & RichardWhiteman Jazz Band. Jun 7 5pm Melissa LaurenJazz Band; 9pm The 67 Blue Fenders. Jun8 5pm Ilios Streyannis Jazz Trio; 9pm JasonRaso Jazz Quartet. Jun 9 5pm Bill Heffernan &Friends; 9pm Sugar Brown & the Fish MarketBlues Band. Jun 10 5pm Whitney Ross BarrisJazz Band; 9pm Patrick Hewan Jazz Trio. Jun11 5pm Denis Schingh Solo; 9pm Richard Whiteman& Laura Hubert Jazz Band. Jun 12 5pmJazz Generation; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night.Jun 13 5pm Brian Cober & Aslan Gotov BluesBand; 9pm Vincent Bertucci Jazz Band. Jun 145pm Joshua Goodman; 9pm Kevin Laliberté Jazz& Flamenco Trio. Jun 15 5pm Bobby Hsu JazzBand; 9pm Fraser Melvin Blues Band. Jun 165pm Bill Heffernan & Friends; 9pm Patrick Tevlin’sNew Orelans Rhythm. Jun 17 5pm JoanneMorra & France St. Trio; 9pm Mary McKay Trio.40 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Jun 18 5pm Noah Sherman Jazz Band; 9pm RichardWhiteman & Laura Hubert Jazz Band. Jun19 5pm Byung-Gul Jung Jazz Band; 9pm JulianFauth Blues Night. Jun 20 5pm Brian Cober& Aslan Gotov Blues Band; 9pm Rommel ReyesJazz Duo. Jun 21 5pm Olga & The Gimlets; 9pmTimmins Wojewoda & Friends; Jun 22 5pm LaraSolnicki Jazz Band; 9pm Sweet Derrick BluesBand. Jun 23 5pm New Mynah Birds; 9pm SixPoints Jazz Orchestra. Jun 24 5pm Denise LeslieJazz Band; 9pm Brownman Akoustic Trio.Jun 25 5pm Alex Samaras Jazz Band; 9pm RichardWhiteman & Laura Hubert Jazz Band.Jun 26 5pm Margot Roi Jazz Band; 9pm JulianFauth Blues Night. Jun 27 5pm Brian Cober& Aslan Gotov Blues Band; 9pm Blakeley WalkerTrio. Jun 28 5pm Valeria Matzner & SaborLatin Jazz Band; 9pm Rachelle Boudreau & AtEase Swing Trio. Jun 29 5pm Sam BrovermanJazz Duo; 9pm Denielle Bassels Jazz Band. Jun30 5pm Elizabeth Martins Jazz Trio; 9pm DonnéRoberts Band; Jul 1 5pm Joel Hartt & MarkKieswetter; 9pm Bartek Kozminski El MosaicoFlamenco Jazz Fusion Band.Green Door Cabaret*Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A OssingtonAve. 416-915-6747All shows: $30 reserved seating; $25 general;$20 arts workers (with ID)Jun 21 8pm Songs from Porgy & Bess: Ali Garrison& Mark Rainey. 22 8pm Countermeasure.Jun 23 8pm Sam Broverman Sings JohnnyMercer. Jun 24 3pm Debbie Fleming. Jun 268pm Roberta Hunt. Jun 28 8pm Ron Small w/Norma Amadio. Jun 29 8pm Diane Stapley &Friends: Simple Black Dress. Jun 30 8pm LaurenMargison.Grossman’s Tavern*“Toronto’s Home of the Blues”379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-1210www.grossmanstavern.com (full schedule)All shows: No Cover.Every Sat 4-8pm The Happy Pals matinee.Every Sun 4:30-8:30pm New Orleans ConnectionAllstars; 9:30pm-2am The Nationalsw Brian Cober: Double Slide Guitar Open StageJam. Every Mon 9:30 No Band Required.Every Wed 9:30pm Bruce Domoney. EveryThu 9:30pm Robin Harp and the Straw Dogs.Jun 1 Combo Royale. Jun 2 Porch Dogs. Jun5 Miz Debbie and the Don Valley Stompers. Jun8 Laura Hubert. Jun 9 Chloe Watkinson andthe Crossroad. Jun 12 Tall Grass and the Murderof Crows. Jun 15 Don River Blues Band.Jun 16 Fried Angel. Jun 19 Temperance Society.Jun 22 10pm Frankie Foo. Jun 23 10pmCity Soul. Jun 26 4:30pm New Orleans ConnectionAll Stars; 9:30pm Miz Debbie and theDon Valley Stompers. Jun 27 10pm Eddie andthe Professor. Jun 29 9:30pm Swinging BlackJacks. Jun 30 4:30pm New Orleans ConnectionAll Stars; 10pm Caution Jam. Jul 1 10pmBrian Cober Band.Harlem Restaurant*67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920www.harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule)All shows: 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.No Cover.Every Mon 8pm-12am Open Jam Night withCarolyn T Band with opening guest. Every Fri/Sat 7:30-11:00pm Jazz/Blues. Jun 1 Dan Mc-Lean Jr. Jun 2 Gibbran & Tamsynn-Lee. Jun 8Jake Wilkinson. Jun 9 Lillian Mason. Jun 15ZimZum. Jun 16 Canali Duetto. Jun 22 MikeField. Jun 23 Jill Peacock. Jun 27 8pm ShelleyHamilton. Jun 28 8pm Lord Bubba’s Nu-JazzProject. Jun 29 Shelley Hamilton. Jun 30 SamanthaClayton.Harlem Underground*745 Queen St. W. 416-366-4743www.harlemrestaurant.com/undergroundEvery Mon Daniel Gagnon. Every Tue JohnCampbell. Every Thu Carl Bray Trio. Every Fri,Sat Carl Bray.Hirut Restaurant2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560Every Wed 8pm Open Mic with Gary 17. EverySat 2pm Open Jam.Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, TheHot House Café*35 Church St. 416-366-7800www.hothousecafe.comEvery Sun 11am-3pm Brunch with Jazz Zone.Jun 24, 25 7:30pm Sweet Sixteen: BrendaCarol & ClairVoyance.Hotel Ocho*195 Spadina Ave. 416-593-0885www.hotelocho.comJun 27 8pm Lesley Young Trio $10. Jun 298pm Julie Michels & Kevin Barrett $10. Jun 308pm Sharron McLeod Quartet $10.Hoxton, The*69 Bathurst St. 416-519-6784www.thehoxton.caJun 22 My Favorite Robot. Jun 23 Meech.Jun 28 RJD2. Jun 29 Keys N Krates. Jun 30LA Riots.Hugh’s Room“Toronto’s home of live Folk and Roots”2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604www.hughsroom.com (full schedule)All shows: 8:30pm unless otherwise noted.Jun 1 Kelly Joe Phelps w/ Lynne Hanson$25/$22.50(adv). Jun 2 Tribute to WoodyGuthrie w/ Ken Whiteley, Jason Fowler, EveGoldberg and others $27.50/$25(adv). Jun4 Lara MacMillan $18/$15(adv). Jun 5 LarryCoryell w/ guest George Grosman Quartet$42.50/$40(adv). Jun 6 Oasis Vocal Jazz$22.50/$20(adv). Jun 7 JW-Jones: CD Releasew/ guest Danny Marks $18/$15(adv).Jun 8, 9 The Skydiggers CD Release$25/$22.50(adv). Jun 10 2pm An Old TimeMedicine Show w/ Sheesham and Lotus& Son: CD Release $28.50/$24.50(adv);8:30pm Peter Karp & Sue Foley: CD Release$22.50/$20(adv). Jun 11 Michael Ciufo$25/$20(adv). Jun 12 Beckon: CD Release$20/$18(adv). Jun 13 Shine On: The Universeof John Lennon: CD Release $25/$22.50(adv).Jun 14 Carol Welsman: “Journey” CD Release$35/$32.50(adv). Jun 15 A Celecrationof Oliver Schroer; Nuala Kennedy &members of the Stewed Tomatoes: CD Release$25/$22.50(adv). Jun 16 GlendaleOne: Uncovering the Beatles w/ the Dixie CupWater Tower of Power Horns & Wayne Krawchuk$20/$18(adv). Jun 17 12pm BloorWest Music Studios Rockin’ at the Hugh’s$6; $3(child); $15(family of 4). Jun 19 PatriciaHammond & her Ragtim Parlour Band$14; $12(adv). Jun 21 Tribute to Buddy Guy& Junior Wells w/ Danny Marks, David Rotundo,Dylan Wickens and Douglas Watson.$30/$25(adv). Jun 22 In Cash We Trust: Tributeto Johnny Cash featuring Danny Brooks,Lynne Hanson, Kristen Jones, Samantha Martinand others $27.50/$25(adv). Jun 25 TheWood Brothers $49/$40(adv). Jun 26 Shanneyganock$25/$22.50(adv). Jun 27 ChrisThomas King $26.50/$24.50(adv). Jun 28Kinky Friedman $35/$32.50(adv).Jazz Room, TheLocated in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N.,Waterloo. 226-476-1565www.kwjazzroom.comAll attendees must be 19+.All shows: 8:30pm.Jun 1 Dave O’Neill Quartet w/ Dave Wiffen $15.Jun 2 Jason Raso Quintet w/ Richard Underhil$18. Jun 8 Derek Hines Quartet $12. Jun 9Kevin Dempsey Trio $16. Jun 15 Joni NehRitaQuartet $15. Jun 16 Shannon Gunn Quartet$18. Jun 22 Luca Ciarla Quartet $20. Jun23 Matt Brubeck Trio $20. Jun 29 Chris Tarry$20.Joe Mama’s*317 King St. W. 416-340-6469Live music every nightAll shows: No Cover.Every Sun 7-11pm Organic. Every Mon 7:30-11:30pm Soul Mondays. Every Tue 7-11pmBlue Angels. Every Wed 8pm-12am Blackburn.Every Thu 8:30pm-12:30am Blackburn. EveryFri 10pm-2am The Grind. Every Sat 10pm-2amShugga. Jun 3 6-10pm “Organic” Live Recording:Nathan Hiltz (guitar); Bernie Senensky (organ);Morgan Childs (drums); Ryan Oliver (sax).Latinada Restaurant & Jazz Bar*1671 Bloor St. W. 416-913-9716www.latinada.comEvery Wed Milonga Night: The Latinada Triofeat Alex Gajic (violin). Every Thu Latin Jazz.Every Fri Cuban Jazz with Ruben Vazquez &Friends. Every Sat Cuban Jazz. Jun 22 ElianaCuevas Trio. Jun 23 Evaristo Machado Trio.Jun 24 Roberto Riberon. Jun 27 LatinadaTrio. Jun 28 Jorge Lopez Trio. Jun 29 HotlandTrio. Jun 30 Ruben Vazquez Trio. Jul 1 LauraFernandez.Lolita’s Lust*513 Danforth Ave. 416-465-1751www.lolitaslust.caJun 22, 23, 29, 30 DJ Lolita: Electric Jazz.No Cover.Liberto Bistro, The25 Liberty St. 416-533-8828www.libertobistro.caEvery Tue Open Mic. Every Wed NoahZacharin.Lula Lounge*1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307www.lula.caJun 1 8pm Dominic Mancuso $15. Jun 210:30pm Salsa Saturday: Conjunto Lacalu andDJ Gio $15. Jun 3 11am Sunday Family SalsaBrunch $15; $7(child). Jun 8 8pm Elmer FerrerTrio $15; 10:30pm Salsa Friday: ChanguiHavana $15. Jun 9 3pm Joanna Moon: CaféDu Monde $10; $5(under 15); 10:30pm SalsaSaturday: Lady Son y Articulo Veinte $15.Jun 14 8:30pm Black Love Soul & SpokenWord Series $25/$20(adv). Jun 15 8pm JorgeLopez Trio $15; 10:30pm Salsa Dance Party:Yani Borrell & the Clave Kings $15. Jun 1610:30pm Salsa Sautrday: Orquesta Fantasia& DJ Gio $15. Jun 21 8pm Roots of Brazil$10. Jun 22 8pm Alithea Cameron; 10pmCafé Cubano $15 (both shows). Jun 23 10pmJorge Maza & Tipica Toronto. Jun 27 8pmHanna Burgé; 9:30pm Eliana Cuevas $15 (bothJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 41

shows). Jun 28 8pm Laura Fernandez; 10pmAlexis Baro $15 (both shows). Jun 29 8pmLocrano; 10pm Son Ache w/ Jane Bunnett $15(both shows). Jun 30 10pm Luisito Orbegoso& Moda Eterna $15.Manhattan’s Music Club951 Gordon St., Guelph. 519-767-2440www.manhattans.caMezzetta Restaurant*681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687www.mezzettarestaurant.comEvery Wed Jazz Series: sets at 9pm and10:15pm. $10 Cover.Jun 6 Joel Hartt (vocals); Reg Schwager (guitar).Jun 13 Klezmer Evening: Martin Van deVen (clarinet); Brian Katz (guitar/piano); AnneLederman (violin). Jun 22 Lorne Lofsky (guitar)Kieran Overs (bass). Jun 23 Roland Hunter Trio.Jun 24 Brian Katz Solo. Jun 26 Persian Traditionaland Jazz Fusion: Mehdi Rezania. Jun 27David Mott (baritone sax); Rob Clutton (bass).Jun 28 Kye Marshall (cello); Andy Scott (guitar).Jun 29 Dave Young (bass); Rob Piltch (guitar).Jun 30 Louis Simao Brazilian Jazz feat BillMcBirnie (flute). Jul 1 Mike Murley (sax); DavidOcchipinti (guitar).Monarch’s Pub*At the Delta Chelsea Hotel33 Gerrard St. W.www.monarchspub.ca416-585-4352All shows: No Cover.Every Tue Acoustic Open Mic Night. EveryWed Jazz Wednesdays. Every Thu BluesThursdays. Jun 22 9pm Melissa Boyce Quartet.Jun 23 9pm Big Rude Jake. Jun 247pm Robin Banks Jazz Band. Jun 28 9pmGroovecorporation.Much Me816 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-0009Every Thu 8-11pm Ben D’Cunha, piano andvocals. No Cover.Musideum*401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323All shows: $15 CoverJun 22 8pm Ernie Tollar & Geoff Young. Jun23 4pm Brownman +1: Piano Duet; 8pm PaulHoffert. Jun 24 4pm Brownman +1: PianoDuet; 8pm Sophia Perlman & Adrean Farrugia.Jun 25 8pm Three Metre Day. Jun 26 8pmMark Kieswetter & Ross MacIntyre. Jun 278pm Frank Botos Group. Jun 28 8pm Fern Lindzon.Jun 29 8pm Thyron Lee Whyte, Ken Fornetran& Dave Restivo. Jun 30 8pm Yvette Tollar.Jul 1 2pm Chris Donnelly; 8pm Yvette Tollar.N’awlins Jazz Bar & Dining*299 King St. W. 416-595-1958www.nawlins.caEvery Tue Stacie McGregor; Every Wed JimHeineman Trio; Every Thu Blues Night w GuestVocalists; Every Fri/Sat All Star Bourbon St.Band; Every Sun Brooke Blackburn.Nice Bistro, The117 Brock St. N., Whitby905-668-8839Jun 18 Le Jazz Hot $39.99 includes dinner.NOW Lounge, The*189 Church St. 416-364-1301Every Sat (except during jazz fest) 9pm KenC. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)Skinner (piano); Lee Hutchinson (bass); GrantLyle (guitar); Owen Tennyson (drums) andguests $10. Every Sunday (except duringjazz fest) 2-6pm Jazz Brunch with Ken Skinner& Friends. Jun 22–Jun 30 TD Jazz FestivalAll Star After Hours Jazz Jam 2am–5am.Jun 22 6pm Ken Skinner $15; 10pm Jake WilkinsonQuartet $15. Jun 23 6pm Ken Skinner$15; 10pm Rob Christian $15. Jun 24 6pm and10pm Eddie Bullen & Quincy Bullen. Jun 256pm Duncan Hopkins Duo $15; 10pm ShawnNykwist Quartet $15. Jun 26 6pm June Harris& Artie Roth $15; 10pm Rita di Ghent $15. Jun27 6pm Joe Mavety Group $15; 10pm New andUsed Quartet $15. Jun 28 6pm Ken Skinner:50th Birthday Bash $15. Jun 29 6pm Ken SkinnerTrio $15; 10pm Chantal Aston Trio $15. Jun30 6pm Sonya Cote $15; 10pm Ori Dagan Trio$15. Jul 1 10:30am Open Stage Brunch.Orbit Room*580A College St. 416-535-0613www.orbitroom.caJun 28, 29, 30 10:30pm Donna Grantis ElectricBand w/ Special Guests $10.Old Mill, The*21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comThe Home Smith Bar: No Reservations. NoCover. $20 minimum per person. All shows:7:30-10:30pm. Every Thu Jazz Party (exceptduring jazz fest). Every Fri Somethingto Sing About Series Every Sat Jazz MastersSeries. Jun 1 Fern Lindzon (vocals/piano)Michael Davidson (vibraphone); George Koller(bass). Jun 2 Robi Botos (piano); Louis BotosSr. (bass); Louis Botos Jr. (drums). Jun 3 JuneGarber (vocals/host); Mark Kieswetter (piano);Vincent Wolfe (guest vocals). Jun 8 Ori Dagan(vocals); Mark Kieswetter (piano); JordanO’Connor (bass). Jun 9 David Caldwell (sax);Bruce Harvey (piano); Dave Young (bass); DonVickery (drums). Jun 14 Barbra Lica (vocals/host); Stacie McGregor (piano); Sam Broverman(guest vocals). Jun 15 Brenda Earle (vocals);Ted Quinlan (guitar); Mike Downes (bass); AnthonyMichelli (drums). Jun 16 Dave Restivo(piano); Vaughan Misener (bass). Jun 21 GenevieveMarantette (vocals/host); Mark Eisenman(piano); George Koller (bass). Jun 22 JackieRichardson (vocals); Russ Little (trombone)Tom Sczcesniak (piano); Scott Alexander (bass);Kim Richardson (guest vocals). Jun 23 JackieRichardson (vocals); Russ Little (trombone)Tom Sczcesniak (piano); Scott Alexander (bass);Colleen Allen (guest sax/clarinet/accordion).Jun 29 Jackie Richardson (vocals); Russ Little(trombone) Tom Sczcesniak (piano); Scott Alexander(bass); Alex Dean (sax). Jun 30 JackieRichardson (vocals); Russ Little (trombone) TomSczcesniak (piano); Scott Alexander (bass); HeatherBambrick (guest vocals).Painted Lady, The*218 Ossington Ave. 647-213-5239www.thepaintedlady.caJun 22 10pm Phantastic. No Cover. Jun 2310pm Music by Salazar. No Cover. Jun 249:30pm Robert Scott Trio. PWYC. Jun 25 9pmOpen Mic Jazz Jam; 1am Jazz on OZ Late NightImprov: All Star Jazz Jam. Jun 26 8:30pm LonesomeAce Band. PWYC. Jun 27 12am Jazz onOZ Late Night Improv: All Star Jazz Jam. Jun 287:30pm Laura Hubert Band. PWYC; 10pm ComboRoyale. PWYC. Jun 29 10pm Phantastic. NoCover. Jun 30 10pm Music by Salazar. No Cover.Pan on the Danforth*516 Danforth Ave. 416-466-8158All shows: 7pm. No Cover.Jun 24 Lara Solnicki (vocals); Mark Kiesetter(keys); George Koller (bass). Jun 28, Jul 1 LaraSolnicki (vocals); Ted Quinlan (guitar); Jim Vivian(bass).People’s Chicken, The*744 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 416-489-7931www.peopleschicken.caAll shows: No Cover.Jun 22 9pm Melissa V Band. Jun 23 4pm ClimaxJazz Band; 9pm Melissa V Band. Jun 249pm Jazz Karaoke. Jun 25 7pm GTA Big Band.Jun 26 5pm Cheshire Cats. Jun 27 9pm CecePastor. Jun 28 5pm Cheshire Cats. Jun 299pm Cece Pastor. Jun 30 4pm Climax JazzBand; 9pm Cece Pastor. Jul 1 5pm Robbie Laneand the Disciples $5.Pantages Martini Bar & Lounge200 Victoria St. 416-362-1777Every Fri Robert Scott; Every Sat Solo Piano:Various artists.Pilot Tavern, The22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716www.thepilot.ca (full schedule)Jazz Saturdays 3:30pm–6:30pm. No Cover.Jun 2 Barclay Moffitt Quartet. Jun 9 AlisonYoung Quartet. Jun 16 Barry Elmes Quintet.Jun 23 Leo Sullivan Quintet. Jun 30 TBA.Poetry Jazz Café*224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299www.poetryjazzcafe.comAll shows: 9:30pm. $5 Cover.Jun 22 Patrick Hewan Trio: Colour of Soul,A Jazz Story. Jun 23 Robb Cappelletto: MindGames. Jun 27 8:30pm Brownman & Cruzao:Latin Jazz Trio. Jun 28 9:30pm Carlos Alabaci& Crimson: A Jazz/Soul Experiment. Jun29 Patrick Hewan Trio: Colour of Soul, A JazzStory Part II. Jun 30 Marcius Extavour Trio: ColourTheory.Quotes*220 King St. W. 416-979-7697Every Fri (excluding Jun 29; see added datesbelow, during jazz fest) Fridays at Five w CanadianJazz Quartet: Gary Benson (guitar), FrankWright (vibes), Duncan Hopkins (bass) Don Vickery(drums) and featured guest: Jun 1 AlexDean (sax). No Cover. Jun 8 Laurie Bower(trombone). No Cover. Jun 15 Fred Duligal(sax). Jun 22 Byron Stripling (trumpet) $30.Jun 23 Houston Person $35. Jun 26 Ian Mc-Dougall $30. Jun 27 Ken Peplowski (clarinet)$30.Reposado Bar & Lounge136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474www.reposadobar.comAll shows: PWYC.Every Wed 9:30pm Spy vs Sly vs Spy EveryThu, Fri 10pm The Reposadists Quartet.Reservoir Lounge, The*52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887www.reservoirlounge.comEvery Mon Sophia Perlman and the Vipers(off for the summer); Every Tue Tyler Yaremaand his Rhythm; Every Wed Bradley andthe Bouncers; Every Thu Alysha & the Brilltones.Every Fri DeeDee & the Dirty Martinis;Every Sat Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm. Earlyshows: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7-9pmincluding Jun 26 Coleman Tinsley. Jun 27 ElenaKapeleris. Jun 28 Beverly Taft.Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The*194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475www.therex.ca (many shows PWYC; covercharge applies to selected evening shows,call ahead)Jun 1 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pm TheJivebombers; 9:45pm Jeff King’s Catalyst. Jun2 12pm Sara Dell; 3:30pm Bob Cary Orchestra;7pm Kite Trio; 9:45pm Kollage. Jun 3 11am-6pm Humber Community Music School StudentRecitals; 7pm James Ruben Trio; 9:30pmJulia Cleveland. Jun 4 6:30pm Ted Warren’sBroadview; 9:30pm N.O.J.O.’s Sam ReiversTribute. Jun 5 6:30pm Ernersto Cervini Quartet;9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Jun 66:30pm Carissa Neufeld; 9:30pm Sinal Aberto.Jun 7 6:30pm Ross Wooldridge Trio; 9:30pmHeavyweights Brass Band. Jun 8 4pm HogtownSyncopators; 6:30pm The Jivebombers;9:45pm Kelsley Grant & Kelly Jefferson Sextet.Jun 9 12pm Danny Marks; 3:30pm SugarBrown: CD Release; 7pm Sara Dell; 9:45pmShirantha Beddage. Jun 10 12pm ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Dr. Nick (Blues); 7pmJewish Music Week: Bob DeAngelis & His Orchestra;9:30pm Scott Marshall. Jun 116:30pm Ted Warren’s Broadview; 9:30pm JohnCheesman Jazz Orchestra. Jun 12 6:30pmErnersto Cervini Quartet; 9:30pm Classic RexJazz Jam. Jun 13 6:30pm Carissa Neufeld;9:30pm Shannon Graham. Jun 14 6:30pmRoss Wooldridge; 9:30pm Steve Koven’s ProjectRex. Jun 15 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;6:30pm The Jivebombers; 9:45pm ChuckJackson (Blues). Jun 16 12pm Layla Zoe(Blues); 3:30pm Jerome Godboo (Blues); 7pmSara Dell; 9:45pm Ted Quinlan Quartet. Jun17 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pmClub Django; 7pm James Ruben Trio; 9:30pmHildegunn Gjardem. Jun 18 6:30pm Ted Warren’sBroadview; 9:30pm Mike Malone JazzOrchestra. Jun 19 6:30pm Ernersto CerviniQuartet; 9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Jun 206:30pm Griffith/Hiltz Trio; 9:30pm Rex AnnualPlayer’s Party (closed to the public). Jun 215pm Eric St. Laurent Trio; 8pm Joel Miller andGeoff Keezer; 11pm Rich Brown’s Rinsethealgorithm.Jun 22 3pm Sara Dell; 5pm The Jivebombers;8pm Nadje Noordhuis; 11pm JeremyPelt. Jun 23 12pm Danny Marks & Friends;3:30pm Swing Shift Big Band; 8pm JeremyPelt Quintet; 11pm Cory Henry. Jun 24 12pmExcelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm FreewayDixieland; 7pm Justin Bacchus; 9:30pmHenry/League/Thomas. Jun 25 6:30pm PeripheralVision; 9:30pm John MacLeod’s RexHotel Orchestra. Jun 26 5pm Ernesto Cerviniw/ Quinsin Nachoff; 8pm Ben Monder & TheoBleckmann; 11pm Snarky Puppy. Jun 27 5pmMario Castro Quartet; 8pm David Braid Sextet;11pm Snarky Puppy. Jun 28 3:30pm Madein the U.K; 8pm David Braid Sextet; 11pm AssafKehati w/ Victor Lewis. Jun 29 5pm HogtownSyncopators; 8pm David Braid Sextet;9:45pm Assaf Kehati w/Victor Lewis. Jun30 12pm Humber Community Music; 3:30pmLaura Hubert; 8pm Vito Rezza’s 5 after 4; 11pmMike Murley Septet. Jul 1 12pm Red Hot Ramble;3:30pm Club Django; 7:30pm Double Bill:Radiohead Jazz Project w/ Josh Grossman’s TorontoJazz Orchestra and Idioteque.Ristorante Roma*1090 Bloor St. W. 416-531-4000All shows: 8pm. No Cover.Every Thu Open Jam. Every Fri Live Jazz: Jun42 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

22 5pm Jorge Gavidia Blues Trio; 8pm VictorMonsivais Brazil-Latin Ensemble. Jun 23 5pmSam the Shark Trio; 8pm Bossa Tres. Jun 243pm Jozsef Botos Trio; 6pm Farrel Cats. Jun 257pm Michele Lawrence Trio. Jun 26 7pm MarioMunoz & Brevard Foggie Duo. Jun 27 8pmJorge Gavidia Latin Band. Jun 28 5pm Ed VokurkaJazz Violin Trio; 8pm Rita di Ghent’s Parlour.Jun 29 8pm Victor Monsivais Brazil-LatinEnsemble. Jun 30 5pm Sam the Shark Trio;8pm Bossa Tres. Jul 1 3pm John Wayne; 6pmVictor Monsivais Brazil-Latin Ensemble.Le Saint Tropez315 King St. W. 416-591-3600Live piano jazz 7 days a weekwww.lesainttropez.comSomewhere There227 Sterling Rd., Unit #112. 416-262-2883All shows: PWYC ($10 suggested).www.somewherethere.org (complete listingsand personnel)Jun 1 8pm Leftover Daylight Series: Rob Piilonen(flute); Mitch Yolevsky (clarinet). Jun2 8pm Victor Cirone. Jun 3 5pm Music andLight Art Collaboration: Jason Steidman & MichaelKaler; 8pm NOW Series: William Davison,John Halfpenny, Tomasz Krakoviak; KyleBrenders Quartet. Jun 4 8pm Panic! Jun5 8pm See Through Trio: Mark Laver (saxophone);Tania Gill (piano); Pete Johnson (bass).Jun 6 8pm Octopus. Jun 8 Leftover DaylightSeries: Ken Aldcroft (guitar). Jun 9 8pmHolger Schoorl (guitar). Jun 10 5pm Musicand Light Art Collaboration: Jason Steidmanand Michael Kaler; 8pm NOW Series: HolgerSchoorl (guitar); Tomasz Karkoviak (percussion).Jun 11 8pm Gone Fishing Series. Jun12 8pm Nathan Dell-Vandenberg. Jun 13 8pmOctopus. Jun 15 8pm Leftover Daylight Series.Ken Aldcroft (guitar). Jun 16 8pm LostTrail/Arte Povera + Spl@t. Jun 17 5pm Musicand Light Art Collaboration. Jason Steidmanand Michael Kaler; 8pm Somewhere ThereMonthly Rent Party Fundraiser: Dan Goldman,Daniela Gesundheit and guests. Jun 18 8pmPanic! Jun 19 8pm The Same Thing We CalledOurselves Last Time: Michael Lynn, DominiqueBanoun & Alan Bloor. Jun 20 8pm Octopus.Jun 22 8pm Leftover Daylight Series: KenAldcroft (guitar). Jun 23 8pm Heather Segger.Jun 24 5pm Music and Light Art Collaboration:Jason Steidman and Michael Kaler; 8pmNOW Series (TBA). Jun 26 8pm Nilan Perera& Jeff Younger. Jun 27 8pm Octopus. Jun29 8pm Leftover Daylight Series. Ken Aldcroft(guitar) Jun 30 8pm Gilbert and Georgeand Sullivan.Trane Studio*964 Bathurst St. 416-913-8197www.tranestudio.com (full schedule)Jun 1 8pm Roger Chong: “Send a Little Love”CD Release; Opening: Norbert Botos Trio. $10;$15(w/CD). Jun 2 8pm Dara Tucker $15. Jun3 8pm Steve Hall Group $10. Jun 5 8pm BrittanyBrant Ensemble $10. Jun 6 8pm NoahZacharin. No Cover. Jun 7 8pm Cara MatthewBand $10. Jun 8 9pm The Singer’s Jazz Series:Laura Fernandez & Ben d’Cunha; Julie Mc-Gregor (host) $20. Jun 9 8pm The Jazzatolas$15. Jun 10 8pm Pete Otis: “Song Town” CDRelease $12 w/CD. Jun 11 8pm Son RobertsBand $5. Jun 12 8pm Ernest Khabeer Dawkinsw/Trouble: Honouring Ornette Coleman$20. Jun 13 8pm Noah Zacharin. No Cover.Jun 14 8pm Sharron McLeod’s Trilogy Remixed3.1 $10. Jun 15 8pm Ilana Waldston$10. Jun 16 8pm Aria Tesolin $10. Jun 177pm Spoke N’ Heard Poetry & Painting $10.Jun 20 8pm Noah Zacharin. No Cover. Jun 218pm The Singer’s Den w/ Al St. Louis $10. Jun22 8:30pm Mozik Brazilian Quintet $15. Jun23 6pm Paula Shear $10. Jun 24 8pm MonologueSlam & Afterparty $10. Jun 25 8pmSon Roberts Band $5. Jun 26 8pm TaylorCook Quintet Jazz Jam. PWYC. Jun 27 8pmNoah Zacharin. No Cover. Jun 28 8pm SharronMcLeod’s Triogy Remixed 3.2. $10. Jun29 8pm Waleed Abdulhamid & the Kush Ensemble$15. Jun 30 8:30pm Brownman AkoustioTrio & Brownman Electryc Trio $15.Tranzac292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137www.tranzac.org (full schedule)3-4 shows daily, various styles; most showsPWYC.Every Mon 7pm This is Awesome; 10pmOpen Mic. Every Fri 5pm The Foolish Things.Every Sat 3pm Jamzac. Multiple performancesnightly, including: Jun 2 7:30pmNathan Dell-Vandenberg’s Maybe Not; 10pmThe Woodshed Orchestra. Jun 3 5pm Monk’sMusic. Jun 5 10pm Peripheral Vision. Jun 810pm Heavy Ethics. Jun 10 10pm Lina AllemanoFour. Jun 13 10pm John Russon. Jun22 10pm Emilie Mover. Jun 26 7:30pm AngelaMorris & Friends; 10pm Drumheller. Jun28 9:30pm Michael Davidson. Jun 29 10pmRyan Driver Quartet.Whistler’s Grille*995 Broadview Ave. 416-421-1344www.toronto.com/whistlersAll shows: 6pm. No Cover.Jun 22, 23 Jazz Response Unit. Jun 24, 25Alex Coleman Trio. Jun 26, 27 Havana JazzTrio. Jun 28, 29 Jazz Response Unit. Jun 30Alex Coleman Trio. Jul 1 Annual Ribfest: Jazz& Blues.Whitlock’s Restaurant & Wine Café1961 Queen St. E. 416-691-8784www.whitlocks.caEvery Fri 8-10pm Gerry Mackay, solo jazz guitar.No Cover.Williams Landing*120 Williams St. 647-340-8008www.williamslanding.caAll shows: No Cover.Jun 22 7pm Farrell Cats. Jun 24 3pm JorgeGavidia Blues Trio. Jun 25 7pm Bossa Tres.Jun 26 7pm Sarah Begin Trio. Jun 27 7pm VictorMonsivais Brazil-Latin Ensemble. Jun 287pm Bossa Tres. Jun 29 7pm Rita di Ghent’sParlour. Jul 1 3pm Sam the Shark Trio.Winchester Kitchen & Bar*51 Winchester St. 416-323-0051www.winchesterkitchen.comJun 7 7pm Serafin. No Cover. Jun 22 9pmAlex St. Kitts & the Astrodroids $15. Jun 239pm Luanda Jones $15. Jun 24 8pm Rob ChristianQuartet $10. Jun 25 7pm Genevieve Marentette+1 $10. Jun 26 7pm Dave Restivo$10. Jun 27 7pm Paul Morrison Trio $10. Jun28 8pm Brownman Akoustic Trio $10. Jun 299pm Arecibo $15. Jun 30 9pm Worst Pop BandEver $15.Zemra Bar & Lounge778 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-3123www.zemrabarlounge.comEvery Wed Open Mic and Jam.Every Fri Live Music Fridays.IN THE CLUBS continued from page 40TOROnto Jazz Festival Quick Picks!!1. Hiromi – The Trio Project: Japanese jazz genius, Hiromi,is one the world’s true musical wonders. Though the term “virtuoso”might be an understatement for this 33 year old, beyondher dazzling chops are highly emotional motivations. Untilrecently she has been a soloist, but as on her new album, Voice,for this performance she summons two sensational sidemen:bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips. Boundto be unforgettable. Opening act: the acclaimed, rebellious trioThe Bad Plus, with special guest Joshua Redman. June 24 at8pm, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square, $42.50.!!2. Esperanza Spalding Radio Music SocieTY: Supremelytalented bassist, composer and vocalist Spalding recently becamethe first jazz artist in history to win the Best New ArtistGrammy award, beating out Bieber and Drake, and giving us allhope (incidentally, the meaning of her name!) A cross betweenjazz and pop, Esperanza’s original music is whimsical and intelligentat the same time – a rarity. Vocalist Gretchen Parlatoopens the show. June 28 at 8pm, Mainstage, Nathan PhillipsSquare, $42.50.!!3. Jackie Richardson & Russ LiTTle Trio wiTH Guests:This woman is a national treasure: a larger-than-life entertainerwhose magical voice, depth of feeling and incomparablestage presence belie her genuine modesty. Four shows,each with a special guest: June 22 with daughter, vocalist KimRichardson; June 23 with saxophonist Colleen Allen; June 29with saxophonist Alex Dean; June 30 with vocalist HeatherBambrick. All shows at The Old Mill’s Home Smith Bar, 7:30-10:30pm, $20 Cover, no reservations.!!4. The Jivebombers: Tight arrangements, impassionedsolos, Hawaiian shirts and contagious laughter – I can’t think ofa group that has more fun on stage than this nine-piece all-staroutfit, led by trombonist John Karpenko, with Alex Dean, BobBrough and Johnny Johnson, saxophones, Brigham Phillips,trumpet, Del Dako, vibes, Gord Sheard, piano, Al Henderson,bass, Curtis Smith, drums, and special guest vocalists. The Rex,June 22, 5pm.!!5. Jim Galloway Trio: Born in Scotland and a Torontoniansince 1964, world famous soprano saxophonist Jim Galloway isalso the festival’s recently retired founding artistic director andof course, The WholeNote’s own Jazz Notes columnist. Oldschoolswing that’s infectious in the best possible way. June 30at 2pm, Distillery District, Trinity Stage, Free. (note: Gallowaywill also interview several artists as part of the “Inside Track,”presented by the Ken Page Memorial Trust. See listings sectionD,“The ETCeteras,” under Interviews.)For further information on the jazz fest, visit www.torontojazz.com. And for an expanded version of this column, visit our website,thewholenote.com.Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz vocalist,voice actor and entertainment journalist. He canbe contacted at jazz@thewholenote.com.Publicity, press kits& image consultingfor performers416.544.1803www.lizpr.comJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 43

GALAS & FUNDRAISERS• Jun 16 8:00: No Strings Theatre. Fundraiser.Featuring seasoned and emerging musicaltheatre professionals. St. Matthew’s Cathedral,875 Queen St. E. 416-588-5845 x1.$30; $20(sr/st).• Jun 21 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Fundraiser: Concert and Reception featuringMartin Short. Concert will feature songsfrom movies, musicals and more. James Sommerville,conductor. Reception: VIP ticket includesreception before and after the concertand a meet & greet with Martin Short. HamiltonPlace, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. $50–$200(VIP); $25(14–29).COMPETITIONS• Jun 19–Jul 04 Canadian Music Competition.National Finals. Schedule will be postedat www.cmcnational.com. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Bldg., 80 Queen’s Park. 877-879-1959. Free.• Applications now accepted: Toronto Chapterof the American Harp Society. 2012Harp Composition Contest for Composers. Fora musical work featuring pedal harp (12 to 20minutes), in one of the following combinations:i) Chamberwork, 2–7 instruments featuring aharp solo; ii) Voice and harp; iii) Piano and harp;iv) Percussion and harp; v) Ensemble of two ormore harps. First prize $2,000, Second prize$1000, Third prize $500. Submit resume, threeunsigned copies of score, three CDs of compositionand cover letter to: Vera Stern, TorontoChapter AHS, 1458 Skyline Dr., MissisaugaON, L5E 2W4, postmarked no later than October1, 2012. www.torontoharp.org.• Nominations now accepted: Choirs Ontario.Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting. Cashaward of $10,000, awarded every two yearsto a professional choral conductor who residesin Ontario (or Quebec municipalities in the NationalCapital region), and is a Canadian citizenor permanent resident of Canada; can work ina professional, semi-professional and/or communityadult/youth choir(s) in all genres ofmusic including gospel, jazz and folkloric. Mustbe nominated by any Canadian citizen or permanentresident of Canada who lives in Ontario(or Quebec municipalities in the National Capitalregion). Collectives, ensembles or groupsof artists, or students are not eligible. DeadlineD. The ETCeterasfor nominations June 29; Laureate will be announcedin the fall. Nomination forms availableat www.choirsontario.org. 416-923-1144 or1-866-935-1144. info@choirsontario.org.SCREENINGS• Jun 08 7:00: Luminato/TIFF. Absolute Wilson.The life and work of theatre director RobertWilson. Dir: Katharina Otto-Bernstein(2006, USA/Germany). 105 min. TIFF BellLightbox, 350 King St. W. 416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 08 9:30: Luminato/TIFF. Einstein on theBeach: The Changing Image of Opera. Explorationof the 1976 premiere of Einstein on theBeach: its use of sound, broken narrative, andusage of dancers as primary characters. Dir:Mark Obenhaus (1986, USA). 58 min. TIFF BellLightbox, 350 King St. W. 416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 09 4:30: Luminato/TIFF. Glass: A Portraitof Philip in Twelve Parts. Glass’s dailylife, artistic force and career. Dir: Scott Hicks(2007, Australia). 119 min. TIFF Bell Lightbox,350 King St. W. 416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 11 6:00: Luminato/TIFF. Testimony.Biographical film about Dmitri Shostakovich,starring Ben Kingsley. Dir: Tony Palmer (1988,Denmark/Netherlands/Sweden/West Germany/UK). 157 min. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St.W. 416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 13 9:00: Luminato/TIFF. Sing Me theSongs That Say I Love You. Footage of a concertfor Kate McGarrigle, starring Rufus Wainwright,Martha Wainwright, Emmylou Harris,Norah Jones and others. Dir: Lian Lunson(2011, USA/Canada). 108 min. TIFF Bell Lightbox,350 King St. W. 416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 16 9:30: Luminato/TIFF. Koyaanisqatsi.Dialogue-less film featuring time-lapse footageof urban and rural America. Score by PhilipGlass. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola (1982, USA.86 min. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W.416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 17 4:30: Luminato/TIFF. The Cabinetof Dr. Caligari. Dir: Robert Wiene (1920, Germany).71 min. Classic horror film with livepiano accompaniment by Laura Silberberg.TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. 416-599-8433. $5.• Jun 17 7:00: Luminato/TIFF. Mishima: ALife in Four Chapters. Biopic of Japanese authorYukio Mishima; score by Philip Glass.TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. 416-599-8433. $5.INTERVIEWS• Jun 23 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ saxophonistHouston Person, hosted by Jim Galloway.Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square. 100Queen St. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 24 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. TBA hosted by Jim Galloway.Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square.100 Queen St. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 25 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ vocalistRoberta Gambarini, hosted by Jim Galloway.Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square. 100Queen St. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 26 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. TBA hosted by Jim Galloway.Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square.100 Queen St. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 27 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ keyboardistJohn Medeski, hosted by Jim Galloway. OutdoorStage, Nathan Phillips Square. 100 QueenSt. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 28 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ vocalistGretchen Parlato, hosted by Josh Grossman.Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square. 100Queen St. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 29 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ pianistDavid Braid, hosted by Josh Grossman. OutdoorStage, Nathan Phillips Square. 100 Queen St.W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jun 30 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ pianistGord Sheard, hosted by Josh Grossman. OutdoorStage, Nathan Phillips Square. 100 QueenSt. W. 416-928-2033. Free.• Jul 01 12:30: Toronto Jazz Festival/KenPage Memorial Trust. Interview w/ drummerNorman Marshall Villeneuve, hosted byJosh Grossman. Outdoor Stage, Nathan PhillipsSquare. 100 Queen St. W. 416-928-2033.Free.LECTURES & SYMPOSIA• Jun 02 9:30am–3:30pm: Southern OntarioChapter of the Hymn Society. Soundthe Bells! Gerald Martindale introduces the artof the carillon and offers a tour of the MetropolitanUnited Church’s bells; J.C. Coolen demonstratesways in which handbells can buildcommunity. Metropolitan United Church, 56Queen St. E. 416-342-6034. $40/$35(adv).• Jun 02 7:30: Toronto Gilbert and SullivanSociety. Monarchical Mysteries and Misadventures.An upbeat lecture with slide show, plusa special quiz. St. Andrew’s Church, 117 BloorSt. E. 416-763-0832. $5.• Jun 03 12:00 noon: NorthumberlandLearning Connection. Opera Brown-bag LunchTalk: Verdi’s La Traviata. Ian MacDonald givesa half-hour talk ahead of Metropolitan OperaHD broadcast. 20 Queen St., Port Hope. 905-349-3402. $5 (includes coffee/tea).• Jun 06 7:00: Luminato. ContemporaryOpera’s Big Bang. Roundtable discussion withthe creators of Einstein on the Beach: visualartist/director Robert Wilson, choreographerLucinda Childs and composer Philip Glass. BaillieCourt, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 DundasSt. W. 416-368-4849. $20.• Jun 09 7:30: Luminato. Music and the Brain.Before third portion of Stewart Goodyear’sBeethoven Marathon, discussion by neurologistDr. Antonio Damasio about the relationship betweenmusic and the brain. Mazzoleni ConcertHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-368-4849. Free.• Jun 10 7:30: Luminato/Perimeter Institutefor Theoretical Physics. The Scienceof Einstein (on the Beach). Physicists examinethe opera’s themes as they relate to scientificgenius. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1Front St. E. 416-368-4849. Free with admissionto Einstein on the Beach.• Week of June 11: Toronto Mahler Society.Question and Answer session with singersperforming in Toronto Symphony Orchestra’sMahler Symphony No. 8 concerts. Date, Timeand Venue TBA. Details: www.torontomahlersociety.org.Seating is limited, RSVP: torontomahlersociety@gmail.comMASTERCLASSES• Jun 03 2:00-5:00: SingingStudio of DeborahStaiman. Masterclass. Musical theatre/audition preparation, using textual analysisand other interpretive tools for the sung monologue.Yonge & Eglinton area – call for exact location.416-483-9532. www.singingstudio.ca• Jun 07 4:00: Bayfield Festival of Song.Singers’ Masterclass with Adrianne Pieczonka.Town Hall, Clangregor Square, Bayfield. 416-735-7982 or 519-565-5600. $15.WORKSHOPS• Jun 01 7:30: CAMMAC Recorder Players’Society. Renaissance and Baroque Workshop.CALL FORAUDITIONS12/13 SEASONARTISTIC DIRECTORNOEL EDISONPHOTOGRAPHY: FRANK NAGYThe TMC is looking forexperienced singers in allsections to join Canada’spremier symphonic choir.Good sight-reading skillsnecessary, and abilityto commit to an excitingschedule of rehearsalsand performances.Auditions will be heldJune 3-5 and in September.Audition package availableat www.tmchoir.orgFor more info call Kimber416-598-0422, x2444 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Informal, uncoached session for recorders andother early instruments. Church of the Transfiguration,111 Manor Rd. E. 416-480-1853.$12; $10(members).• Jun 02 1:30: New Hamburg Live! Festivalof the Arts. Choral Workshop. Conducted bymezzo Vicki St. Pierre. St. George’s AnglicanChurch, 3 Byron St., New Hamburg. 519-662-6757. $20.• Jun 09 9:00am–9:00pm:Church of St.Mary Magdalene. Concerts Spirituels: CorpusChristi Chant Weekend. All-day workshop onGregorian chant; topics include chant notationand performance practice, “Spirituality ofChant” and “Why chant is cool.” Workshopincludes presentations and rehearsals, followedby evening concert featuring workshop participants.Music to include Marian anthems byLassus and music by Hildegard of Bingen. 477Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. $50; $35(st). Toregister: colucci vivaldi@hotmail.com.• Jun 09 9:30–3:30: Claim Your Voice Studios.Workshop with Brendan Taaffe teachingWorld Songs. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10Trinity Sq. 416-523-1154. Limited space, preregistrationrequired. $50 at the door. www.cyvstudios.ca.• Jun 10 2:00: CAMMAC. Reading for Singersand Instrumentalists. Orff: Carmina Burana(choruses). Colin Clarke, conductor. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-369-9564. $10; $6(members).OPEN HOUSE• Jun 19 and 21 1:00–8:00pm: KingswayConservatory. The Halls are Alive: MusicalOpen House. Studio tours, refreshments, informationand registration for private lessons(piano, voice, guitar, strings, winds, drums)and group programs (glee club, early childhoodmusicianship, orchestra, choir, drum circle) forall ages. 2848 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-234-0121. Free.MUSIC-MAKING & SINGALONGS• Jun 12 7:00: Canada Sings! / ChantonsCanada! Toronto-Riverdale. NeighbourhoodSingalong. Folk, rock, ballads and Broadway.Mark Bell, songleader; Jenny Crober, piano.Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Church,79 Hiawatha Rd. 416-778-0796. Free.ANNOUNCEMENTS• Jul 15 Application deadline: Claim YourVoice Studios. Apprentice Voice TeacherTraining Programme. Ten month course startingSeptember 2012; professional certification atthe end of the course. Full information includingdeposit and cost available at www.cyvstudios.ca.ETCETERA: MISCELLANEOUS• Jun 9 to Oct 12: Institute for ContemporaryCulture at the Royal Ontario Museum/Luminato.Beethoven 1–32. Exhibit of 32 paintings byJorinde Voigt to complement each of Beethoven’sSonatas. Royal Ontario Museum, 100Queen’s Park. 416-586-5547. Open for viewingwith admission to the ROM. For tickets:rom.on.ca.• Continuing into June: Hugh’s Room. AMusical Journey: Watercolours by Gail Gregory.Paintings on musical themes, on display atHugh’s Room throughout May and June. 2261Dundas W. 416-531-6604.Toronto Opera Repertoire2013 Season AuditionsTwo operas will be chosen from the followingshort list for staged and costumed productions inFebruary and March 2013, our 46 th season:La Bohème (in Italian)The Barber of Seville (in Italian)The Tales of Hoffmann (in French)L’Elisir d’Amore (in Italian)Auditions will be held Wednesday, June 6 andSaturday, June 9, 2012.By appointment only, through e-mail to:auditions@toronto-opera.comMore information can be found at:www.toronto-opera.comArtistic Director: Giuseppe MacinaMusic Director: Adolfo De SantisStage Director: Beatrice CarpinoClaim Your Voice StudiosVocal Teacher Training ProgrammeLearn to teach singing usingtraining that works withthe natural function of the voice.This 10 month professional certification programincludes weekly lessons with a mentor, listening inon other lessons, workshops with speech pathologist,psychologist, piano and acting coaches, masterclasses, discussions, and more.Course runs September 10, 2012 – June 22, 2013Application Deadline: July 15, 2012For complete program outline,tuition, and application visitwww.cyvstudio.ca or telephoneSue Crowe Connolly at 416-523-1154(Toronto Studio) or 905-544-1302(Hamilton).June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 45

Classified Advertising | classad@thewholenote.comAUDITIONS/OPPORTUNITIESCOUNTERPOINT COMMUNITYORCHESTRA (www.ccorchestra.org)welcomes volunteer musicians: Mondayevening rehearsals, downtown Toronto. Allsections especially violins. Emailinfo@ccorchestra.org*MARKHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAhas openings for Concertmaster, Strings,Woodwinds, Brass. All Pay-Per Servicepositions. Please send resume tomarkhamsymphony@yahoo.com.www.msocanada.comMUSICIANS WANTED solo or ensemble forfree noon-hour concerts series on Wednesdays(12:35pm). Dates available: perform downtownin an historic, acoustically friendly setting justfor the experience. Contact John 647-638-3550 (organist@saintstephens.ca) or visithttp://saintstephens.ca/articles/?c=concertsNYCO SYMPHONY is looking for thefollowing to play in 4 subscription concertsseason. Rehearsals Wednesday nights at YorkMills CI, Don Mills. Trumpets, Trombones,Violas, Basses. For contact info visitNYCO.on.caRAINBOW CHORUS IS LOOKING FORA NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR startingSeptember 2012: Wednesday eveningrehearsals from September to Mayperforming diverse choral repertoire; paidposition, location Guelph; GLBT friendly.Please contact Les Smith 519-827-7639 ordls@execulink.cawww.rainbowchorus.caYour classified ad could be hereclassad@thewholenote.comCONCERT COMPANIONSDO YOU LOVE MOZART OPERAS, BrahmsIntermezzi and Beethoven’s Eroica symphony?Sixtyish widow seeking compatible malecompanion. Vegetarian who loves yoga. Ifinterested contact: tuneful.teach@hotmail.comINSTRUCTIONAT MARKHAM-UNIONVILLE: inspiring pianoand flute, all ages. Beautiful teaching studio,free consultation. Flora Lim Mus. Bach. 905-472-4195 theflutestudio.caCONCERT PIANIST EVE EGOYAN (M.Mus., L.R.A.M., F.R.S.C.) offers lessons tocommitted musicians as well as returningadults (emu@interlog.com, 416 894 6344,www.eveegoyan.com).FLUTE, PIANO, THEORY LESSONS: RCMexam preparation. Samantha Chang, RoyalAcademy of Music PGDip, LRAM, ARCT. 416-293-1302, samantha.studio@gmail.com www.samanthaflute.comMAKING MUSIC WITH THE RECORDER.After 30 years at The Royal Conservatory,SIGHT-SINGINGLESSONSPrivate coaching sessionswithSheila McCoy416-574-5250smccoy@rogers.comScott Paterson has opened his own studio. Allages; private lessons and ensembles. Centrallocation. Mus. Bac. Perf. (U of T), ARCT,member ORMTA. 416-759-6342 (cell 416-268-1474) wspaterson@gmail.comPIANO LESSONS: Beginners – advanced.All levels Royal Conservatory of Musicand beyond. Intensive course for adults.Lessons are given on a 9 foot Steinwayconcert grand. 416-449-1665SAXOPHONE BY THE LAKE offers advancedinstruction for all levels. Sarah AnneWolkowski, B. Mus. Performance (McGill) andM. Mus. Performance (U. of Alberta).www.saxophonebythelake.comSINGING LESSONS – What Song Do YouWant to Sing? Tammy Frederick – VoiceCoach 416.850.0972 www.simplysing.caSTUDY JAZZ SINGING WITH ORIDAGAN! Scat, swing, improvisation,repertoire development, performanceskills. scatcatstudios@gmail.com 416-509-3137 www.oridagan.comSTUDY SAXOPHONE with Bruce Redstone.M.M. in Performance, B.A. in Education,25+ years’ experience, 6 years universityinstructor, reasonable rates, convenientlocation, all levels and styles. bredstone@rogers.com or 416-706-8161.INSTRUMENTS / MUSICUSED MUSIC SALE: Saturday June23rd at St. John’s Norway Church (470Woodbine Ave, at Kingston Rd) from 9am to 3 pm in the basement. Lots of usedinstrumental and vocal music as well astextbooks. Funds go to Ontario RegisteredMusic Teachers’ Association scholarshipfund ormta@ntl.sympatico.cawww.ormta.orgUSED STEINWAY PIANOS: models K, S,M, O, L, A, B www.ontariopianos.comTHE ESPERANZA MUSIC PROJECTis an El-Sistema inspired program inMississauga seeking donations oforchestral instruments to start a programin Sept. 2012. Please contact SusanNaccache at cellosrus@yahoo.com.No Strings TheatrepresentsFundraising Concert & Silent AuctionSaturday June 16, 8pmToronto’s finest music theatre professionals,alongside No String Theatre’s star alumni, willentertain you with selections fromInto the Woods, Once on the Island,Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd,Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Cabaret,Rent, Ragtime, Songs for a New World andour upcoming production Curtains!No Strings Theatre Productions is a non-profit musictheatre summer program providing professional calibreexperience for young performers aged 13 and 21.WWW.NOSTRINGSTHEATRE.COMPremiere Source for HigH quality food(416) 364-7397 www.pasqualebros.comVenue Rental• in the heart of Yorkville• historical heritage building• Steinway Grand Piano• recital and special events• lighting and sound systems• accomodates caterers• reasonable rates35 Hazelton Avenue, Heliconian Hall416-922-3618 rentals@heliconianclub.org46 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

VIOLINS/FIDDLES WANTED: The NorthSouth Partnership seeks donations ofinstruments to support the Fort HopeFirst Nations community in establishing ayouth fiddle group. Contact Bev Jacksonat 416-644-5162 x 4. Kichi migwecha(big thanks).MUSICIANS AVAILABLEBARD – EARLY MUSIC DUO playing recorderand virginal available to provide backgroundatmosphere for teas, receptions or otherfunctions – greater Toronto area. For ratesand info call 905-722-5618 or email us atmhpape@interhop.netLIVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT is crucialto your special gathering. Make your eventone to remember! See www.michaelcadenza.com for samples and more information.647-438-8857MUSICIANS WANTEDVOICE/PIANO TEACHER WANTED: femalepreferred, with 1-3 years of experience,classically-based pedagogy. Call Daniel Eby at647 701 5033 to discuss the position.SERVICESACCOUNTING AND INCOME TAX SERVICEfor small business and individuals, to saveyou time and money, customized to meet yourneeds. Norm Pulker, B. Math. CMA. 905-251-0309 or 905-830-2985.CERTIFIED PIANO TECHNICIAN:available evenings and weekends inToronto. Phone: 647-381-3438. Email:James@BainbridgePianoServices.com . For more information visit www.BainbridgePianoServices.comDO YOU HAVE PRECIOUS MEMORIESLOST ON OLD RECORDS, TAPES, PHOTOSetc.? Recitals-gigs-auditions-air checks-familystuff. 78’s-cassettes-reels-35mm slides-etc.ArtsMediaProjects will restore them on CD’s orDVD’s. Call George @ 416-910-1091VENUESARE YOU PLANNING A CONCERT ORRECITAL? Looking for a venue? Consider BloorStreet United Church. Phone: 416-924-7439x22. Email: tina@bloorstreetunited.orgA WholeNote CLASSIFIED delivers!Sing the right tune, reach the right audience.Only $24 for the first 20 words($1.20 for each additional)Discounts for multiple insertionsDeadline for our July / August classifieds is June 20classad@thewholenote.comChildren'sPianoLessonsFriendly, approachable -and strict!Liz Parker416.544.1803liz.parker@rogers.comQueen/Bathurstducation, Health, Professional and HomeALEXANDER KATSA rst class Russian-trainedconcert pianist/teacheris accepting students forregular private lessons orrepertoire coaching, fromadvanced (ARCT, university)to all grades of RCMincluding theoryCall: (416) 340-1844alexander.kats@sympatico.caHD Video Production ServicesVideoTape = Fame and Fortune*• Record your Live Event• Create your Promo Video• LiveStream your event to the WWWFrom 1 Camera Archival Recordingto 3 Camera Mobile Studio* Fame and fortune are ‘relative’ terms.Remember that you’re in Canada.CONTACT Brian G. Smith | Brian@YouAndMedia.com | www.YouAndMedia.comMUSIC FOR YOUR WEDDING,ANNIVERSARY, or DINNER PARTYCLASSICAL and /or JAZZAny combination of sax, clarinet,flute, guitar, piano, bass and drums.Please call to discuss your plans!Cliff 416-874-7159Very reasonable ratesJune 1 – July 7, 2012Singing LessonsSing with technical ease and vocal beautyOpera – Pops – Broadwaywww.JanetCatherineDea.comcall now: (416) 429-4502CLAIM YOUR VOICEOrganic and functional vocal training to gainaccess to your full range, resonance and vocalfreedom. For singers, public speakers, teachers,clergy, or if you just want to enjoy using yourvoice.claimSue Crowe ConnollyHamilton Studio 905-544-1302Toronto Studio 416-523-1154info@cyvstudios.ca www.cyvstudios.cavoiceSTUDIOSthewholenote.com 47

WE ARE ALL MusIC’S CHILDRENJune’s Child Josh Grossmanmj buELLWho is July /August’s Child?His childhood rhythmband gig led to fivedecades of great vibesand playing well withothers, live and ontv: Benny Goodman,Frank Sinatra, EllaFitzgerald, TonyBennett, DukeEllington, Mel Tormé,Dick Hyman, RobMcConnell, HagoodHardy, GuidoBasso, Diana Krall,Anne Murray andOscar Peterson.1992 – Officer ofthe Order of CanadaHas a June date withsome sophisticatedladies at Koerner Hall.Send our MysteryChild’s name tomusicschildren@thewholenote.comby midnight onMay 20, 2012.Lincolnshire, England,circa 1934.Josh Grossman lives in “The Pocket” inToronto with his wife Jeanette and babydaughter Adelaide, in a rented bungalowwith an awesome tenant in the basement.When not making, booking or organizingmusic, he enjoys long walks on the beach,holding hands at sunset and a goodbreakfast; also hanging out with friendsand family, reading, movies and watchingAdelaide grow and learn more every day.Vancouver-born JoshGrossman came to Torontoat the age of eight. He attendedLawrence Park CollegiateInstitute, and then moved on tothe University of Toronto JazzPerformance programme.What’s coming up? The TDToronto Jazz Festival runsJune 22 to July 1. This is mythird festival as artistic directorand I’ve had so much funso far! As artistic director I getto see a bit of every show, meetall kinds of great people, introduceperformances, and interviewartists.During the festival my bigband, the Toronto Jazz Orchestrais presenting the Radiohead JazzProject 2, (July 1 at The Rex Hotel,7:30pm). We’re playing two sets:arrangements of Radioheadtunes and a bunch of new musictoo. The first incarnation of TheProject sold out!I play (trumpet, flugelhorn)in the Chris Hunt Tentet, whichhas shows coming up in Julyand August at The Rex. I’veplayed in the band for almostten years and it’s always a blast.The repertoire is an interestingmix of jazz standards andpop tunes. I get to do a bitof writing for the band,and the other musiciansare fantastic.I’m looking forward to my 15th season asartistic director and conductor of the TJO. I getto work with outstanding musicians, performinteresting music, and enjoy the challenge ofkeeping things fresh each year. The TJO is goodfor my soul.I’m also looking forward to a sixth season asadministrator for Continuum ContemporaryMusic. With Continuum, my mind is constantlyexpanded. There are noboundaries to contemporarymusic, and co-artistic directorsJennifer Waring and RyanScott are always coming up withoutlandish new plans. I get alot out of helping to make themhappen, working with some ofthe top classical musicians in thecity. I feel so lucky to be involvedwith these organizations —theyprovide me with such rich andvaried musical experience.Early musical memories? Myparents played records all thetime at home. I have fond memoriesof going through the 45sand picking out what I wantedto hear. When visiting my dad’sparents, my grandfather wouldalways have music playing (usuallyopera, usually not to myliking at that time) but also wasa big Victor Borge fan.Musicians in your family? Mymom is very musical —she tookpiano for many years and stillsings in a choir. My dad can playthe radio. He has a story abouta clarinet teacher asking himto stop coming for lessons. Mybrothers (one older, one younger)were both good saxophoniststhrough high school and university(extra-curricular).Early experiences playingmusic with other kids? Piano,and then later on, trumpet. Idid the Suzuki Method, and I’m sure there were pianorecitals, but I remember Pine River best —I attendeda two-week arts program there in the summer aftergrade 6 which made a lasting and good impression.My first memory of performing solo is at Pine River.It’s where I learned trumpet and at the end of the twoweeks we performed for our parents …A full-length version of Josh Grossman’s interviewcontinues at thewholenote.com.CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! HERE’S WHAT THEY WONThe TD Toronto Jazz Festival and Barnyard Records present Hobson’s Choice, whose new recording Of The Waveswill be released in concert Saturday June 30 at the Music Gallery. This Toronto-based quartet creates original musicinformed by jazz, new chamber music and the singer-songwriter tradition: Michael Davidson, vibraphone; RebeccaHennessy, trumpet; Felicity Williams, voice; and Harley Card, voice and acoustic guitar. Nadi Scribner, KatherineZipp, and their guests, will be there. Formed in 1998 by conductor Josh Grossman the Toronto Jazz Orchestra isan 18-piece big band made up of some of Toronto’s best young jazz musicians. Performing classic big band tunesfrom the past as well as leading edge contemporary compositions The Path is the TJO’s third recording. Grossman saysthis album shows off “the most musically mature version of the Toronto Jazz Orchestra so far … and half of the tunesare my compositions or arrangements!” George Katz and Phoebe Westervain each win a copy.Music’s Children gratefully acknowledges Sophia, Aileen, Sharon and Larry, Lesley and Terry, and Suzie.48 thewholenote.comJune 1 – July 7, 2012

Green Pages 2012Welcome to The WholeNote’s 11th annual Green Pages presenting summerfestivals across the musical map — classical, jazz, opera, folk, world music andmuch more — in unique and beautiful settings across the country!First up, you’ll find profiles of 39 widely diverse summer festivals. Nextyou’ll find detailed listings for those of the 39 who have events between June 1and July 7. (Look out for events hosted by these festivals between July 1 andSeptember 7 in our upcoming July/August double issue!)Finally, as a reminder that the summer music scene is virtually unlimited,we offer an alphabetical cross-section of more than a hundred festivals thissummer in our festival digest.We wish you a summer to remember.ASHkenaz FesTival!!August 28 to September 3Harbourfront Centre,235 Queens Quay W., Toronto, ONNorth America’s premier festival of Jewishand Yiddish culture returns, featuring thebest of the global Jewish cultural scene, withmusic, theatre, film, visual arts, literature,kids/family programs and the signatureAshkenaz Parade! Most events are free, withover 80 acts from a dozen countries, includingIsraeli world music sensation YemenBlues; Russian klezmer-ska-punk party bandOpa!; Italian-Jewish renaissance music withLucidarium Ensemble; Bukharian Jewishmusic with Shashmaqam (Central Asia/NY); Latin American-klezmer mashup withMexico’s Klezmerson; Ugandan-Jewish musicfrom Abayudaya; 30th anniversary reunion ofCanada’s first klezmer-revival band, Finjan(Winnipeg); Theatre Panik’s innovative takeon the classic Jewish folk tale “The CorpseBride”; and much more!416-979-9901www.ashkenazfestival.comAurora jazz+ Festival!!August 3 to August 5Aurora Town Park, Aurora, ONThe Aurora jazz+ Festival highlights the multiculturalfabric of Canada! Jazz+ means thefestival includes all possible arts and musicgenres from reggae to rock, First Nations musicto world music, Canadian funk to blues andjazz. Local visual artists display and performlive painting in the park, while diverse vendorsprepare and serve foods of the world. Enjoygreat music, art, culture, food, beer/wine,kids’ crafts, shopping and the ambiance of thebeautiful, heritage Town Park setting locatedin the cultural core of Aurora, in the centre ofYork Region.905-841-6893www.aurorajazzfest.comBaYField Festival of Song!!June 2 to June 10Bayfield, ONCelebrate the art of song in the historic townhall of the beautiful village of Bayfield onLake Huron, west of Stratford, renowned forits beaches, its sunsets and its restaurants!Adrianne Pieczonka and Laura Tucker presenta “Celebrity Recital.” Alexander Dobson singsDichterliebe and Songs of Travel. VirginiaHatfield, Megan Latham and Geoffrey Sirettare “Upstairs/Downstairs.” Brilliant youngsingers Andrea Cerswell, Alexandra Beley,Andrew Haji and David Roth honour the royalDiamond Jubilee. “Schubert in the Morning”includes piano duets from Stephen Ralls andBruce Ubukata, the pianists in all our concerts.416-735-7982 or 519-565-5600www.aldeboroughconnection.orgBrott Music Festival!!June 3 to August 16Hamilton, ON25 years of bringing the world’s greatest musicto you! We have a truly celebratory season foryou, a panoply of musical experiences forpeople of all ages and musical tastes. Jazz, classicrock, Brahms, exuberant high teas and thegreatest moments of Puccini’s opera masterpiecesall culminate in our grand finale, a tributeto Giuseppi Verdi. All this is performed byour brilliant National Academy Orchestra, thecream of the crop of Canadian musical talent,and featuring virtuoso soloists who willbring you to your feet in standing ovations. Thesound of excellence is about to unfold.905-525-SONG (7664)www.brottmusic.comClear Lake ChamberMusic Festival!!August 11, August 21 to August 26Onanole Community Centre, RidingMountain National Park, MBThe Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival, underthe artistic direction of one of Canada’s leadingconcert pianists, Alexander Tselyakov, hasbecome an important part of Canada’s culturalcalendar, the most exciting and first event ofits kind that Manitoba has to offer. Come enjoya celebration of summer with classical music,jazz and outstanding musicians in the naturalbeauty of Riding Mountain National Park,Manitoba. The festival will take place on August11, and then from August 21 to August 26. Formore details, please see our website.204-571-6547 or 204-727-9631www.clearlakefestival.caColours of Music!!September 21 to September 30Various locations, Barrie, ONColours of Music comprises 29 performancesheld noon, 2:30pm and 7:30pm in churchesthroughout Barrie, featuring choirs, orchestras,quartets and pianists from across Canadaand around the world. Pianist in residenceMauro Bertoli will perform solo and in collaborationwith violist Pemi Paull, cellisttheWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE49

Green Pages 2012theWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDEWinona Zelenka and the Penderecki StringQuartet. Also featured will be Baroque Musicby the Grange, and dancers from Opera Atelierperforming music and dance from the EnglishBaroque, flutist Susan Hoeppner, percussionistBeverley Johnston and fiddler AnneLindsay. Festival highlights include three newStephanie Martin compositions commissionedby Colours of Music, including one to be performedby the Gallery Choir of the Church ofSaint Mary Magdalene.705-726-1181www.coloursofmusic.caLE Domaine ForgetInternational Festival!!June 16 to September 25 Rang Saint-Antoine,C.P. 672, Saint-Irénée, QCThis summer, Le Domaine Forget InternationalFestival welcomes famous artists includingLes Violons du Roy, the Orchestre symphoniquede Québec, the Borodin Quartet, theLondon Haydn Quartet, flutist EmmanuelPahud, cellist Lynn Harrell, the charismaticJohn Pizzarelli Quartet, jazzman Oliver Jonesand legendary vocal ensemble the ManhattanTransfer.The festival will honour various composersin 2012, including Debussy (his 150th anniversary),Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. 75events will take place this summer: 25 classicalconcerts, one evening of dance, four jazz concertsand 13 musical brunches. Additionally,numerous free activities will be featured, including20 masterclasses and 12 concerts bythe International Music and Dance Academystudents. Experience music’s grandeur!418-452-3535 or 1-888-DFORGETwww.domaineforget.comElora Festival!!July 13 to August 5Elora, ONThe Elora Festival opens the 2012 season withMendelssohn’s epic Elijah, with British bassPeter Savidge in the title role. Other featuredperformers include Peter Appleyard, JohnMcDermott, the Barra MacNeils, the ViennaPiano Trio, New York Polyphony and theduo piano artistry of James Anagnoson andLeslie Kinton. The festival will feature our ownGrammy nominated Elora Festival Singers inten performances this year, including concertsfeaturing the music of Francis Poulenc, EricWhitacre and Benjamin Britten. The FestivalSingers will also take part in “A Summer’sEvening on Broadway” and the final performanceof the 2012 festival, “An Afternoon withBen Heppner.”519-846-0331 or 888-747-7550www.elorafestival.comFestival of the Sound!!July 18 to August 12Parry Sound, ONThe Festival of the Sound welcomes visitorsto Canada’s premier summer classical chambermusic festival on the shores of beautifulGeorgian Bay. This year we celebrate our tenthfestival in the Charles W. Stockey Centre forthe Performing Arts. 25 days of almost nonstopmusic-making fill this happy anniversary,starting with five days specifically designed toshowcase the incredible acoustics and warmambiance of this world-class concert hall. Thefestival’s main performance venue is locatedright on the Parry Sound waterfront, marryingbeautiful music and a spectacular setting.1-866-364-0061www.festivalofthesound.caGoderich Celtic RootsFestival and College!!August 10 to August 12Lions’ Harbour Park, Goderich, ONThe Celtic Roots Festival is an annual celebrationof all things Celtic! Fiddle tunes drive thefeet while songs touch the heart. Enjoy thebest of the Celtic world and world-famoussunsets, all in beautiful Lions’ Harbour overlookingLake Huron. Enjoy fresh local food,a children’s area and over 60 hours of musicon five stages. Day and weekend passes areavailable. Also be sure to check out our CelticCollege and Celtic Kids Day Camp – experiencethe best of Celtic culture for all ages!519-524-8221www.celticfestival.caHighlands Opera Studio!!August 2 to August 30Haliburton, ONEach August, young opera professionalsfrom across Canada and beyond gather inHaliburton for an intensive four weeks oftraining in aspects of the art. Under co-artisticdirectors Richard Margison and ValerieKuinka as well as many seasoned professionals,the participants attend classes, receive oneon one mentoring and participate in publicperformances. The presentations includemasterclasses and excerpts concerts, one ofwhich will be presented on an outdoor stage atthe Bone Lake Amphitheatre in the HaliburtonForest and Wildlife Reserve. This year theensemble will also present La Tragedie deCarmen by Peter Brook and Mozart’s TheMagic Flute.705-457-9933www.highlandsoperastudio.comHuntsville Festival of the Arts!!July 4 to August 2137 Main St. E., Huntsville, ONThe Huntsville Festival of the Arts is a yearroundcelebration of the performing arts withan emphasis in the summer months of Julyand August. 2012 celebrates the festival’s 20thseason and will once again feature an eclecticlineup including iconic Canadian roots/rockerJim Cuddy, jazz phenom Nikki Yanovsky,Chantal Kreviazuk, country superstar GeorgeCanyon, “The Phantom” Colm Wilkinson,singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright, CBCcelebrity Jian Ghomeshi and jazz singer MollyJohnson among many others. On July 14 afull evening of activities will take place inthe downtown core featuring buskers, streetperformers and the festival’s second annualNuit Blanche North.705-789-4975www.huntsvillefestival.on.caJazz in July Summer Music!!July 9 to July 20Amherst, MA, USAJazz in July is a concentrated two-week programallowing participants to study jazzimprovisation with some of the nation’s bestjazz educators and artists. Located on the scenicUMass Amherst campus, Jazz in July offersjazz vocalists and instrumentalists a courseof study that is challenging and enriching.The Jazz in July program involves one-ononesessions, group clinics, jazz theory andimprovisation training, ensemble coaching,jam sessions, style explorations, combined lecturesand public performances by participantsand faculty members alike. For a full list ofperformances, please see our website closerto the end of June.416-545-3530www.jazzinjuly.comJVL Summer School forPerforming Arts “Music in theSummer” International Festival!!July 5 to July 15North Bay, ONThe JVL Summer School for Performing Artsshowcases young and aspiring musiciansparticipating in its unique course. The courseoffers its participants a wonderful opportunityto combine their intensive music studiesand concert performances with recreationalactivities. The JVL SSPA is committed to theartistic development of young musicians ofall ages by providing students with intensive,highly professional training under the tutelageof a distinguished faculty. Concerts take placein North Bay. For a full list of performances,please see our website closer to the end of June.416-735-7499 or 905-882-7499www.MusicinSummer.comKincardine SummerMusic Festival!!August 5 to August 18Kincardine, ONNow in its 21st year, this professional concertseries features jazz, blues, classical, world andchamber music.Perfomers for August 5 to 10: DenzalSinclaire, Sophia Perlman with AdreanFarrugia and Jason Hunter, Al Kay with theJazz.FM91 Youth Big Band, Robin Banks, theAntler River Project and the KSMF Jazz All-Stars (Jules Estrin, Amy Peck, Brian O’Kane,Earl MacDonald, Mike Downes, Geoff Young,Joel Haynes).Performers for August 12 to 17: EnsembleVivant piano trio, Marc Djokic, Katie Gleiser,Caroline Leonardelli with Matthew Larkin,50

Brass Roots, Jasmine Schnarr and ThomasBeard.Sundays to Fridays enjoy free “4 O’Clock in thePark” concerts in Kincardine’s Victoria Park.519-396-9716www.ksmf.caLeiTH Summer Festival!!June 30 to August 25Leith Church,419134 Tom Thomson Lane, Leith, ONLeith Summer Festival concerts are presentedin Georgian Bay’s historic Leith Church. Thisseason includes: “The Book of Love,” June 30(sopranos Patricia O’Callaghan and MonicaWhicher, pianist Robert Kortgaard and bassistAndrew Downing); “L’Accordéoniste: LatinHeat,” July 14 (Kimberly Barber, mezzosoprano;Mary-Lou Vetere, accordion; PeterTiefenbach, piano; and Carol Bauman, percussion);“Jayme Stone’s Room of Wonders,”July 28 (banjoist Jayme Stone and friendsplaying music inspired by folk traditions);“Evening Enchantment: Chopin’s Nocturnes,”August 11 (Italian pianist Robert Prosseda);and “The Donna Steinacher Bursary Stars,”August 25 (a gala by four emerging young artists).All concerts start 7:30pm. Tickets are $25and season passes $120.1-888-446-7699 or 519-371-2833www.leithchurch.ca orwww.ticketscene.ca/roxyLive from the Rock Festival!!August 10 to August 12Pull-A-Log Park, Red Rock, ONCome to Red Rock, one hour east of ThunderBay, to enjoy a weekend full of music, familyactivities, food, artisans, camping andfriendship along the shores of beautiful LakeSuperior. Celebrate our tenth anniversaryalong with Rita Chiarelli, Jack de Keyzer, FredEaglesmith, Dala and Jory Nash. The festivalalso offers another 25 artists representing folkand roots, blues, bluegrass and country! Takea trip on the lake in a 16-seat voyageur canoe,greet the day with morning yoga and take aturn on the open mic stage.www.livefromtherock.comLuminato!!June 8 to June 17Festival Hub at David Pecaut Square,55 John St., Toronto, ON(other events across the city)Luminato’s free concerts at David PecautSquare provide a blend of world music, singer-songwritersand hip-hop, plus the TorontoSymphony Orchestra playing its first outdoorconcert in nearly a decade. This year bringsfree performances from K’NAAN, MichaelFranti, Loreena McKennitt, AfroCubismand many more. In addition to an engagingarray of free concerts, Luminato offers adiverse mix of ticketed concerts by someof music’s most celebrated performers, includingStewart Goodyear performing all 32Beethoven sonatas in one day and a tributeHUNTSVILLE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Huntsville, ONto the late Kate McGarrigle with Rufus andMartha Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, BruceCockburn and Mary Margaret O’Hara, amongothers.416-368-3100www.luminato.comMarkham Jazz Festival!!August 16 to August 19Main St. Unionville, Unionville, ONThe Markham Jazz Festival offers a diversemix of jazz entertainment for music loversof all ages. This year’s festival takes place inthe historic village of Unionville. The opening“15th Birthday Blues Bash” takes placeThursday, August 16, at Markham Theatre,featuring an incredible blues line-up includingShakura S’Aida, Monkey Junk, Fathead,Harrison Kennedy and Treasa Levasseur! Theweekend also features fantastic free outdooracts Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with artistsTony Monaco, Marc Jordan and many more. Inaddition to more than 20 stage acts on threestages, there are street performances as wellas “Hot Spots” (bars and restaurants) featuringjazz all around town.905-471-5299www.markhamjazzfestival.comMidland’s Summer Serenade!!July 6 to August 10St. Paul’s United Church, 308King St., Midland, ONBrookside Music Association is pleased topresent the second season of Midland’sSummer Serenade. The gateway to the 30,000islands, Midland is a vibrant community inhistoric Huronia by Georgian Bay. The 2012season now includes ten concerts, to be heldFriday evenings in St. Paul’s United Churchand Sunday afternoons in the new MidlandCultural Centre. The line-up this summerincludes Sinfonia Toronto, Thompson andFrench, Buzz Brass, David Jalbert, Wolak andDonnelly, Bax and Chung, Vesuvius, ZodiacTrio, Anton Kuerti and Afiara String Quartet,and the Cecilia String Quartet. This is a seasonthat is sure to thrill the local community, cottagers,boaters and visitors alike.705-528-0521www.brooksidemusic.comMontreal Baroque Festival!!June 21 to June 24Various locations, Old Montreal, QCThe Montreal Baroque Festival is a unique earlymusic festival that takes place in historic OldMontreal, in dusty 17th century attics, gardens,crypts, chapels, chateaux, museums andbanks! Along with the dozen concerts, youcan join a grand parade through the streetsof the Old City and come to the late-nightmusical café! The 2012 edition, APOCALYPSE,will include a stunning equestrian ballet datingback to Louis XIII’s engagement in 1612,a concert of natural trumpets with virtuosiJean-François Madeuf (France) and GrahamNicholson (Holland), Benjamin Bagby’s brilliantrendering of Beowulf and Telemann’sLast Judgement with Ensemble Caprice.514-845-7171www.montrealbaroque.comMusic and Beyond!!July 4 to July 15Ottawa, ONMusic and Beyond is a classical music andmulti-disciplinary arts festival. Classicalmusic is presented in all formations includingorchestras, choirs, bands, wind ensembles,recitals and small ensembles. The festival pursueslinks with other art forms and culturaldisciplines and music including visual art,drama, poetry, dance, architecture, science,dining and even yoga. Music and Beyond isvirtually unique in the international field ofmusic festivals. 2012 highlights include theBorodin Quartet, Vikram Seth, “Music of theCold War in the Diefenbunker,” heavy metalviolin and baroque opera with Megan Follows.theWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE51

Green Pages 2012theWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE613-241-0777www.musicandbeyond.caMusic at Port Milford!!July 14 to August 11Prince Edward County, ONMusic at Port Milford celebrates its 26th seasonthis year with Friday evening performancesat St. Mary Magdalene Church, Picton, featuringthe Linden String Quartet, Tokai StringQuartet and Port Milford faculty artists withMarie Berard, violin; Peter Longworth, piano;and Melanie Conly, soprano. Purchase a fourconcert season pass for $75 or single ticketsfor $25. This year’s special event is “PianoMen – The Music of Elton and Billy” at theRegent Theatre, Picton, Saturday, August 4, at8pm ($30). Visit “The County” and experienceworld-class music in a location known for itsexquisite beaches, bike tours and vineyards.613-476-7735 or 914-439-5039www.mpmcamp.orgMusic at Sharon!!June 3 to June 24Sharon Temple, 18974 Leslie St.,Sharon, ONCome and hear some of Canada’s brightestclassical music stars this June at the stunningSharon Temple just north of Toronto.Led by artistic directors Larry Beckwith andRick Phillips, this year’s series highlights artistsincluding Daniel Lichti, Pentaedre WindEnsemble, Joseph Petric, Winona Zelenka,Meredith Hall, Todd Delaney, Toronto MasqueTheatre and Serouj Kradjian. Our program thisyear features the music of Schubert, Bach,Purcell and Debussy, among others. Concertsare held June 3, 10, 17 and 24 at Historic SharonTemple. Visit our website for tickets andinformation.905-830-4529www.musicatsharon.caMusic Mondays!!June 4 to September 24Church of the Holy Trinity,10 Trinity Square, Toronto, ONThe Church of the Holy Trinity in downtownToronto, just behind the Eaton Centre, hasalways been recognized for its marvellousacoustical space. Music Mondays was startedthere in 1992 as an independent communitymusic series and has become an importantvenue for evolving musical talent in thedowntown community. Music Mondays offersa glorious spectrum of musicians from Torontoand all around the world, with a wide rangeof cultural traditions and musical genres. Wehave been privileged to receive funding inpast years from sources such as the TorontoArts Council, Toronto Community Foundationand the Bickle Foundation, as well as privatesponsorships.416-598-4521 x304www.musicmondays.caMusique Royale!!June 24 to September 24Venues throughout Nova ScotiaMusique Royale is a summertime celebrationof Nova Scotia’s musical heritage. A crossprovincefestival now in its 27th season,Musique Royale brings performances of earlyand traditional music to settings of historicand cultural significance in communities rangingfrom the small fishing towns to the magnificenthighlands. Artists this year include:Halifax Camerata Singers; John Grew, organ;Norman/Greenberg Duo; La Tour Baroque Duofeaturing Michel Cardin and Tim Blackmore;traditional Maritime Boxwood artists led byChris Norman; Ensemble Caprice featuringMatthias Maute, Sophie Larivière and DavidJacques; Robert Quinney, organ; True Northfeaturing Peter Togni, piano/organ; and NickNewbery, photographer.902-634-9994www.musiqueroyale.comNo Strings Theatre,Summer Music Intensive!!July 2 to July 29Toronto, ONNo Strings presents a summer music theatreintensive designed to develop singing, actingand dancing skills for youths aged 13 to 21through working with professionals in thefield. The program includes vocal, drama anddance classes, and culminates in a public performanceof a music theatre show. This season’sshow, comedy murder mystery Curtains,is brought to you by the makers of Cabaretand Chicago, Kander and Ebb! The show willrun from July 26th to July 29th; please see ourwebsite for details.416-588-5845www.nostringstheatre.comOttawa Chamberfest!!July 26 to August 9Ottawa, ONOttawa Chamberfest 2012 brings together theboldest names in ensemble and solo performancefor two weeks of musical celebration inCanada’s capital. Nash Ensemble of London,Gryphon Trio and the Shanghai Quartet leada cavalcade of stars from across Canada andaround the world. Gordon Pinsent, JaninaFialkowska, Colin Carr, Quatuor Ébène andRichard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire are just afew of the marquee artists making their festivaldebuts this year. Complete programmingdetails are available on our website.613-234-6306www.ottawachamberfest.comPrince Edward CounTYJazz Festival!!August 15 to August 19Various locations, Picton, ONJazz up your summer in beautiful PrinceEdward County at a true jazz festival now inits 12th year. Top jazz artists such as Emilie-Claire Barlow, Louis Hayes “Cannonball”Legacy Quintet, an all Canadian tribute topianist George Shearing and a Boss Brass reunionwill perform in the historic renovatedRegent Theatre. Guido Basso and Russ Littlewill perform at the popular Barley Days jazzbarbecue and wine tasting. Enjoy concerts,after-hours jam sessions, free jazz van stopsat wineries and much more! Come for the jazzand stay for the restaurants, inns, vibrant artsscene, beaches and shops. TD supports ourspotlight on emerging young talent.613-476-8416 x28 or 1-877-411-4761www.pecjazz.orgPrince Edward CounTYMusic Festival!!September 14 to September 22Various locations, Picton, Bloomfield, ONExperience the thrill of live chamber music inbeautiful Prince Edward County venues underthe artistic direction of celebrated pianistStéphane Lemelin. Eric Friesen hosts the seasonopener, presenting music of award-winningcomposer in residence Marjan Mozetichand the New Orford String Quartet at Books &Company. See the Penderecki String Quartetat the stylish Oeno Gallery! Four concerts atthe acoustically superb Church of St. MaryMagdalene include “Searching for Beauty”with New Orford String Quartet, the Sundayafternoon “Chamber Music Essentials,”Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte performed by JeunessesMusicales and our grand finale, “ConsummateBeauty.”613-471-1991 or 1-866-584-1991www.pecmusicfestival.comScarborough TownJazz Festival!!August 9 to August 12Scarborough, ONThe first of its kind in the District ofScarborough, the four day Scarbough TownJazz Festival will take place at the BurrowsHall Community Centre Park, Rosebank Parkand the Chinese Cultural Centre of GreaterToronto. A highlight of this event is its culturalfusion, reflecting the multicultural faceof Scarborough with a talented and diverselineup of artists. Be prepared for a globalmusical journey! There will be food, drinkand activities for the whole family and communityto enjoy.LMP (the organizers) is planning a musicscholarship and projects with young talent inScarborough to encourage them to reach outand take their talent further still.647-427-8675 or 647-427-1403www.latinmusicprod.comStraTFord Summer Music!!July 16 to August 2625 Ontario St., Stratford, ONStratford Summer Music presents over 100events, including celebrations of the 80th anniversaryof Glenn Gould’s birth with internationaland Canadian pianists Jean-EfflamBavouzet, Simone Dinnerstein, David Jalbert,52

Jan Lisiecki and Gabriela Montero, and specialperformances from 2 Pianos 4 Hands andTafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. The Music atRundles luncheon series presents Canadianmusician George Meanwell and the annualBargeMusic series continues to present noonhourconcerts of different musical genres by arange of Canadian and international ensembles.Robert Harris hosts “Music that Changedthe World” (illustrated music lectures), andthree young Canadian organists perform duringOrgan Week.www.stratfordsummermusic.caSunday Afternoon Concertsat Toronto’s Historic Sites!!June 10 to June 24Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd.,Toronto, ONVisit Spadina Museum on Sundays in June forthe Music in the Orchard concert series featuringthe Taffanel Wind Ensemble on June 10,Michael Franklin on June 17 and VentElationon June 24. All concerts start at 1:30pm and arepay-what-you-can. Bring a blanket and yourfavourite people and enjoy a great afternoon ofmusic. Or, go to Etobicoke for Musical Matineesat Montgomery’s Inn, from 2pm to 4pm. OnJune 17 enjoy “Vocal Art Song” with sopranoChristina Campsall. The concert on June 24features Duo Primo (pianist Ronée Boyce andcellist Mahsa Madahian). For tickets see ourwebsite.416-392-6910www.toronto.ca/museum-eventsSweetWater Music Festival!!September 21 to September 23Owen Sound and Leith, ONJoin us for the ninth annual SweetWaterMusic Festival, being held this year fromSeptember 21 to 23 in Owen Sound and Leith,Ontario. This year’s festival will highlight bothearly music and jazz, and feature programs ledby artistic director and recent Juno awardwinnerMark Fewer, along with co-artisticdirectors Phil Dwyer and Kenneth Slowik. Thisyear’s program will include works by Barber,Telemann and David Braid, and a world premiereof a work by Phil Dwyer! Check ourwebsite for more information.519-371-2833www.sweetwaterfestival.caTafelmusik BaroqueSummer Festival!!June 4 to June 16Trinity-St Paul’s Centre, Walter Hall (U of T)and Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, ONMusicians from around the world gather inToronto for the annual Tafelmusik BaroqueSummer Institute. An intensive 14-day residencyin instrumental and vocal baroqueperformance, the Institute features four freeconcerts open to the public. See our websiteor call us for more details.416-964-9562 x241www.tafelmusik.orgTD SUNFEST London, ONTD Sunfest!!July 5 to July 8Victoria Park, London, ONSpread a blanket in London’s beautiful treelinedVictoria Park and discover why TDSunfest has been voted one of the AmericanBus Association’s TOP 100 destinations inNorth America. The 2012 edition of “Canada’sPremier Celebration of World Cultures” willfeature over 275 unique food, craft and visualart exhibitors and more than 35 red-hotworld music and jazz ensembles, ranging fromCalypso Rose (Trinidad) to Locos Por Juana(USA). And, this summer, savour “Suntropolis‘12,” your passport to the electrifying newsounds of Cuba and Brazil. Returning audiencefavorites include the Jazz Stage and Sundayafternoon’s Le village québécois.519-672-1522www.sunfest.on.caTD Toronto Jazz Festival!!June 22 to July 1Nathan Phillips Square,100 Queen St. W., Toronto, ONThe TD Toronto Jazz Festival is an annual celebrationof straight-ahead jazz, jazz-influencedmusic and jazz off-shoots and experimentalprojects. New artists are also featured, expandingand enriching the Canadian andinternational jazz genre.This year, the festival hosts a variety ofestablished jazz-icians such as Natalie Coleand George Benson and introduces hot youngartists such as the wildly talented EsperanzaSpalding and Janelle Monae. The festival runsJune 22 to July 1, 2012, with its main stage atNathan Phillips Square, so the sound of jazzwill resound throughout Toronto, with over1,500 musicians entertaining more than500,000 music lovers.1-855-985-5000www.torontojazz.comToronto Summer Music Festival!!July 17 to August 490 Wellesley St. W., Suite 212, Toronto, ONThe 2012 TSMF is three weeks jam-packed withworld-class classical music at three venues:Koerner Hall (Royal Conservatory of Music),Walter Hall (University of Toronto) and HartHouse (University of Toronto). This year’s programmingfollows the spirit of the romanticera as it spread across Europe from its birthplacein Germany and Austria. To help us onthis musical journey, we have a stellar line-upof world-renowned artists, including pianistAndré Laplante, bass-baritone Gerald Finley,the Vienna Piano Trio and the Gryphon Trio.These artists, together with the gifted participantsof the TSMF Academy, will fill the summerair with glorious music, creating magicalexperiences you won’t want to miss!647-430-5699www.torontosummermusic.comWestben: Concerts at the Barn!!June 29 to August 56898 Country Rd. 30, Campbellford, ONWestben presents the world premiere of TheAuction, a Canadian folk opera by John Burgeand Eugene Benson; “Mozart in Vienna,”commemorating the 200th anniversary ofthe death of Mozart’s librettist EmanuelSchikaneder; bass-baritone Gerald Finley;“Winds at Westben,” featuring chamber musicof Mozart and Beethoven; “Julie and Friends onBroadway,” a glittering review of shows madefamous by Julie Andrews and friends; and performancesby the Canadian Guitar Quartet,Quartetto Gelato, Nathaniel Dett Chorale,Cadence, Robert Michaels, Joel Quarrington,Georgy Tchaidze and Oliver Jones. The seasonconcludes with “The Big Band Theory,” afundraiser featuring the Brian Barlow Bandand commemorating the 75th anniversary ofthe death of Gershwin.1-705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777www.westben.catheWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE53

theWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDEBayfield Festival of SongJune 2 to June 10Bayfield, ON416-735-7982 or 519-565-5600www.aldeburghconnection.orgAll concerts at Town Hall, on the south side ofClangregor Square, Bayfield.• June 2 11:00am: Coffee Concert: Schubertin the Morning. Andrea Cerswell, soprano; AlexandraBeley, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor; DavidRoth, baritone; Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata,piano. $25; $10(st).• June 2 8:00: Upstairs/Downstairs. VirginiaHatfield, soprano; Megan Latham, mezzo; GeoffreySirett, baritone; Stephen and Bruce Ubukata,piano. $35.• June 3 2:30: Diamonds for a Queen. AndreaCerswell, soprano; Alexandra Beley, mezzo; AndrewHaji, tenor; David Roth, baritone; StephenRalls and Bruce Ubukata, piano. $35; $10(st).• June 7 4:00: Singers’ Masterclass with sopranoAdrianne Pieczonka. $15.• June 8 8:00: Celebrity Recital. AdriannePieczonka, soprano; Laura Tucker, mezzo; StephensRalls, piano. $35.• June 9 11:00am: Coffee Concert: Wish youwere here. Andrea Cerswell, soprano; AlexandraBeley, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor; DavidRoth, baritone; Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata,piano.$25; $10(st).• June 9 8:00: Celebrity Recital. AlexanderDobson, baritone; Stephen Ralls, piano. $35.• June 10 2:30: Diamonds for a Queen. AndreaCerswell, soprano; Alexandra Beley, mezzo; AndrewHaji, tenor; David Roth, baritone; StephenRalls and Bruce Ubukata, piano. $35; $10(st).Brott Music FestivalJune 3 to August 16Burlington, Hamilton and Ancaster, ON905-525-7664www.brottmusic.comSCAC – St. Christopher’s Anglican Church,662 Guelph Line, BurlingtonMCMPAC – Mohawk College, McIntyre PerformingArts Centre, 135 Fennell Avenue West,HamiltonSJAC – St. John’s Anglican Church, 272 WilsonStreet East, AncasterRBG – Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 PlainsRoad West, BurlingtonRC – Redeemer College, 777 Garner Road East,AncasterFor reserved seating, add $6 to the ticket price.• June 3 7:30: The Beauty of Brahms in BurlingtonSeries (1 of 5): Martin Plays Mendelssohn.Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e;Scottish Symphony No.3. Martin Beaver, violin;National Academy Orchestra, Boris Brott,conductor. SCAC. $32; $27(sr); $15(st).• June 8 7:30: The Beauty of Brahms in BurlingtonSeries (2 of 5): A Double of Brahms.Brahms: Double Concerto in a; Symphony No.4in e; Beethoven: Fidelio Overture. YehonatanBerick, violin; Rachel Mercer, cello; NationalAcademy Orchestra, Boris Brott, conductor.SCAC. $32; $27(sr); $15(st).• June 15 7:30: The Beauty of Brahms in BurlingtonSeries (3 of 5): Serenaded by Strauss.Strauss: Four Last Songs; Symphony No.1. LeslieAnn Bradley, soprano; National Academy Orchestra,Boris Brott, conductor. SCAC. $32;$27(sr); $15(st).• June 23 7:30: The Beauty of Brahms in BurlingtonSeries (4 of 5): Crow Plays Brahms.Brahms: Violin Concerto; Symphony No.2 in D.S. Summer FestivalsJonathan Crow, violin; National Academy Orchestra,Boris Brott, conductor. SCAC. $32;$27(sr); $15(st).• June 29 7:30: The Beauty of Brahms in BurlingtonSeries (5 of 5): Remembering a Master.Grieg: Piano Concerto in a; Forsythe:Ukazlawa; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in e.Anastasia Rizikov, piano; National Academy Orchestra,Boris Brott, conductor. SCAC. $32;$27(sr); $15(st).• July 5 7:30: Lisiecki and Goulet. M. Goulet(in collaboration with five other composers):Dance Mix: Symphonic Dances by 6Composers; Schumann: Piano Concerto in a.Jan Lisiecki, piano; National Academy Orchestra;Boris Brott, conductor. MCMPAC. $32;$27(sr); $15(st).• July 7 7:30: Rock the Night Away: Jeansn’Classics. Symphonic arrangements of hits byrock bands Kiss and Queen with revival bandJeans n’Classics. National Academy Orchestra,Boris Brott, conductor. MCMPAC. $35;$30(sr); $15(st). Dressing up encouraged.• Festival continues: listings for July 14 toAugust 16 will appear in our combined July/Augustissue.Domaine Forget, LeMay 19 to September 1Domaine Forget, 5 Saint-Antoine St., Saint-Iréné, QC418-452-3535www.domaineforget.comAll concerts at Françoys-Bernier Concert Hall,Domaine Forget campus, 5 Saint-Antoine St.,Saint-Iréné, QC.• June 15 8:00: Sparkling Brass. Works byBarber, Copland, Delerue, Legrand and Pärt.Members of Domaine Forget brass faculty.$22.• June 16 8:00: The Famous Beethoven 5th!Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Symphony No.4, SymphonyNo.5. Les Violons du Roy; Lyne Fortin,soprano; Bernard Labadie, conductor. $47.• June 22 8:00: Tribute to Simon and Garfunkel.Valérie Milot, harp; Antoine Bareil andDominic Guilbeault, violins; Marjolaine Goulet,horn ; Dominic Girard, double bass. $33.• June 23 8:00: Emmanuel Pahud and hisFriends. Reinecke: Sextet for Winds Op.271;Raff: Sinfonietta Op.188; Taffanel: Quintet;Janáček: Mladi. Emmanuel Pahud, flute; LesVents Français (Domaine Forget woodwind faculty).$35• June 29 8:00: Beethoven and Debussy: Colorsand Imagination. Debussy: Syrinx; Prélude àl`après-midi d’un faune; Petite suite pour flûte,clarinet and piano; Mouquet: Sonate Op.15“La Flûte de Pan”; Beethoven: Octet in E-flat.Susan Hoeppner and Jacinthe Forand, flute;Denise Pépin, piano; members of Domaine Forgetwoodwind faculty. $35.• June 30 8:00: The Great Hits from the 60s tothe 80s Revisited. John Pizarelli Quartet; JessicaMolaskey, vocals. $40.• July 6 8:00: AV Input/Output, RUBBERBAN-Dance Group. Hip-hop, modern and classicaldance fusion. $30.• July 7 8:00: The Two Most Prestigious GuitarDuos of the International Scene Reunited atLe Domaine Forget. Bach: Suite française No.5BWV816; Debussy: Claire de lune; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Les guitars bien tempérées Op.199(excerpts); Guiliani: Variations ConcertantesOp.13. Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela, SergioAssad, Odair Assad, guitars. $38.• Festival continues: listings for July 13 toAugust 10 will appear in our combined July/Augustissue.Huntsville Festival of the ArtsJuly 6 to August 22Huntsville, ON705-789-4975www.huntsvillefestival.on.caAll concerts at the Algonquin Theatre, 37 MainSt. E., Huntsville.• July 6 8:00: Anagnoson & Kinton. PianoDuo. $33; $30(sr); $20(youth).• July 7 8:00: Harry Manx’s World Affair. East/West musical fusion. Harry Manx, blues/folkguitar, mohan veena, vocals; Clayton Doley,keyboard; Yeshe Reiners, mbira (and other instruments);Kiran Ahluwalia, vocals. $35;$32(sr); $20(youth).• Festival continues: listings for July 11 toAugust 22 will appear in our combined July/Augustissue.Leith Summer FestivalJune 30 to August 25Leith, ON1-888-446-7699 or 519-371-2833www.leithfestival.caAll concerts at Historic Leith Church, 419134Tom Tomson Ln., Leith.• June 30 7:30: The Book of Love. PatriciaO’Callaghan, soprano; Monica Whicher, mezzo;Robert Kortgaard, piano; Andrew Downing,bass. $25; $15(st with ID).• Festival continues: listings for July 14 toAugust 25 will appear in our combined July/Augustissue.LuminatoJune 8 to June 17Toronto, ON416-368-4849www.luminato.comUnless otherwise noted in listings below, phonenumber for ticket purchases is 416-368-4849.ET – Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre,231 Queen’s Quay WestFS – Festival Stage, David Pecaut Square, 55John StreetKH – Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street WestMH – Massey Hall, 178 Victoria StreetRTH – Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe StreetSC – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1Front Street East• June 8 6:00: Einstein on the Beach: An Operain Four Acts by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass.SC. $25–$175. Also June 9(6pm) and 10(3pm).• June 8 7:30: Laura’s Cow: The Legend ofLaura Secord. Music by E. Gay; libretto byM.P. Albano. Ann Cooper Gay, conductor. ET.416-973-4000. $35; $20(sr); $15(st). AlsoJune 9(mat and eve) and 10(mat and eve). Copresentedwith Canadian Children’s OperaCompany.• June 8 8:00: K’naan with Kae Sun. Hip-hopartist with singer-songwriter. FS. Free.• June 9 10:00am: Stewart Goodyear: TheBeethoven Marathon – Concert #1. PianistStewart Goodyear performs all 32 Beethovensonatas in one day. Sonatas Nos.1–11, 19 and20. KH. $35–$85(per concert). Concert #2at 3pm; Concert #3 at 8:30pm. Co-presentedwith the Royal Conservatory.• June 9 2:00: Laura’s Cow: The Legend ofLaura Secord. Also 7:30. See June 8.• June 9 2:00: McArtha Lewis aka CalypsoRose, vocals, and Ernest Ranglin, guitar.FS. Free.• June 9 3:00: Stewart Goodyear: TheBeethoven Marathon – Concert #2. SonatasNos.12–18, 21–23. See 10:00am.• June 9 6:00: Einstein on the Beach: An Operain Four Acts by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass.See June 8.• June 9 7:30: Laura’s Cow: The Legend ofLaura Secord. See June 8.• June 9 8:00: Kobo Town. Trinidadian-Canadianreggae-calypso group. FS. Free.• June 9 8:30: Stewart Goodyear: TheBeethoven Marathon – Concert #3. SonatasNos.24–32. See 10:00am.• June 9 9:00: Michael Rose. Reggae singer.FS. Free.• June 9 10:30pm: TSO Goes Late Night:Shostakovich Symphony 11. Shostakovich:Symphony No.11 “The Year 1905.” TorontoSymphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, conductor.RTH. 416-593-4828 or 416-593-0688(Chinese).$15–$59. Audience-wide party withTSO musicians and live music to follow. Co-presentedwith the TSO.• June 10 2:00: Debo Band. Nine-piece Ethiopeangroove collective. FS. Free.• June 10 2:00: Laura’s Cow: The Legend ofLaura Secord. Also 7:30. See June 8.• June 10 3:00: Abyssinian Roots. Africanmusic ensemble. FS. Free.• June 10 3:00: Einstein on the Beach: AnOpera in Four Acts by Robert Wilson and PhilipGlass. See June 8.• June 10 7:30: Laura’s Cow: The Legend ofLaura Secord. See June 8.• June 10 8:00: The Rufus Songbook. Wainwright’ssongs, interpreted by Krystle Warren,Teddy Thompson, Royal Wood, AlejandraRibera, Sarah Slean and Andrew Rodriguez.FS. Free.• June 10 9:00: Rufus Wainwright. Canadianpremiere of all 12 tracks from the artist’s newrelease, “Out of the Game,” featuring an eightpieceband. FS. Free.• June 11 8:00: Nomadic Massive. Internationalhip-hop group. FS. Free.• June 11 9:00: Deltron. Rap/hip-hop/electronictrio. FS. Free.• June 12 8:00: Fatoumata Diawara. WestAfrican singer and multi-instrumentalist. FS.Free.June 12 9:00: AfroCubism. Malian group.FS. Free.• June 13 8:00: Loreena McKennitt, singer/harpist/accordionist, and Jayme Stone, banjoist.FS. Free.• June 14 8:00: Michael Franti & Spreahead,and Quique Escamilla, singer/songwriter.FS. Free.• June 15 7:30: Love Over and Over: TheSongs of Kate McGarrigle. Friends and familygather to celebrate the life and work of thesinger-songwriter. MH. $30–$250.• June 15 8:00: Telmary. Rapper and jazzpoet. FS. Free.• June 15 9:00: Jovanotti. Singer-songwriterand rapper. FS. Free.• June 16 2:00: Dan Mangan. Folk singersongwriter.FS. Free.• June 16 3:30: Kathleen Edwards. Singersongwriter.FS. Free.• June 16 8:00: Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Thirteen-piecebalkan-klezmer-gypsy-punk fusionband. FS. Free.• June 16 9:00: Shantel and the Bucovina ClubOrkestar. Gypsy-influenced Balkan music fusedwith hip-hop, rock and reggae. FS. Free.• June 17 3:00: Kevin Fox. Singer-songwriterand multi-instrumentatlist. FS. Free.• June 17 4:00: Ohbijou. Indie band with folk,pop and bluegrass influences. FS. Free.• June 17 7:00: Symphonic Finale at the Hub:54 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Concert by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Glass: Overturefor 2012 (world premiere). Peter Oundjian, conductor.FS. Free.Midland’s Summer SerenadeJuly 6 to August 10Midland, ON705-528-0521www.brooksidemusic.com• July 6 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Nurhan Arman,director. St. Paul’s United Church, 308King St., Midland. $25; $20(sr); free(under 13).• Festival continues: listings for July 13 toAugust 10 will appear in our combined July/Augustissue.Montreal Baroque FestivalJune 21 to June 24Montreal, QC514-845-7171 or 1-866-845-7171www.montrealbaroque.comAGB – Auberge Saint-Gabriel, 426 St-GabrielStreetDF – Darling Foundry, 745 Ottawa StreetECB – Ernest-Cormier Building, 100 Notre-Dame StreetIH – Intercontinental Hotel, 360 St-AntoineStreet WestMB – Marché Bonsecours, 300 St-Paul StreetEastNDdBS – Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel,400 St-Paul Street EastPdV – Place des Vestiges, 333 de la CommuneStreet• June 21 7:30: Grand Opening Gala. Studiode musique ancienne de Montréal; EnsembleMasques & Andréanne Brisson Paquin;Les Boréades & les Jardins Chorégraphiques;Ensemble Proemio & Joel Gonzales. DF.$25–$45.• June 22 9:30pm: Trumpets of the Apocalypse.Works by Biber, Schmelzer and Vejvanovsy.Jean-François Madeuf and GrahamNicholson, trumpets; Les Voix Humaines Consort.ECB. $20–$35.• June 22 9:30pm: Beowulf. Benjamin Bagby,voice and harp. ASG. $10–$25.• June 23 10:00am: Mascherata: A plague O’Both Your Houses. Per Sonare Ensembles. IH.$10–$20.• June 23 12:00: Catastrophic Songs. EnsembleEya. IH. $10–$20.• June 23 2:30: Carrousel Du Roy. Lully. Horsesfrom the Equimagie stables; dancers ofLes Jardins choréographiques; Jean-FrançoisMadeuf and Graham Nicholson, trumpets;the Bande des vents Montréal Baroque. PdV.$25–$45.• June 23 5:30: Graupner: Last Words ofChrist on the Cross. Les Idées Heureuses. NDd-BS. $20–$35.• June 23 7:30: Ordo Virtutum. Von Bingen.Ensembles Scholastica & Deus ex machine.NDdBS. $10–$25.• June 23 9:30pm: Amor Y Guerra. AlkemiaEnsemble. IH. $10–$20.• June 24 7:00am: Haydn: Last Wordsof Christ. Quatuor Franz-Hoseph. NDdBS.$10–$25.• June 24 2:00: Six Visions of the Apocalypse.Works by Bach, Corelli, Palestrina and Satie.Flûte Alors! MB. $10–$20.• June 24 4:00: Apocalypse & Revelations.Beethoven: Pathétique, Moonlight and TempestSonatas. Tom Beghin, fortepiano. MB.$10–$20.• June 24 7:30: Der Tag des Gerichts: The Dayof Judgement. Telemann. Ensemble Caprice andchorus. NDdBS. $20–$35.Music and BeyondJuly 4 to July 15Ottawa, ON613-241-0777www.musicandbeyond.caDiamond Pass – $300 (includes priority seatingto all events, excluding “Music and Dining,”July 13)Festival Passport – $100; $60(st); does not includeentry into Festival Plus Concerts3-Day Pass – $50; $30(st); does not includeentry into Festival Plus ConcertsFestival Plus Concert – prices as indicated; discountedprice with Festival Passport.CASM – Canadian Aviation and Space Museum,11 Aviation ParkwayDCUC – Dominion Chalmers United Church,344 Cooper StreetKPC – Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 LisgarStreetMKUC – MacKay United Church, 39 DufferinRoadNAC – National Arts Centre, Southam Hall, 53Elgin StreetOTHSA – Ottawa Technical High School Auditorium,440 Albert StreetSAC – St. Andrew’s Church, 82 Kent StreetSBC – St. Barnabas Church, 70 James StreetTH – Tabaret Hall, Ottawa University, 550Cumberland Street• July 4 8:00: Opening Gala. Handel: Zadokthe Priest; Korngold: Glück, das mir verlieb;Bizet: Toreodor Song; Verdi: O patria mia;Lehàr: Meine Lippen sie küssen so heis; andother works. Yannick-Muriel Noah, soprano;James Westman, tenor; Alexandre da Costa,violin; Stéphane Lemelin, piano; MenahemPressler, piano; Theatre of Early Music; andothers. Daniel Taylor, conductor. DCUC. FestivalPlus Concert: $40–$60; $20–$40 withFestival Passport.• July 5 8:45am: Pre-Concert Yoga. With VeroniqueParadis. DCUC. $10–$20; free withFestival Passport.• July 5 10:00am: Coffee Concert: Four Centuriesof Bach. Bach: Trio BWV527; Sonata forViolin in E; Three Chorale Preludes; Sonata forOboe BWV1030a. John Abberger, oboe; AdrianButterfield, violin; Amanda Keesmaat, cello;Luc Beausejour, harpsichord. TH. $10–$20;free with Festival Passport.• July 5 12:00: Fine Arts Quartet. Haydn:Quartet Op.74 No.2; Dohnanyi: Quartet No.2Op.15; Zimbalist: Quartet. DCUC. $10–$20;free with Festival Passport.• July 5 8:00: A Lover and His Lass. Works byMozart, Schumann, Britten, Rossini, VaughanWilliams and Bernstein. Wallis Giunta, mezzo;John Brancy, baritone; Peter Dugan, piano.DCUC. $10–$20; free with Festival Passport.• July 5 8:00: Music and Dance. Explorationof the link between music and dance, fromthe Baroque to present time. Sonia Rodriguez,Piotr Stanczyk, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière andMickael Bouffart, dancers; Yehonatan Berick,violin; Paul Marleyn, cello; Daniel Bolshoy, guitar;Marie Bouchard, harpsichord. OTSHA.$10–$20; free with Festival Passport.• July 5 8:00: The Lord of the Rings: TheFellowship of the Ring in Concert. HowardShore’s score performed by the National ArtsCentre Orchestra. NAC. $26–$125(availableonly at NAC Box Office: 613-947-7000 x620);Festival pass holders receive 10% discount.Presented by the NAC July 5 11:00pm: RachmaninoffPiano Trios. Rachmaninoff: Trio ÉlégiacNo.1 in g; Trio Élégiac No.2 in d. AriannaJuly 18 – August 12, 2012Welcome to the 33 rdFestival of the Sound.We invite you to take partin our 10th Season at theCharles W. Stockey Centrefor the Performing Artsin Parry Sound —on beautifulGeorgian Bay.James CampbellArtistic DirectorCall or visit the Festival of the SoundBox Office for tickets and information.42 James Street, Parry Sound705.746.2410 or 1.866.364.0061Or visit our website for online ticket sales.www.festivalofthesound.caOnline Ticket Sales or Call 1.866.364.0061Where the world’sgreat musicianscome to play.theWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDEJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 55

theWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDEWarsaw-Fan, violin; Julian Armour, cello; MatthewLarkin, harmonium; Andrew Tunis, piano.DCUC.$10–$20; free with Festival Passport.• July 6 12:00: Menahem Pressler and thePrincipal Winds of the National Arts Centre Orchestra.Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds;Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds. MenahemPressler, piano; Charles Hamann, oboe;Kimball Sykes, clarinet; Lawrence Vine, horn;Christopher Millard, bassoon. DCUC. $10–$20;free with Festival Passport.• July 6 2:00: Jewish Composers Through theAges. Copland: Quiet City; Meyerbeer: Quintetfor Clarinet and Strings; Gershwin: Lullaby;Korngold: Suite for Two Violins, Cello andPiano; Rossi: Sonata Settima sopra l’Aria d’unBalletto; Glick: Old Toronto Klezmer Suite.Marie Bérard and Arianna Warsaw-Fan, violins;Guylaine Lemaire, viola; Julian Armour and PaulMarleyn, cellos; and others. DCUC. $10–$20;free with Festival Passport.• July 6 5:00: Yehonatan Berick – Solo. Worksby Bartók, Albeniz, Ysaÿe and others. YehonatanBerick, violin. SBC. $10–$20; free withFestival Passport.• July 6 8:00: Borodin Quartet – Brahms &Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky: Quartet Movementin B-flat; Quartet No.1 in D Op.11; Brahms:Quartet No.1 in c Op.51. DCUC. Festival PlusConcert: $40–$60; $20–$40 with FestivalPassport.• July 6 8:00: The Central Band of the CanadianForces. CASM. Free.• July 6 11:00pm: Fauré Nocturnes I. Fauré:Nocturnes Nos. 1, 5, 11, 9, 4, 3 and 6. StéphaneLemelin, piano. DCUC. $10–$20; freewith Festival Passport.• July 7 10:00am: Spotlight on Young Performers:Kerson and Stanley Leong. Works byBrahms, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev,Piazolla and Kodály. Kerson Leong, violin; StanleyLeong, cello; Bryan Wagorn, piano. MKUC.$10–$20; free with Festival Passport.• July 7 12:00pm: Goldberg Variations. Bach:The Goldberg Variations. Zhu Xiao-Mei, piano.DCUC. $10–$20; free with Festival Passport.• July 7 2:00: Inspired by Music. Inspiredby Mozart, Pachelbel, Mahler, Cable andothers, the works of eight visual artists will bescreened while the music is performed live, anddisplayed in the lobby. Yehonatan Berick, violin;Marie Bérard and Manuela Milani, violin;Guylaine Lemaire, viola; Julian Armour, cello;Kimball Sykes, clarinet; Matthew Larkin, harpsichord.OTHSA. $10–$20; free with FestivalPassport.• July 7 8:00: Bach Motets. Ottawa BachChoir, Lisette Canton, director. KPC. $10–$20;free with Festival Passport.• July 7 8:00: Menahem Pressler and the JupiterQuartet. Works by Mendelssohn, Debussyand Mozart. Jupiter String Quartet; MenahemPressler, piano. DCUC. $10–$20; free withFestival Passport.• July 7 8:00: Acrobats, Dancers and Musiciansfrom China. Twenty-five musicians, dancer,and acrobats from the Wuxi Culture & ArtCentre. OTHSA. $10–$20; free with FestivalPassport.• July 7 8:00: The Complete Brahms ViolinSonatas. Alexandre Da Costa, violin; WonnySong, piano. SAC. $10–$20; free with FestivalPassport.• July 7 11:00pm: Fauré Nocturnes II. StéphaneLemelin, piano. DCUC. $10–$20; freewith Festival Passport.• Festival continues: listings for July 8 toS. Summer FestivalsJuly 15 will appear in our combined July/Augustissue.Music at SharonJune 3 to June 24Sharon, ON905-830-4529www.musicatsharon.caAll concerts at Sharon Temple National HistoricSite and Museum, 18974 Leslie Street, Sharon.All tickets: $40(adult); $20(student with ID).• June 3 2:00: Schubert’s Winterreise. DanielLichti, bass-baritone; Pentaèdre Wind Ensemble;Joseph Petric, accordion. 1:15: Pre-concertchat.• June 10 2:00: Zelenka Plays Bach. Bach: UnaccompaniedSuites for Cello (Nos. 1, 3, 6).Winona Zelenka, cello. 1:15: Pre-concert chat.• June 17 2:00: Dido & Aeneas. Purcell. MeredithHall, soprano (Dido); Todd Delaney, baritone(Aeneas); Toronto Masque Theatre, LarryBeckwith, director. 1:15: Pre-concert chat.• June 24 2:00: Kradjian Plays Debussy. Grieg:Holberg Suite Op.40; Chopin: Variations in A“Souvenir de Paganini” KK1203; Debussy: Preludes;Gomidas: Armenian Dances; Rachmaninoff:Piano Sonata No.2 Op.36 (revised). SeroujKradjian, piano. 1:15: Pre-concert chat.Music in SummerJVL Summer School for Performing ArtsJuly 5 to July 15North Bay, ON416-735-7499 or 905-882-7499www.MusicInSummer.comAll concerts at Canadore College, North Bay.JVL Summer School for Performing Arts invitesyoung musicians to the 11th Music in Summerfestival where they will have the unique opportunityto combine their intensive music studiesand concert performances with recreationalactivities.Music in the OrchardJune 10 to June 24Toronto, ON416-392-6910www.toronto.ca/museum-eventsAll concerts on Sunday afternoon, outdoors, atthe Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Road, Toronto.PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN admission.• June 10 1:30: Taffanel Wind Ensemble.Flute, clarinet and bassoon ensemble.• June 17 1:30: Mike Franklin, multi-instrumentalist.European medieval, renaissance andtraditional music.• June 24 1:30: VentElation. Woodwind octet.Performance of works from the late 18th andearly 19th centuries.Music MondaysJune 4 to September 24Toronto, ON416-598-4521 x304www.musicmondays.ca• Music Mondays concert listings for June 4 toJuly 2 appear in this issue’s daily listings, sectionA: Concerts in the GTA. All concerts beginat 12:15pm and are held at Church of the HolyTrinity, 10 Trinity Square, Toronto.FREE admission; $5 suggested donation.• Music Mondays concert listings for July 9 toSeptember 3 will appear in the daily listings,section A: Concerts in the GTA, of our combinedJuly/August issue.• Music Mondays concert listings for September3 to September 24 will appear in the dailylistings, section A: Concerts in the GTA, of ourSeptember issue.Musique RoyaleJune 24 to September 24In venues throughout Nova Scotia902-634-9994www.musiqueroyale.com• June 24 4:00: Season Opener. Halifax CamerataSingers, Jeff Joudrey, director; guests:John Grew, organ; David Greenberg, violin;Chris Norman, flute. St. John’s AnglicanChurch, Lunenberg. $25; $10(st).• Festival continues: July and August listingsfor this festival will appear in our combined July/August issue.Tafelmusik Baroque Summer FestivalJune 4 to June 16Toronto, ON416-964-6337www.tafelmusik.orgFREE Admission.T-SP – Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 BloorStreet WestWH – Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg., Facultyof Music, U of T, 80 Queen’s ParkGC – Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 LonsdaleRoad• June 4 8:00: Delightfully Baroque. Concertperformed by Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestraand Chamber Choir. With soloistsAnn Monoyios, soprano; Peter Harvey, baritone.T-SP.• June 9 12:00: Musical Interlude. Chambermusic performed by members of the TafelmusikBaroque Summer Institute (TBSI) faculty. WH.• June 13 1:00: TBSI Orchestras & Choirs.Featuring TBSI participants; Jeanne Lamonand Ivars Taurins, directors. WH.• June 16 7:30: The Grand Finale. FeaturingTBSI Orchestra; Tafelmusik Orchestra; TBSIChoir and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; JeanneLamon and Ivars Taurins, directors. GC. Free –advance tickets required.TD SunfestJuly 5 to July 8London, ON519-672-1522www.sunfest.on.caAll concerts at Victoria Park, 509 ClarenceStreet, London.FREE admission.Celebration of world cultures featuring morethan 275 unique food, craft and visual art exhibitorsand over 35 world music and jazz artistson five stages. Line-up of musicians includesAlejandra Robles (Mexico); Mdungu (Netherlands);Dave Young Jazz Quartet (Canada); CalypsoRose (Trinidad); Locos Por Juana (USA);and many others. New this year: Suntropolis ’12:A Showcase of Electronic Music & Dance – newsounds of Cuba and Brazil.TD Toronto Jazz FestivalJune 22 to July 1Toronto, ON416-928-9033www.torontojazz.comUnless otherwise noted in listings below, telephonenumber for ticketed events is Ticketmasterat 1-855-985-5000.Concerts in the festival’s Club Series appear inListings Section C: In the Clubs (Mainly Jazz).CHT – Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 TrinitySquareET – Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre,231 Queens Quay WestHT – Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen StreetWestKH – Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street WestMG – Music Gallery, 197 John StreetNPS – Nathan Phillips Square, 100 QueenStreet WestOH – Opera House, 735 Queen Street EastOS – Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillip Square,100 Queen Street WestPCT – Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410Sherbourne StreetPSP – Pure Spirits Patio, Distillery District, 55Mill StreetRIV – Rivoli, 334 Queen Street WestSA – Sound Academy, 1 Polson StreetSC – Sony Centre, 1 Front Street EastSDM – Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don MillsRoadTS – Trinity Stage, Distillery District, 55 MillStreet• June 22: 5:00: Brian Barlow Big Band Salutesthe Duke. OS. Free; 6:00: Jesse BarksdaleTrio. PSP. Free; Nichol Robertson Quartet. TS.Free; 7:00: Kurt Rosenwinkel. CHT. $28.50;8:00: Janelle Monae. NPS. $62.50; Shuffle Demons.SDM. Free.• June 23 12:00: Mike Janzen Trio. PSP. Free;2:00: Fern Lindzon Quartet. SDM. Free; SambaSquad. TS. Free; 3:00: Sophia Perlman / AdreanFarrugia Duo. PSP. Free; 5:00: Clayton DoleyQuartet. SDM. Free; Get the Blessing. OS. Free;6:00: Andrew Scott & Jake Wilkinson. PSP.Free; 7:00: Bacchus Collective. TS. Free; 8:00:Bettye LaVette (Opening: The Big Sound). NPS.$25; Madagascar Slim. SDM. Free; 9:00: Destroyer.OH. $22.50.• June 24 12:00: Boxcar Boys. TS. Free;Chase Sanborn Trio. PSP. Free; 3:00: AlexPangman & Her Alleycats. SDM. Free; AlexisBaro Quintet. TS. Free; 3:00: Lara SolnickiTrio. PSP. Free; 5:00: Carn Davidson 9.OS. Free; 7:00: Karrin Allyson. ET. 416-973-4000. $42.50; 8:00: Hiromi: The Trio Project/ The Bad Plus with Special Guest Joshua Redman.NPS. $50; Ig Henneman Sextet. MG. $25;9:00: Mike Stern Band. HT. $20.• June 25 5:00: L’Orkestre Des Pas Perdus.OS. Free; 7:00: Jaffa Road. SDM. Free; RobertGlasper Experiment Featuring Bilal. ET. 416-973-4000. $42.50; 8:00: François HouleBenoît Delbecq Duo / François Houle 5. MG.$15; Natalie Cole with Special Opening guestMario Romano Quartet. SC. 1-855-872-7669.$95; Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor with SpecialGuest Roberta Gambarini Quartet. NPS.$45;10:00: Los Amigos Invisibles. HT. $20.• June 26 5:00: Eliana Cuevas Ensemble.OS. Free; 7:00: Bill Frisell Plays Lennon. ET.416-973-4000. $45; Raoul & the Big Time.SDM. Free; 8:00: George Benson (Opening:Treasa Levasseur). NPS. $72.50; Peter Appleyard& The Sophisticated Ladies. KH. 416-408-0208. $40.50–$45.50; 9:00: Soul Rebels.OH. $22.50.• June 27 5:00: Don Thompson’s GeorgeShearing Tribute Quintet. OS. Free; 6:00: MargaretStowe Trio. PSP. Free; 7:00: Club Django.SDM. Free; Phil Dwyer: A Canadian Songbookfeaturing Laila Biali. CHT. $22.50; 8:00: TromboneShorty & New Orleans Avenue (Opening:Saidah Baba Talibah). NPS. $42.50; 9:00: ZiggyMarley. PCT. $45; Spectrum Road. SA. $45.• June 28 5:00: Jeff King’s Catalyst. OS. Free;6:00: Tim Posgate’s Sorry Cousins. PSP. Free;7:00: Bill King Trio. SDM. Free.;Benny Green.CHT. $17.50; 8:00: Angelika Niecscier. MG.$15; Esperanza Spalding (Opening: GretchenParlato). NPS. $42.50; 9:30: Chris Tarry.RIV. $20.56 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

• June 29 5:00: Retrocity. OS. Free;6:00: Mary McKay Trio. PSP. Free; GordSheard’s Brazilian Jazz Experience. TS.Free; 8:00: Karl Jannuska featuring SiennaDahlen. MG. $15; The Vipers. SDM.Free; June 29 8:00: Tedeschi TrucksBand. NPS. $72.50; Radio Deluxe withthe John Pizzarelli Quartet featuring JessicaMolaskey and Special Guest Emilie-ClaireBarlow. KH. 416-408-0208.$50.50–$55.50; 9:00: Kneebody. RIV.$25.• June 30 12:00: George Grosman Trio.PSP. Free;2:00: Jim Galloway Trio. TS.Free; Lester McLean Quartet. SDM. Free;3:00: Shohei Yamaki. PSP. Free; 5:00:Crusader Rabbit. SDM. Free; Eric St. LaurentTrio. PSP. Free; Gord Sheard’s BrazilianJazz Experience. OS. Free; 7:00: TedWarren Trio. TS. Free; 8:00: Joan OsborneDuo / Matt Andersen. NPS. $42.50;Hobson’s Choice. MG. $15; Planet Earth.SDM. Free; 10:00: Becca Stevens Band /Nellie McKay. HT. $20.• July 1 12:00: Jazz.FM91 Youth BigBand. TS. Free; Pat Collins AccordionTrio. Free; 3:00: Griffith Hiltz Trio. PSP.Free; Lemon Bucket Orkestra. SDM. Free;Norman Marshall Villeneuve`s Jazz MessageQuartet. TS. Free; 5:00: Diana Salvatore.OS. Free; 8:00: Tower of Power(Opening: Sierra Leon’s Refugee All-Stars).NPS. $45.• July 2 12:00: Ross Wooldridge Trio.TS. Free; 3:00: Excelsior Jazz Band.TS. FreeWestben – Concerts at the BarnJune 29 to August 5Campbellford, ON1-877-883-5777 or 705-653-5508www.westben.caAll concerts at Westben Barn, 6698 CountyRoad 30 North, 3km northwest ofCampbellford.• June 29 2:00: The Auction – A WorldPremiere (preview performance). Musicby J. Burge, libretto by E. Benson; basedon the book by J. Andrews with illustrationsby K. Reczuch. Allison Grant, stagedirector. Kimberly Barber, mezzo; DonnaBennett, soprano; Bruce Kelly, baritone;Keith Klassen, tenor; Matthew Zadow,baritone; and others; Westben ChamberOrchestra, Philip Headlam, conductor.$24.78; $23.01(sr); $15(st); $5(youth).• June 30 2:00: The Auction – AWorld Premiere. $44.25; $42.48(sr);$13.27(st); $4.42(youth). See June 29.• July 1 2:00: The Auction – AWorld Premiere. $44.25; $42.48(sr);$13.27(st); $4.42(youth). See June 29.• July 7 2:00: The Canadian Guitar Quartet.Program to include works by Rossini,Gabrielli, Roux and originals. JulienBisaillon, Phil Candelaria, Bruno Rousseland Louis Trépaneur, guitars. $33.63;$31.86(sr); $29.20(wing); $13.27(st);$4.42(youth).• Festival continues: listings for July 8to August 5 will appear in our combinedJuly/August issue.THE 2012 GREEN PAGES TEAMProject Manager Karen AgesProject Editor Adam WeinmannLayout and Design Uno RamatMapping Patrick SlimmonWebsite Bryson Winchester!!AfrofestJuly 7 and July 8Toronto, ON416-469-5336www.musicafrica.org!!All-Canadian Jazz FestivalPort HopeSeptember 21 to September 23Port Hope, ON905-885-1938www.allcanadianjazz.ca!!Ashkenaz Festival*August 28 to September 3Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON416-979-9901www.ashkenazfestival.com!!Aurora jazz+ Festival*August 3 to August 5Aurora Town Park, Aurora, ON905-841-6893www.aurorajazzfest.com!!Bayfield Festival of Song*June 2 to June10Bayfield, ON416-735-7982 or 519-565-5600www.aldeboroughconnection.org!!Beaches InternationalJazz FestivalJuly 20 to July 29Toronto, ON416-410-8809www.beachesjazz.com!!Blue Bridge FestivalJune 2Newmarket, ON289-577-1610www.bluebridgefestival.com!!Brott Music Festival*June 3 to August 16Hamilton, ON905-525-SONG (7664)www.brottmusic.com!!Burlington’s Sound ofMusic FestivalJune 14 to July 17Burlington, ON905-333-6364www.soundofmusic.ca!!Canadian Guitar FestivalAugust 3 to August 5Sydenham Rd., ON613-544-CAMP (2267)www.canadianguitarfestival.comFESTIVAL DIGESTVisit THeWHolenote.com for an updated interactive map of summer festivals near you.Listings wiTH an asterisk are FullY described starting on page 49.!!Canadian InternationalMilitary TattooJune 23 and June 24Hamilton, ON905-523-1753 or 1-888-523-1753www.canadianmilitarytattoo.ca!!Canadian Open Old TimeFiddle ChampionshipAugust 8 to August 12Shelburne, ON519-925-8620www.shelburnefiddlecontest.on.ca!!Clear Lake ChamberMusic Festival*August 11, August 21 to August 26Riding Mountain National Park, MB204-571-6547 or 204-727-9631www.clearlakefestival.ca!!Colours of Music*September 21 to September 30Barrie, ON705-726-1181www.coloursofmusic.ca!!Le Domaine ForgetInternational Festival*June 16 to September 2Saint-Irénée, QC418-452-3535 or 1-888-DFORGETwww.domaineforget.com!!Electric EclecticsAugust 3 to August 5Meaford, ON519-378-9899www.electric-eclectics.com!!Elora Festival*July 13 to August 5Elora, ON519-846-0331 or 888-747-7550www.elorafestival.com!!Festival AlexandriaJune 24 to July 22Alexandria, ON613-525-4141!!Festival du LoupJuly 13 to July 15Lafontaine Park, Tiny, ON705-533-0003www.festivalduloup.on.ca!!Festival of the Sound*July 18 to August 12Parry Sound, ON1-866-364-0061www.festivalofthesound.ca!!Forest FestivalAugust 15 to August 19Haliburton, ON705-754-2198www.theforestfestival.com!!Glimmerglass FestivalJuly 7 to August 25Cooperstown, NY, USA607-547-2255www.glimmerglass.org!!Goderich Celtic RootsFestival and College*August 10 to August 12Lions’ Harbour Park, Goderich, ON519-524-8221www.celticfestival.ca!!Guelph Jazz FestivalSeptember 5 to September 9Guelph, ON519-763-4952www.guelphjazzfestival.com!!Harbourfront Centre FestivalsJune 22 to October 8Toronto, ON416-973-4000www.harbourfrontcentre.com!!Highlands Opera Studio*August 2 to August 30Haliburton, ON705-457-9933www.highlandsoperastudio.com!!Home County Musicand Art FestivalJuly 20 to July 22Victoria Park, London, ON519-432-4310www.homecounty.ca!!Huntsville Festival of the Arts*July 4 to August 21Huntsville, ON705-789-4975www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca!!Jamaica 50 Village @ JambanaAugust 6Downsview Park, Toronto, ON905-452-1911www.jambana.com!!Jazz in July SummerMusic Programs*July 9 to July 20Amherst, MA, USA416-545-3530www.jazzinjuly.comCourtesy of googletheWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDEJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 57

FESTIVAL DIGEST!!Jewish Music Week in Toronto:from Bible to BroadwayJune 3 to June 10Various locations, Toronto, ON416-639-4492www.jewishmusicweek.com!!JVL Summer School for thePerforming Arts and Festival:Music in Summer*July 5 to July 15North Bay, ON416-735-7499 or 905-882-7499www.MusicinSummer.com!!Kincardine SummerMusic Festival*August 5 to August 18Kincardine, ON519-396-9716www.ksmf.ca!!KOOL FM Barrie Jazz andBlues Festival XVIIJune 7 to June 18Various locations, Barrie, Simcoe County, ON1-800-668-9100www.barriejazzbluesfest.com!!Leith Summer Festival*June 30 to August 25Leith Church, Leith, ON1-888-446-7699 or 519-371-2833www.leithchurch.ca, www.ticketscene.ca/roxy!!Live from the Rock Folk Festival*August 10 to August 12Red Rock, ONwww.livefromtherock.com!!Luminato*June 8 to June 17Festival Hub, David Pecaut Square,Toronto, ON 416-368-3100www.luminato.com!!Markham Jazz Festival*August 16 to August 19Unionville, ON905-471-5299www.markhamjazzfestival.com!!Markham Village Music FestivalJune 15 and June 16Various locations, Markham, ON647-931-8889www.markham-festival.orgtheWholeNote 2012 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE!!Midland’s Summer Serenade*July 6 to August 10Midland, ON705-528-0521www.brooksidemusic.com!!Mill Race FestivalAugust 3 to August 5Cambridge, ON519-621-7135www.millracefolksociety.com!!Miramichi Folksong FestivalAugust 5 to August 10Miramichi, NB506-622-1780www.miramichifolksongfestival.com!!Montreal Baroque Festival*June 21 to June 24Various locations, Old Montreal, QC514-845-7171www.montrealbaroque.com!!Muhtadi InternationalDrumming FestivalJune 9 and June 10Woodbine Park, Toronto, ON416-848-3838www.muhtadidrumfest.com!!Music and Beyond*July 4 to July 15Ottawa, ON613-241-0777www.musicandbeyond.ca!!Music at Port Milford*July 14 to August 11Prince Edward County, ON613-476-7735 or 914-439-5039www.mpmcamp.org!!Music at Sharon*June 3 to June 24Sharon, ON905-830-4529www.musicatsharon.ca!!Music by the Sea at BamfieldJuly 7 to July 15Bamfield, BC250-728-3887 or 250-888-7772www.musicbythesea.ca!!Music in the OrchardJune 10 to June 24Spadina Museum, Toronto, ON416-392-6910www.toronto.ca/museum-events!!Music Mondays*June 4 to September 24Trinity Square, Toronto, ON416-598-4521 x304www.musicmondays.ca!!Music NiagaraJuly 13 to August 11Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON905 468-5566www.musicniagara.org!!Musical Matinées atMontgomery’s InnJune 17 and June 24Montgomery’s Inn,Toronto, ON416-394-8112www.neapolitanconnection.com,www.toronto.ca/museum-events!!Musique Royale*June 24 to September 24Venues throughout Nova Scotia902-634-9994www.musiqueroyale.com!!Muskoka Opera FestivalAugust 20 to August 24Bracebridge, ON,705-645-8400www.muskokaoperafestival.com,www.atthecaisse.com!!National Youth Orchestraof CanadaJuly 16 to August 9Summer tour416-532-4470www.nyoc.org!!No Strings Theatre, SummerMusic Theatre Intensive*July 2 to July 29Toronto, ON416-588-5845www.nostringstheatre.com!!Northern Lights Festival BoréalJuly 6 to July 8Bell Park Rd., Sudbury, ON705-674-5512www.nlfbsudbury.com!!Ode’min Giizis FestivalJune 20 to June 24Peterborough, ON705-745-1788www.okw-arts.ca/festival!!Ottawa Folk FestivalSeptember 6 to September 10Hog’s Back Park, Ottawa, ON613-230-8234www.ottawafolk.com!!Ottawa InternationalChamber Music Festival*July 26 to August 9Ottawa, ON613-234-6306www.ottawachamberfest.com!!Pender Harbour Jazz FestivalSeptember 14 to September 16Pender Harbour, BCwww.phjazz.ca!!Prince Edward CountyJazz Festival*August 15 to August 19Various locations, Picton, ON613-476-8416 x28 or 1-877-411-4761www.pecjazz.org!!Prince Edward CountyMusic Festival*September 14 to September 22Various locations, Picton, Bloomfield, ON613-471-1991 or 1-866-584-1991www.pecmusicfestival.com!!RBC Royal Bank BluesfestJuly 4 to July 15LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, ON1-866-258-3748www.ottawabluesfest.ca!!Salmon Arm Roots andBlues FestivalAugust 9 to August 19Salmon Arm, BC250-833-4096www.rootsandblues.ca,www.routesandblues.ca!!Savannah Festival of RhythmsJuly 22Rose Theatre, Brampton, ON416-461-5255www.savannahrhythms.ca!!Scarborough Town Jazz Festival*August 9 to August 12Scarborough, ON647-427-8675 or 647-427-1403www.latinmusicprod.com!!S.C.E.N.E. Music FestivalJune 24Various locations, St. Catherines, ONwww.scenemusicfestival.com!!Stratford Summer Music*July 16 to August 2625 Ontario St., Stratford, ONwww.stratfordsummermusic.ca!!Summer Sintings – Jamaica 50July 5 to July 26Various locations, Toronto, ON416-346-4103www.jamaica50.ca!!Summerfolk Music andCrafts FestivalAugust 17 to August 19Kelso Beach Park, Owen Sound, ON519-371-2995www.summerfolk.org!!Sunday Afternoon Concertsat Toronto’s Historic Sites*June 10 to June 24Spadina Museum, Toronto, ON416-392-6910www.toronto.ca/museum-events!!SweetWater Music Festival*September 21 to September 23Owen Sound and Leith, ON519-371-2833www.sweetwaterfestival.ca!!Tafelmusik BaroqueSummer Festival*June 4 to June 16Various locations, Toronto, ON416-964-9562 x241www.tafelmusik.org!!TD Sunfest*July 5 to July 8Victoria Park, London, ON519-672-1522www.sunfest.on.ca!!TD Toronto Jazz Festival*June 22 to July 1Various locations, Toronto, ON1-855-985-5000www.torontojazz.com!!Toronto Summer Music Festival*July 17 to August 4Various locations, Toronto, ON647-430-5699www.torontosummermusic.com!!Tottenham Bluegrass FestivalJune 15 to June 17Tottenham, ON905-936-4100www.tottenhambluegrass.ca!!Uxbridge Folk ‘N Blues FestJune 7 to June 9Uxbridge Music Hall, Uxbridge, ON905-473-6591www.folknblues.ca!!Vancouver Early Music FestivalJuly 29 to August 17Vancouver, BC604-732-1610www.earlymusic.bc.ca!!Waterfront BluesJune 1 to June 3Woodbine Park, Toronto, ON416-698-2152www.waterfrontblues.ca!!Westben – Concerts at the Barn*June 29 to August 5Campbellford, ON1-705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777www.westben.caM USIQUER OYALEA FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IN HISTORIC NOVA SCOTIA27 TH SEASON 2012Season OpenerHalifax Camerata Singersconducted by Jeff Joudrey,organist John GrewChris Norman/David Greenberg DuoSunday, June 24 at 4:00 pmSt. John’s Church, Lunenburg!Wherever you are inNova Scotia this summer,Musique Royalehas a concert for you!A province-wide festivalcelebrating music of our rootsfrom the Baroqueto Maritime Traditional.www.musiqueroyale.com58 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

The Reich’s Orchestra:The Berlin Philharmonic 1933–45by Misha AsterMosaic Press286 pages, photos; $27.95!!In 1944 Britishwarplanesbombed the BerlinPhilharmonic’shome, destroyinginstruments,archives and musicalong with theirbeautiful concerthall. But still theymanaged to keepperforming andeven touring —right up until the day when,as Misha Aster writes, “The Third Reich’sdemise cut the 1944–1945 PhilharmonischeKonzerte series drastically short.”There were many factors involved in theorchestra’s remarkable survival under theThird Reich, not least the determinationof the musicians themselves. But in thisstudy of the orchestra during that periodAster pinpoints the main reason right in histitle —it became the Reich’s orchestra.With his exhaustive research in archivesand obscure private collections, Aster traceshow the orchestra, facing bankruptcy in1933, went from being a self-governing,independent collective to a symbol of theNazi regime. It was clearly a matter of compromiserather than political commitment.Its principal conductor at the time of thedeal, the celebrated Wilhelm Furtwängler,never joined the Nazi party (unlike theirlong-serving post-war chief conductor,Herbert von Karajan). But once it was rundirectly by the Nazis, with Joseph Goebbels,Hitler’s propaganda minister, as boss, it nowfunctioned as an “instrument of culturalpropaganda.” Duties included performing forHitler’s birthday celebrations.Soon enough, the orchestra was purgedof Jewish performers, including its prizedconcertmaster Szymon Goldberg. Jewishpatrons were prohibited from attendingconcerts, and Jewish composers likeMendelssohn and Mahler were removedfrom the repertoire. But Furtwängler’sindignant resignation from the orchestrain 1934 —temporary, as it turned out —wassparked by the Nazis’ political interferencein artistic affairs, in this case a choice ofrepertoire, rather than direct opposition totheir policies.Aster is a Canadian historian living inBerlin. His book was originally publishedin German, and too many traces of that stillremain. Terms and concepts are left in theiroriginal German, and translated only onPAMELA MARGLEStheir initial mention, if at all. Nor are theyincluded in the sparse index, or providedwith a separate glossary. Similarly with thenumerous acronyms —I couldn’t keep themstraight. And many passages quoted in thetext and the comprehensive footnotes areleft untranslated from their original Germanand French.But Aster’s thorough, systematic researchpays off again and again throughout thisbook. His straightforward style proves idealfor uncovering the ambiguities of the orchestra’ssituation, especially when, in the finalchapter, he analyzes how it all adds up. Afterthe war, the orchestra had to answer for itsrecent past and redesign itself. It did so bybuilding on its strongest assets, “its collectivecombative spirit and the group’s shrewdpolitical judgement.” These were the veryqualities that had ensured its survival duringthe Third Reich, as Aster shows so well.Concert Note (for 2012/13 season): ThePhilharmonia Quartett Berlin, made upof members of the Berlin Philharmonic,performs at the St. Lawrence Centre onOctober 11, 2012, at 8pm, for Music Toronto.blow your OWN horn –horn heresies: an anti horn-methodmethodby Fergus McWilliamMosaic Press172 pages, illustrations; $21.95!!Fergus McWilliamhas played Frenchhorn with the BerlinPhilharmonic for 27years. It’s a wealth ofexperience he shareshere in what hecalls his “anti-hornmethod.” Right nearthe beginning heissues a warning, “Ifyou believe that onefirst needs to acquire sufficient techniquebefore attempting to make music, then thisis not for you. Yours is still a flat earth.” Thepoint he continually makes is that techniqueshould not be separated from making music.“It is musical playing which fosters, nourishesand ultimately builds good technique.Musical playing not only requires, but actuallyencourages and improves technique.”Presumably that’s one of the “horn heresies”he refers to in his title.But McWilliam is equally impatient withplayers who call themselves musicians first,hornists (as he refers to French horn players)second. This is not, it turns out, a contradictionof his emphasis on dealing withtechnical issues within the context of themusic —rather, it seems to be a declaration ofhis passion for the sound of his instrument,“unique and idiosyncratic” as it is. “Whichmusical instrument,” he asks, “can rivalthe horn’s sound for sheer sonic impact?”He tells about first falling in love with thesound of the horn as a kid. And so he issuesanother warning, “We imperil ourselvesif we fail to produce a viscerally excitingsound, irrespective of how wonderful ourphrasing may be.” To prove the instrument’s“nearly unmatched potential for emotionallyexpressive power,” he mentions the horn’ssingle note that opens the final movement ofMahler’s Fifth Symphony.Though McWilliam was born in Scotland,he grew up in Canada and graduatedfrom the University of Toronto’s musicfaculty. Canada is where he began his performingand teaching career. In fact, it wasMcWilliam who arranged for the CanadianOpera Company to obtain its set of Wagnertubas for its Ring cycle. How odd then thatthe biography of McWilliam in this bookmentions nothing about his relationshipto Canada —even though it is publishedin Canada.Even for those who have no intentionswhatsoever of ever trying to play whatMcWilliam lovingly calls this “famously difficultinstrument,” this book is rewarding onmany levels. McWilliam offers insights notjust into horn-playing, but into all aspects ofperforming (and by extension, listening to)an instrument. Enough of McWilliam’s engagingpersonality comes through to makeme hope his next will be a memoir.Pamela Margles is a Toronto-basedjournalist and frequent contributor toThe Wholenote. She can be contactedat bookshelf@thewholenote.com.CONTesT: HOT SUMMER PicksYour best friend is taking a holiday: which wonderfulmusic-related book would you give them to bringalong?The July / August double issue will feature a list offavourite titles, of any vintage, compiled by you,our readers.email the title of the book and the author’s nameto contests@thewholenote.com, with the subject lineBOOK CONTEST, for a chance to win wonderful bookprizes from The WholeNote.June 1 – July 7, 2012 thewholenote.com 59

DISCOVERIES | RECORDINGS REVIEWEDEditor’s CornerDAVID OLDSWell once again in my zealous desire to make a dent in the backlog of wonderfulnew releases received I have assigned too many titles to our reviewers and leftinsufficient space for my own musings. So I will simply take this opportunity towelcome jazz columnist Stuart Broomer to these pages. Since Geoff Chapman’s retirementfrom “It’s Our Jazz” some months ago we have been falling behind on news from the localscene and I am very pleased that Broomer has agreed to come on board to address the issue.He’s written about music for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Life and numerous specialistpublications, among them Cadence, DownBeat, Musicworks, New York City Jazz Record,Paris Transatlantic and Signal to Noise. Broomer’s book Time and Anthony Braxton appearedin 2009 from Mercury Press and his column “Ezz-thetics” appears regularly atwww.pointofdeparture.org. His liner essays have appeared on CDs by musicians from over20 countries and he is a former editor of Coda: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music.This month marks the inauguration of his WholeNote column “Jazz, eh?” and I think youwill agree that it is a welcome addition.We welcome your feedback and invite submissions. CDs and comments should be sentto: The WholeNote, 503–720 Bathurst St., Toronto ON M5S 2R4. We also encourage you tovisit our website thewholenote.com where you can find added features including directlinks to performers, composers and record labels, “buy buttons” for online shopping andadditional, expanded and archival reviews.—David Olds, DISCoveries Editor, discoveries@thewholenote.comErabena (Cristiana Arcari) who is disguisedfor most of the opera as a squire, Eumete.Roberta Invernizzi plays both Cleria, theobject of love for several characters, but alsoappropriately, the goddess Venus.This performance was filmed at the TeatroMalibran in Venice, October 14, 2008. Thealready complex plot is not helped by thecuts of several scenes — even so it still clocksin at 150 minutes and is on 2 DVDs. The setsvary from timeless to odd; the magic urn tobe destroyed (see Alcina) is represented by afew large green balloons; the nymphs whohunt with Cleria appear to be flappers fromthe ’20s, not exactly helpful in the forests ofCyprus! There is also stripping as an expressionof intense desire, crudely at odds withthe glorious music. It is good to hear theduet “Ai baci, al letto” in its original context:when Cavalli was being “Leppardized” forGlyndebourne and everything had to bealtered to a two-act format, this piece wassung by Ormindo and Erisbe as they embarkedon their getaway ship just before thepicnic break! Beautiful, sensuous, but notthe thing to speed one across the seas.Even with a less than stellar staging, thisis an important addition to the repertoireand improves with repeated hearings.—Duncan ChisholmVOCALPurcell – Love’s MadnessDorothée Mields; Lautten CompagneyBerlin; Wolfgang KatschnerCarus 83.371!!Welcome to theantidote for thosewho believe thatPurcell’s workscomprise overornate,highly theatricaloperas. Therewas another side toPurcell suppressedfor many (notably Victorian) years.This is no compilation of songs for lovesickswains snubbed by ice-cold maidens. Itgives ample examples of the “mad songs” thatemerged in 17th century England, as musicianswere inspired by the sometimes tenuousdivision between sane and insane. Thisis demonstrated by Dorothée Mields’ stridentperformance of Purcell’s Bess of Bedlam and‘Tis women makes us love, two of severalsuch songs in this anthology. Her interpretationsleave no one in any doubt as to theamount of insanity these songs express!Then there are the more conventionalpieces by Purcell: the songs from Didoand Aeneas and from the musical theatreproductions he made his own, theexpertly-played consort pieces, e.g. theFantazia of 1680, and O, Solitude sungwith a purity reminiscent of Alfred Deller’scountertenor version.Finally, traditional and often anonymoussongs complete this highly varied 31-track(!)selection. Thomas Ravenscroft’s The ThreeRavens comes with imaginative recorderplaying which conveys just how touchingand moving this ballad is.Yes, an introduction to Purcell’s unknownside and to the “mad song” but a not inaccurateappetizer of English 17th century music.—Michael SchwartzCavalli – La virtù de’strali d’AmoreEuropa Galante; Fabio BiondiNaxos 2.110614-15!!Cavalli is stillunderestimated asan opera composer.He was supremelylucky in his librettistsand achievednew heights withGiovanni Faustiniand his family.This was the first of ten operas which includedCalisto, Ormindo and greatest of allL’Egisto. Faustini took elements of Greekand Roman mythology and wove them intooriginal allegorical dramas. Here the basicplot involves stealing Cupid’s (Amore’s)arrows to humble him and teach him touse his powers more responsibly. This plotinvolves Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter andSaturn but soon intertwines with good andbad magic, and a confused pair of royallovers. As in the original staging, there isa lot of doubling and tripling of parts exceptfor the excellent main voices: Pallante(Juan Sancho), Meonte (Filippo Adami) andHandel – Il Pastor FidoLa Nuova Musica;David BatesHarmonia Mundi HMC 907585.86!!Unlike many baroquecomposers,Handel thought inacts, not scenes, andwas singular in hispursuit of dramaticbalance and pace.He worked on threecomplete versions ofIl Pastor Fido, the other two printed as “thesecond” and “the third edition.” This welcomerecording is of the first setting whichpremiered on St. Cecilia’s Day, November 22,1712. The plot derives from a famous pastoralplay by Guarini, but the libretto (like manyof Handel’s early operas for London) probablywas adapted by Rossi from a Frenchsource: there is a scene with a garland notin Guarini, but occurring in contemporaryFrench pastorals. The chopped three-act version(from Guarini’s five acts) needs someexplanation. This was given in a page-long“Argument” only a third of which is givenwith this recording. Similarly the detailedstage directions are absent. Why? Add tothis some bad translations. When the hunterSilvio cries out “Lancio il mio dardo” andwounds Dorinda, he is throwing his spear,not shooting an arrow. The boast is that thisis a “world premiere recording.” It is not.That was done by Cetra with il Quartetto diMilano directed by Ennio Gerelli long agoand amazingly with all the voices at theright pitch!60 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

The cast is excellent. They have chosenstylish ornaments for the da capos with realtrills not just extended vibrato. Lucy Croweis especially clear and moving as the longsufferingAmarilli and Anna Dennis as thelovesick self-sacrificing Mirtillo, revealed asthe faithful shepherd of the title. LisandroAbadie, a resonant bass-baritone makes anall too brief third act appearance as the priestTirenio pronouncing Diana’s divine plan.Katherine Manley is lively and devious as thescheming Eurilla.The tempi are uneven: surely the finalchorus is not a dirge! Nonetheless, when hegets it right, David Bates can be magical.The box is worth having for an aria in Act 1“Mi lasci, mi fuggi” for Dorinda (MadeleineShaw) —a perfect example of Handel’s musicaldrama and his ability to probe humanfrailties. One final comment on the numberof orchestral players: this is one of the fewrecordings that gets it about right but is stilllight on the strings.—Duncan ChisholmSchubert – SchwanengesangMatthias Goerne; Christoph EschenbachHarmonia Mundi HMC 902139.40!!This posthumouscollection ofSchubert lieder is afavourite for singerswho want the expressivevariety thata cycle of themedpoetic texts from asingle pen might notoffer. The creative outpouring of Schubert’sfinal year included numerous songs that hisbrother assembled for publication. UnlikeWinterreise or Die schöne Müllerin whosetexts by Müller are more focused around aspecific story, Schwanengesang representstexts by three different poets on a richly diverseset of ideas.The real surprise in this recording is notthat baritone Matthias Goerne presentsanother flawless performance with pianistChristoph Eschenbach, or that he shows impeccablemastery over the emotive range ofmaterial, or that with his enormous voice henever over-sings the intimate requirementsof the salon. The real surprise lies in the companiondisc with Eschenbach’s performanceof the Sonata D960.Serious Schubertians love this work forits tenderness, harmonic depth and melodicsimplicity. This sonata is free of studiedcomplexity or artifice. The writing is directand aims at some target deep within thesoul. Was Schubert conscious of his end?Is the sweet melancholy the lingering painover Beethoven’s death only months earlier?Eschenbach seems to know the answer,playing unashamedly with full conviction,drawing from these pages a unique statementunlike any you have heard before. Heis interpretively wise to Schubert’s phrasingneeds, his clever switchbacks over only partialrestatements of his principle themes. Heis no less clever and wise than the composerhimself. This powerful combination createsa rare masterpiece performance you simplymust own.—Alex BaranVerdi – Les Vêpres SiciliennesBarbara Haveman; Burkhardt Fritz;Alejandro Marco-Burmester; Balint Szabo;Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra andChoir; Paolo CarignaniOpus Arte OA 1060 D; OA BD7092D!!This fine newrelease in digitalsplendour is a perfectexample of howunder the hand ofa talented directoran opera can beupdated and evenimproved with arevolutionary concept. Revolutionary indeed.The opera is all about revolution, inthis case the uprising of the Siciliani againstFrench oppressors in 1282. How ironic anddaring that Verdi prepared this Frenchversion for a Paris audience in 1855. But ofcourse his mind was on Italy’s fight for freedomand unification.The Grand Opera tradition that Verdi laidhis hands on with variable success mustinclude a ballet and so this version does,making the opera almost five hours long.What Christof Loy of Salzburg fame doeswith it is a re-enactment of the protagonists’childhoods which enlightens the ratherconfusing plot and keeps the action moving.Minimalistic but strong sets, simpleprops like chairs scattered around, moderncostumes used as a dramatic device (theFrench in dinner jackets, the natives injeans and loose shirts, Hélène the heroinein a man’s suit and tie) and an overall greycolour scheme all form an artistically unifiedconcept.Add to this a group of dedicated, enthusiasticsingers, Barbara Haveman’s glorioussoprano, Burkhard Fritz (the tenor’s vocalacrobatics stand out), a fine chorus alwaysso important in Verdi’s operas and a young,formidably talented and dynamic conductor,Paolo Carignani, who brought the housedown in COC’s Tosca this February. It’s awin-win situation with the immortal Verdiemerging as triumphant even with one of hisless successful but, in this production, verysoul-fulfilling operas.— Janos GardonyiI Saw EternityElora Festival Singers; Noel EdisonNaxos 8.572812!!The Elora Festival Singers continues itshistory of collaboration with Canadiancomposers in this strikingly beautiful recording.Four of the selections on this discwere composed expressly for this choir, andthese, as well as theother selections, arewell served by thechoir’s pitch-perfectand artful delivery.In the title track byLeonard Enns, weare struck by thepassages which incorporatea layering of voices that build andcascade in awe of a profound experience.Peter Tiefenbach’s Nunc Dimittis is peacefulin character, with a gentle, melodic interplayof voices with the piano, played with lovingsensitivity by Leslie De’Ath, who also evokesthe shimmering movement of water in theAgnus Dei from Glenn Buhr’s Richot Mass.Organist Michael Bloss both supports andenlivens Paul Halley’s Bring us, O Lord God.In Ruth Watson Henderson’s unaccompaniedMissa Brevis, upper voices maintain aconsistently pure, even tone, resulting in atreble-like quality reminiscent of that in atraditional men and boys choir. The excellentcontrol of soprano voices is also evidentin Craig Galbraith’s setting of Let all MortalFlesh Keep Silence with the dolce and pianissimodelivery of top notes. On a text byRabindranath Tagore, Marjan Mozetich’sFlying Swans is written with a wonderfullymystic accompaniment of cello and clarinet,which features drone, ostinato and solopassages, some of which evoke the flappingof wings and trumpeting of the swans, allexecuted brilliantly by John Marshman andStephen Pierre.—Dianne WellsEARLY & PERIOD PERFORMANCETune thy Musicke to thy HartStile antico; FretworkHarmonia Mundi HMU 807554!!Tudor and Jacobean music for private devotionhas long been neglected by early musicperformers. Here is a selection of compos-June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 61

ers who reveal whythat neglect cannotbe justified.Stile antico risesto the sumptuousdemands of ThomasTomkins’ O praisethe Lord with its12-part texturereminding us of polyphony’s own past glories.Immediately afterwards Fretwork makeits instrumental presence felt through itsexperienced viol-playing in O ye little flockby the all-but forgotten John Amner. Indeed,on occasions the deep, hollow resonance ofFretwork’s playing makes one almost forgetthat viols are the only instruments involved:listen to Robert Parsons’ second In Nomine.Then there are the hymns that give the lieto the myth that England was a Protestantcountry at ease with its spirituality. ThomasCampion’s Never weather-beaten sail mayindeed be a prayer of relief for those survivinga voyage. It may also be a prayer of reliefby the Catholic Campion for his own survivalin an age when his namesake Saint EdmundCampion died a cruel death for his faith.That death, in fact, is the subject of a song byWilliam Byrd on this very CD.Although some might say this collection ismelancholic, divine and spiritually upliftingare the fitting adjectives.—Michael SchwartzLawes – The Royal ConsortsLes Voix HumainesATMA ACD2 2373!!England’s CivilWar claimed the lifeof William Lawes in1645. Charles I, towhom Lawes wasextremely loyal, describedhim as “theFather of Music.” Theten Royall Consortsdate from the early 1630s, but were still beingplayed from hand-written scores in 1680.All ten are performed here by the seeminglylimited combination of violin, viola dagamba and theorbo. And yet from the firstnotes it is clear that we are to be treated tocompositions that display the versatile capabilitiesof these same instruments. The twoFantazies alone prove this.In fact, the clear majority of the movementsin the consorts are named after thestylized dance movements of the Baroque.The pieces here would hold their own amongany contemporary baroque entertainment.Take, for example, the spirited violin playingin the Alman, Corant and Saraband that concludeConsort 10.Lawes even includes a galliard and sixpavans in the Royall Consorts; perhaps he orhis clients felt nostalgia for the best-knownrenaissance dances. The delicate pavan at thestart of Consort 9 tests all the musicians.Overall, Lawes’ music challenges the ideathat England’s Golden Age of Music endedin 1620; surely he would have greatly influencedthe course of 17th century Englishmusic had he lived?—Michael Schwartzclassical & beyondRachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.4Alain Lefèvre; Orchestre symphonique deMontréal; Kent NaganoAnalekta AN 2 9288!!This concerto isat once a reminderof Rachmaninov’sconsistent and recognizablemusicallanguage. The styleof lush orchestralwashes ledby strings againstbroad piano chords reminds the listener offamiliar passages in the previous concertos.There is, however, a new element of modernityin this work that for Rachmaninov seemsto have been a long time in coming.Pianist Alain Lefèvre is a powerful player.At the keyboard he creates the kind ofLisztian fear that instruments must surelyhave when they’re about to be shaken to thecore. He is an exemplar of the player thatthe Rachmaninov Fourth needs. Nothingless will do. Lefèvre and Nagano explodeout of the starting gate with so much energythat it’s tempting to think your CD playerhas started the final movement by mistake.They make the perfect team required tonavigate Rachmaninov’s new polyrhythmsstrewn throughout the work. They embracethe numerous harmonic collisions withoutreservation and offer a highly charged performancethat sets the heart racing. In all,this performance can actually be a little disturbingfor anyone unaccustomed to hearingRachmaninov’s dark side so eloquently referencedhere by Lefèvre and Nagano.By contrast, and a well-programmedone it is, Scriabin’s Prometheus draws theOSM into repertoire it does so well. Whileof the same generation, Scriabin turnsRachmaninov’s flirtations with modernisminto a full nuptial embrace. It’s all here, theFrench school of the early 20th century excitedwith rich colours on broad canvas andusing every potential offered by the piano togild the orchestral palette.—Alex BaranBerlioz – Symphonie FantastiqueOrchestre de la Francophonie;Jean-Philippe TremblayAnalekta AN 2 9998!!To my mind, there are few major orchestralworks that embody the spirit of earlyromanticism better than the SymphonieFantastique by Hector Berlioz. Completedin 1830, this monumentalwork wassubtitled “Episode inthe Life of an Artist,”and tells of a lovesickyoung musicianwho attempts topoison himself withopium. The drugdoesn’t prove strong enough to cause death,but instead, only creates fantastic visions, allof which are glowingly portrayed throughoutthe symphony. And who better to interpretthis myriad of ever-contrasting moodsthan the Orchestre de la Francophonie underthe direction of Jean-Philippe Tremblay onthis new Analekta recording? The Ottawaand-Montreal-basedensemble was foundedin 2001, and since then has gone on to earnan enviable reputation as one of NorthAmerica’s most vibrant youth orchestras.I’ve asked the question, “Do French musiciansbest interpret French music?” before,and the question is still open to debate.Nevertheless, in this case it certainly doesn’thurt, for the OF’s performance is splendid.From the cautious and hesitant mood ofthe opening measures, Tremblay demonstratesa full command of the score, coaxinga warm and expressive sound from the orchestra.We can truly feel the despair of thelove-stricken young man! The second movementfinds our hero at a ball, and the musicis appropriately light and graceful. Followingthe placid “Scene in the Meadows” comes thesinister “March to the Scaffold,” where thetalents of the wind and brass sections of theOF are shown to full effect. The exuberant finale— “Dream of a Witch’s Sabbath” —is all atonce grotesque, exhilarating and terrifying.Here, the OF “pulls out all the stops,” bringingthe mad frenzy to a rousing conclusion.This is indeed an exemplary interpretationof a musical landmark —felicitations to Jean-Philippe Tremblay and the OF. Hector wouldsurely have approved!—Richard HaskellMusic is the Language of the Heart andSoul: Mahler – Symphony No.2Ricarda Merbeth; Bernarda Fink;Netherlands Radio Choir; RoyalConcertgebouw Orchestra; Mariss JansonsCmajor 709708Mahler – Symphony No.2Christiane Oelze; Sarah Connolly; MDRRundfunkchor; BerlinerRundfunkchor; GewandhausChor;Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig;Riccardo ChaillyAccentus Music ACC10238! ! The above Blu-ray sets enter a well-populatedcommunity of commendable recordedperformances that stretch back to c.1923when Oskar Fried, who had conducted thepremier performance in 1905 and to whomMahler had conveyed all he should knowabout the work, conducted it for Polydor.62 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Balancing orchestra,soloists and choirwas a monumentalundertaking in theacoustic era andone wonders howmany sets theyhad hoped to sell,particularly whenMahler’s workswere not as deeplyadmired then. ThatPolydor not-foraudiophilesrecordingis available on a2-CD set from Pearl(CDS 9929).Each of thesenew videos presents a performance thatwill satisfy the most ardent and jaded critic.Both orchestras are at home with the scoreand the soloists in each are well-matched.Of course, the vocal mavens may have theirpersonal opinions about the choice of soloistsbut, to these ears, there are no good reasonsfor any petty or insignificant objections.There are no complaints about the state-ofthe-artvideo production in either versionand the audio is equally matched in presenceand detail.I watched the Jansons first and heard avery romantic performance, indicating thatthe conductor is comfortable with the scoreand views the work as belonging to its pastand not as a portent of things to come.I may not have felt this so acutely had Inot, soon after, played the Chailly version.There is a real sense of hearing somethingnew and exciting …from unexpected, subtleinstrumental inflections and phrasing tothe just perceptible spaces between phrases.The musicians are caught up in the excitementand significance of their parts, oftenplaying like they have their feet in ice-water.The last movement and the closing pages aredevastating. Repeated viewings have notdampened my enthusiasm for the Chailly inany way.The Concertgebouw disc includes a 50+minute videography of Jansons entitledMusic is the Language of the Heart andSoul. There is a companion Blu-ray disc ofthe Eighth Symphony from the 2011 MahlerFestival in Leipzig that I have put off playinguntil the “right” time.—Bruce SurteesStill SoundBruce LevingstonSono Luminus DSL-92148!!Exquisite coloursand haunting cadenceshighlightthe remarkable soloperformances ofAmerican pianistBruce Levingston inStill Sound.Levingston ispowerful in his well thought out performancesof Chopin, Satie and Schubert. He hasa firm grasp of technique and style here.However, he is most striking when performingmore contemporary works. ArvoPärt’s popular Für Alina and Variationenzur Gesundung von Arinuschka are breathtakingin their bell-like charm and quality ofattention to the spaces between the notes.Levingston is also a champion of Americancomposers. Augusta Gross is a fine composerin the contemporary American style andis featured in five tracks. Memorable is herpolyphonic writing in Reflections on Airwhich is intricately captured by Levingston’sTime Transcending (Oehms Classics OC832) is the first solo recital disc of theAustralian-born violinist Daniel Dodds,and it’s quite stunning. The works rangefrom Bach through Paganini, Ysaÿe andErnst to 20th century works by Rochberg,Berio, Bram and Messiaen. You’llfind better —or, at least, morenuanced —versions of the greatChaconne from Bach’s Partita inD Minor, but you’d be hardpushed to find anything anywhereto match the playing onthe rest of the CD. There are terrificperformances of Ysaÿe’sSonata No.3, Ballade, and LucianoBerio’s Sequenza VIII from 1976, followed bya stunning Caprice No.24 fromthe Paganini Op.1. The Americancomposer George Rochberg published50 Caprice Variations onthis particular piece in 1970, and12 of them are here, played with aquite startling range of tone, colourand special effects. The EtudeVI by H. W. Ernst is his famous1864 set of variations on The LastRose of Summer, and a work ofalmost ridiculous technicaldifficulty —but apparently notfor Daniel Dodds.The phenomenal playingcontinues in Swiss composerThuring Bram’s Uhrwerk(Clockwork), written in 1976;Dodds is called on to play a dazzlingarray of effects — thumps,harmonics, bow scrapings, left-hand pizzicatoand more —in an engrossing piece thattreats the violin, in the composer’s words, as“a sophisticated percussion instrument.”Dodds is joined by pianist TomaszTrzebiatowski for the final track, Messiaen’sLouange a l’immortalité de Jesus, the finalmovement from his Quatuor pour le fin dutemps. The beautifully sustained long, highgentle performance. William Bolcom’s NewYork Lights is a solo piano version basedon an aria from his opera A View from theBridge. Bolcom’s clever use of a multitudeof American musical styles makes this anaccessible yet modern work. Unfortunately,Levingston is suddenly a bit too bangy andpercussive in the climatic, louder section,though he retreats back to his mature musicaltouch for the end of the work.Levingston is to be applauded for hischoice of programming. This is a collectionof reflective, personal music with which toenjoy, contemplate and unwind.—Tiina KiikStrings AttachedTERRY ROBBINSmelodic line brings a breathtaking CD to aserene close.We’re not exactly overwhelmed with violaconcertos, so I was delighted to receive thelatest CD by the marvellous young Americanviolist David Aaron Carpenter, whichfeatures world premiere recordingsof three Viola Concertos byJoseph Martin Kraus (ONDINEODE 1193-2). Kraus, a Germancomposer who spent most ofhis working life in Sweden,was an exact contemporary ofMozart, born in the same yearand dying just 12 months afterMozart’s death. Until just a few years ago,however, these works were mistakenly attributedto his friend and compatriot,Roman Hoffstetter.There are two solo concertos,in e-flat major and c major,and a double concerto for violaand cello (although really violawith cello obbligato) in whichCarpenter is joined by RiittaPesola. All three works wereprobably written around thetime that Kraus moved to Swedenin 1778; not surprisingly, thereare stylistic similarities withboth Mozart and Haydn — who,apparently, named Mozart andKraus as the only two geniuseshe knew —but all three worksare full of melodic and harmonicsurprises.Carpenter’s playing is superb: warm andrich across the entire range, and wonderfullyexpressive. He also directs the TapiolaSinfonietta, an orchestra which has theViennese music of this period as part of itscore repertoire as is clear from their perfectly-judgedaccompaniment.The Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang, whois currently based in the UK, presents herown transcriptions and arrangements ofJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 63

three Bach Concertos on her latest CD (EMIClassics 6 79018 2) with the Elias StringQuartet. The two solo Violin Concertos, in aminor and e major, are here, as well as theHarpsichord Concerto in D Minor BWV1052,which is believed to be based on a now-lostviolin concerto.Yang found the solo parts in the violinconcertos to be perfectly playable on theguitar, but the real masterstroke here is herarrangement of the orchestral accompanimentfor string quartet, thus ensuring thatthe guitar’s softer voice can always be heard.Her playing is clean, precise and beautifullyRuggles – The Complete Music ofCarl RugglesBuffalo Philharmonic;Michael Tilson ThomasOther Minds OM 1020/21-2!!Long out of print,this double CD reissueof the 1980Columbia vinylLPs of the completemusic of theAmerican iconoclastCarl Ruggles(1876–1971) makesa welcome return to the fold thanks to theefforts of the San Francisco Symphony’sOther Minds project. Michael Tilson Thomas,long-time conductor of that admirableensemble, was also music director of theBuffalo Philharmonic from 1971–79, continuinga golden age for contemporary musicin Buffalo dating back to the tenure of hispredecessor, the composer-conductor LukasFoss (1963–71).Ruggles struggled mightily with hiscompositions, publishing only a dozencomplete works from 1918 to 1944, amountingto a mere 90 minutes of music. Strident,granitic and densely chromatic, Ruggles’powerful music attracted the attention ofthe avant-garde of the time who greatly admiredhis uncompromising vision. EdgardVarèse (none too prolific himself) was amajor enthusiast, and used his influenceto arrange high-profile performances andsolicit new commissions for him. Alas, thecantankerous Ruggles was more fascinatedwith the process of composition than itstermination and left the majority of his projectsunfinished. His colleague Henry Cowellrecalled overhearing Ruggles pounding outthe same crystalline sonority relentlesslyshaped, and the balance with the quartet isexcellent throughout.Yang was drawn to the violin concertos bythe guitar transcriptions of Bach’s solo violinsonatas and partitas, and this disc includesthe Sonata in G Minor, transcribed by herto a minor. Nothing seems to be lost in thetranscription; indeed, many sections soundsmoother than in the violin original. ThePrelude in C Major from the Well-TemperedClavier, again transcribed by Yang to a major,and played on a seven-string guitar, andthe Air on the G String complete an excellentand generous —almost 80 minutes — CD.Strings Attached continues at thewholenote.com with works for baroqueguitar performed by David Russell, violin and piano by Stravinskyperformed by Carolyn Huebl and Mark Wait, early violin concertosof Vieuxtemps featuring Chloë Hanslip, Cuban-inspired concertoscomposed and performed by Israeli violinist Ittai Shapira and some jazzyofferings from Marin Alsop’s all-star ensemble String Fever.modern & contemporaryfor hours on end, and when he gently questionedhim about it Ruggles bellowed, “I’mgiving it the test of time!”Ruggles’ distinctive music has indeedpassed that test with flying colours, and 32years after their initial release these performancesremain compelling despite thecomparatively dated sonics. The voicing ofthe glowing, closely-packed harmonies inthe isolated moments of quiet repose areexpertly balanced and the orchestra projectsthe stentorian passages with chilling conviction.Excellent documentation is included.This is a landmark collection that should notbe missed.—Daniel FoleySchulhoff – Piano Works 1Caroline WeichertGrand Piano GP604Weinberg – Complete Piano Works 1Allison Brewster FranzettiGrand Piano GP603!!Music ofErwin Schulhoff(1894–1942) andMiecyslaw Weinberg(1919–1996) raisesconsideration oftotalitarianism’seffects. Jewishcomposers escapingthe Nazi terrortransformed andelevated our westernmusical world,but what about theones who lookedeastward? Newdiscs enhance ourawareness of thesewonderful artists. Born in Prague, ErwinSchulhoff developed early as a significantpianist and composer. Attempted emigrationto the Soviet Union was overtaken in 1939by Germany’s occupation of Czechoslovakiaand his arrest; he died in a concentrationcamp. Weinberg grew up between the warsin Poland, barely escaping the Nazi invasionwhile the rest of his family perished in theHolocaust. He settled successively in Minsk,Tashkent and Moscow in 1943, adapting asbest he could to the Soviet regime.Schulhoff has received considerable attentionin recent years; his piano works showa tasteful master integrating musical influencesinto original and deeply felt works.The affecting Variations and Fugue on anOriginal Dorian Theme (1913) reveals analready-mature composer commandingcompositional forms and devices towards hisexpressive ends. Carolyn Weichert brilliantlycaptures the idioms of both modernism andjazz in Partita (1922) where 1920s dancesreplace Bach-era ones. Transcending clichésof decadent Weimar Germany, the depthand seriousness of its jazz scene during the1920s and ‘30s are evident; I love the charm,quirky humour, fleeting pensive momentsand glimpses beyond the ordinary in theTango-Rag. Schulhoff’s harmony is neverjust “bi-tonal” or “wrong-note.” Weichertbalances chords and brings out subtle voiceleadingsin music evocative of the era andmore. The Third Suite for the left hand is awork of pianistic genius. Weichert’s fingerscrawl “multi-legged” over the keyboard; asher thumb sings out one of Schulhoff’s exquisitelong melodies in the Air, fingers carryon a canonic invention below! After the harmonically-adventurousImprovisazione, shedelivers the mixed-metres perpetual-motionFinale with flair but without bombast.Miecyslaw Weinberg’s major piano worksare ably performed by Allison BrewsterFranzetti, some in premiere recordings.Weinberg was an excellent pianist whosecreative leanings showed in his Lullabycomposed at 16, which carries the genreto remarkable heights. Nazi totalitarianismthrew him towards the Soviet sphereand he was strongly affected upon hearingShostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. His FirstSonata (1940) retains adventurous musicalpossibilities: bi-tonal passages, extremeregisters, stark and dissonant sonorities.Franzetti’s performance of the magicalclose of the Andantino is touching, seeminglywandering into the distance beforethe fearsome Finale emerges. Official pressureagainst Shostakovich’s experimentalismforced him towards the SymphonyNo.5’s more “positive” idiom; comparingWeinberg’s Second Sonata (1942) to the firstshows similar movement. Harmony is organizedaround familiar scales, the music liltsand sings. Franzetti builds perfectly towardsthe slow movement’s climax, and the quietreturn of the opening mood is breathtaking.Again in 1948 Stalinism reared up, demandingfolk-like themes and simple forms. In theSonatina (1951) Weinberg incorporated someof these changes; unsatisfied, he revised it in1978 as Sonata Op.49A. The effects of totalitarianismcan be long-lasting.—Roger Knox64 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Overheard – Music for Oboe andEnglish HornMichele Fiala; William Averill;Martin Schuring; Donald SpeerMSR Classics MS 1403www.msrcd.com!!Overheard is arefreshing disc ofcontemporary musicfor oboe and Englishhorn, by composersborn between 1952and 1986. A professorof oboe at OhioUniversity who hasperformed internationally, Michele Fiala’splaying on this, her second recording, is certainly“world class,” in both display of solidtechnical facility and musical expression,with equally able piano accompaniment providedby William Averill and Donald Speer;but congratulations are also in order on thechoice of repertoire which covers a gamutof styles from jazz to the incorporationof electronics.One of three commissioned works onthis disc is by Toronto composer BeverlyLewis —her Fundy Temperaments for Englishhorn and piano is a dramatic work evokingthe landscape of the Bay of Fundy, includinga foghorn depicted through the use ofmultiphonics. Another commission, Peachesat Midnight, is a delightful work by TheresaMartin evoking the playfulness of childhood.Sheer technical brilliance is displayed inGilles Silvestrini’s Three Duos for Two Oboes,in which Fiala is joined by Martin Schuring;the movements are named for works byFrench impressionist painters.The concluding work on the disc is a personalfavourite —Mark Phillips’ Elegy andHonk for English horn and electroacousticmusic uses only processed English hornsounds for the background soundtrack of theslow and moody first segment, while Honkemploys manipulated sounds of geese, ducksand a bicycle horn as a rhythmic backdrop tothe live instrument. I found myself chucklingalong with this last track on what is athoroughly enjoyable and important contributionto the recorded repertoire for oboeand English horn.—Karen AgesAfter You, Mr. GershwinAndré Moisan; Jean SaulnierATMA ACD2 2517!!I used to like jazz.Then somethinghappened. PerhapsI’ve heard too manysimilar versions ofthe standards. MaybeI just realized thatnone of it was necessaryafter Monk. Ialso used to enjoy clarinet music but now toooften I just curl up from over-exposure.Nevertheless, there is hope for others, andit comes in the form of this wildly impressivecollection of jazz-influenced repertoire performedby the estimable clarinettist AndréMoisan together with his frequent collaboratorJean Saulnier. Good lord these two canplay, and have fun while at it too!Odd that the disc opens with a recitalencore, one of Béla Kovác’s Homages series.It is of course the title track, but in itssparkling brevity it delivers what might bethe final word for the whole compilation.The next cut is the highly effective Cape CodFiles, a sonata by Paquito D’Rivera, the mostsubstantial selection. For the first while myjaded ear was persuaded to attend, especiallyduring the beautiful unaccompanied thirdmovement. The conventional finale suggeststhe composer wanted to get on withother things.The rest of the material ranges fromheart-on-the-sleeve sentimentality (DanielMercure’s Pour mon ami Leon) to theclear and incisive Time Pieces by RobertMuczynski. This one is probably the leastovertly jazz-inspired, but it’s got thatcrazy syncopated rhythm goin’ on. JosephHorowitz’ Sonatina starts off sounding likewatery British recital literature until theflashy third movement makes its argumentfor inclusion.The playing is fine to fantastic. On occasionMoisan allows his tone to get thin andreedy, edging sharp in the higher range,but generally his sound is lovely, warm andexpressive when it needs to be, and fluid andfree for the assured passage work. I was gladto hear the clicking of his keys on some ofthe tracks, an effect as charming as closemikedguitar.—Max ChristieTerrestreClaire ChaseFocus Recordings, FCR 122 DDD!!Despite thecover image — ClaireChase, flute on hershoulder, staringdirectly into thecamera —this CD isnot all about Chase.It is an exhilaratingride through themusic of five “modernist” composers; it isall about the music, which the high-voltageinterpretations of Chase and her five equallycapable collaborators render incandescent.The title track, Terrrestre by KaijaSaariaho, moves from twitchy virtuosic birdsongs in the opening movement, L’oiseaudansant, to luminous dreaminess in thesecond, Oiseau, un satellite infime. In both,the contribution of percussionist NathanDavis must be mentioned.Franco Donatoni’s Fili (Threads) andElliott Carter’s Esprit Rude; Esprit Doux areboth series of rhythmically erratic conversations,the first between the flute and thepiano, played by Jacob Greenberg, the secondbetween flute and clarinet, played by JoshuaRubin, with effortless ease and rhythmicagility equal to Chase’s.Chase and Greenberg navigate PierreBoulez’s now classic (ground-breaking atthe time —1946) Sonatine Op.1 with aplomb:it sounds as new as if it had been composedyesterday.Kai Fujikara’s Glacier for bass flute concludesthe CD. Chase plays the bass withexceptional fluidity and a lovely shakuhachilikesound. The ending, a haunting figurerepeated more and more quietly until it disappears,is exquisite.The superb technique of the performersand their commitment to the “modernist”musical genre give us the opportunity tohear this very difficult music as (I imagine)the composers would want it to sound.—Allan PulkerKagel – Das Konzert; Phantasiestück; PanMichael Faust; Sinfonia Finlandia;Patrick GalloisNaxos 8.572635! ! Throughout his lifethe Argentinean-German composerMauricio Kagel(1931–2008) exploredevery aspect of theevolving musicallanguage of histime, including freeimprovisation, open form, electronic music,music theatre and purely instrumentalmusic. He taught and organized forums fornew music and was a masterful conductor ofhis own works. He also held an exceptionalinterest in broadcast media, completingseveral thought-provoking films in the 1960sfor German television and producing radioprograms of new music. His appearances inToronto with New Music Concerts are fondlyremembered by all who experienced them.In his later years Kagel’s music took on anaspect one might call “post-modern,” freelyincorporating the extended instrumentaltechniques of the 20th century in afrequently ironic dialogue with traditionalmusical conventions. These shadows ofthe hallowed past occur frequently in thelate period works on this disc. Kagel’s 1988Phantasiestück, a quasi-Schumannesquework that devolves from an atonal to a purelydiatonic realm, appears in two versions, onefor flute and piano with pianist Paulo Alvaresand an expanded version with string quartetand two clarinets performed by MichaelFaust’s own Ensemble Contrasts conductedby Robert HP Platz. The brief and delightfulPan for piccolo and string quartet (1985)is a pastiche on Papageno’s pan-flute solofrom Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Das Konzertis a theatrical work that was written at therequest of Michael Faust and premieredby the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in 2003with a dozen performances in DuisburgJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 65

and Düsseldorf. It is a schizophrenic “anticoncerto”for flute and chamber orchestraexpertly performed here by the SinfoniaFinlandia Jyväsklä, sympatheticallyled by fellow flutist turned conductorPatrick Gallois. This is an entertainingyet thought-provoking disc that repaysrepeated listening.—Daniel FoleyEditor’s Note: As a long standing friend of thecomposer, Canadian flutist Robert Aitkenwas invited to share the soloist’s role in thecreation of Kagel’s Das Konzert, alternatingthe first performances with Michael Faustand giving the Düsseldorf premiere. Aitkenwent on to give the world premiere performanceof the concert version of the work withEsprit Orchestra in Toronto in January 2004.Saariaho – Works for OrchestraVarious OrchestrasOndine ODE1113-2Q!!There must besomething in thewater in Helsinki.For a country ofjust over five millionpeople, Finlandseems to producea disproportionateamount of musicaltalents —instrumentalists, vocalists, conductorsand composers. Kaija Saariaho is nostranger to Toronto audiences: the COC producedthe hauntingly beautiful L’amour deloin this season, along with notable performancesby the TSO and Soundstreams.In a sparsely populated Nordic country,an artist feels connected to nature and light(or the lack thereof). Many of the works onthis compilation — Lichtbogen, Solar, Orion,Notes on Light —look to the cosmos, andSaariaho’s writing is starkly beautiful. Heruse of electronics is meticulously intertwinedand delicately masterful — undoubtedlythe result of her time at IRCAM in Paris,and the influence of spectralism pioneersTristan Murail and Gérard Grisey. But it isthe diptych Du cristal and …à la fumée thatconfirms this composer’s inimitability: asin a crystal, macroscopically the structureseems complete, but upon closer inspection,we see not only detail, but growth. Herpolymorphic textures progress like an etherealsublimation.Saariaho’s connection to the voice is mesmerizing:she integrates text into her orchestrationsin a strikingly unique way. Cinqreflets de “L’amour de loin” revisits the musicfrom the opera, but in her process, she hascreated a completely new work. Grammairedes rêves sets poems of French SurrealistPaul Éluard (not to be confused with herother great vocal work, From the Grammarof Dreams). The voice is treated as instrument,and the ensemble as voices in a texturethat rivals (and perhaps surpasses) the greatvocal works of Berio. Of all the fantasticsinging, I would be remiss not to mentionMirage, featuring the powerful lyric sopranoKarita Mattila, whose luminous soundis more often heard in the world’s leadingopera houses.For me, the highlight of the set is undoubtedlycellist Anssi Karttunen, wholends his acrobatic and nuanced virtuosityto four substantial works. But it is difficultto single out a star player on this Finnishpowerhouse team that includes conductorsEsa-Pekka Salonen (with the Los AngelesPhilharmonic), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (withthe Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra) andHannu Lintu (leading the superb Avanti!Chamber Orchestra).I could say that Saariaho’s orchestralwriting fuses the stark grandeur of compatriotSibelius, with the stratified textureof Stravinsky, with the slowness of processheard in Ligeti —but it would not do hermusic justice. Over 20 years of music on fourdiscs reveals a distinguished voice in contemporaryorchestral writing; I look forwardto hearing the next 20. And she is welcomeback to Toronto anytime.—Wallace HalladayJAZZ & IMPROVISEDEspresso Manifesto –The Songs of Paolo ConteDaniela NardiIndependent MIN004www.espressomanifesto.com!!Paolo Conte is aniconic Italian singersongwriterwhosework epitomizes acertain style andera in European popculture. DanielaNardi is a Torontobasedsinger who,when searching for a way to pay musicalhomage to her Italian roots, landed on puttingtogether a collection of Conte’s songs.Covering work by a singer with such a strongmale presence as Conte —he’s a little like theLeonard Cohen of Italy —is a challenge for afemale singer and Nardi rises to that challengeby finding the universal themes oflonging and loss (and gelato!) in his songs.Also, Nardi travelled to Umbria to recordthe disc with a handful of Italian musicians,which lends an authentic feel. EspressoManifesto opens with the most well-knownof Conte’s tunes Via Con Me (Come Awaywith Me), a light-hearted plea about givingoneself over to adventure, then movesthrough a charming but sometimes darkexploration of life and love.Like the drink manifested here, Nardi’svoice is deep and earthy and singing inItalian brings out her expressiveness. Lyricsand liner notes explaining the songs for thenon-Italian speakers are not included withthe CD but available on danielanardi.com.So you can read up on each song to understandwhat it’s all about or you can just letthe album wash over you like a seductiveMediterranean wave.—Cathy RichesAll the WaySusie ArioliSpectra Musique SPECD7832www.susiearioli.com!!Susie Arioli andher partner guitaristJordan Officerhave put out anotherfine collection ofsongs true to theireasy swinging style.Although All TheWay opens sombrelywith a soulful, slowed down My FunnyValentine it ramps up a bit from there withan ironic, sax-laden Here’s to the Losers anda nod to Ol’ Blue Eyes with the title track andthen the subtle emotional roller-coaster continueswith the melancholic Forgetful andThere’s a Lull in My Life.Arioli has an understated delivery that’sa refreshing change from the showboatingsinging we hear so much of. Yet she stillconvincingly conveys the sentiment of thesong and leaves the listener able to focus onthe lyrics rather than on how awesome hervoice is, or whatever. With the majority ofthe songs from the 50s and 60s the record isimbued with a Mad Men-esque mood thatmakes All the Way the ideal soundtrack forthe end of a day filled with two-martinimeetings, a pack-and-a-half of smokes andbitter disappointment.—Cathy RichesOne SundayKen Aldcroft; William ParkerTrio Records and ProductionsTRP-DS01-014www.kenaldcroft.com! ! The performancesof prolific Torontoimproviser/guitarist/composerKenAldcroft and NewYork City’s doublebass great WilliamParker here leave mespeechless. The twoimprovisers weave a sonic journey throughrhythm, colour, melody and ideas that justgets better with each listening.Both performers utilize their strong jazzroots to foray into spirited uncharted territories.Sweet Beverley, one of two 20 somethingminute offerings, is a doll of a piece. Itslaid back nature sets the mood for a musicalconversation on diverse topics. The phrasingis clear and subtle, allowing each intricateidea, whether long or short, to grasp one’sattention. There is a sound surprise around66 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

every corner. Also outstanding is the shortertrack Zum Schneide, where Parker plays atrombonium [an instrument shaped like abaritone horn including its three valves, butwith the bore and tube length dimensions ofa tenor trombone]. The opening passage cleverlyrefers to a classical music fanfare, andthen abruptly changes course to slides, runsand garage band noise. It is a fine exampleof where free improvised music is headed.Parker also performs on shakuhachi on thisfive track release.For listeners unaccustomed to the moreatonal sense of free improvisation, the musichere might be a stretch to understand butworth the patience to experience. Aldcroftand Parker are brilliant masters of theirart form —one may not be able to whistlealong with the “tunes” but it is the collectivesounds of their “in the moment” music creationsthat resonate so impeccably.—Tiina KiikCut a CaperIg Henneman SextetWig 19www.stichtingwig.com!!Negotiating theboundary betweennoted and improvisedmusic, Europeand Canada, is theall-star sextet ofDutch violist IgHenneman whichcan be heard inconcert at the Music Gallery June 24. The tenlimpid pieces by Henneman which makeup this disc are interpreted by a drum-lessensemble whose particularized arrangementsand advanced technical requirementssuggest contemporary new music. But whenBerlin-based trumpeter Axel Dörner garglesaltissimo air through his horn or when theviolist lets loose with airborne spiccatosnatches, the formalism is left aside. As well,there may be canon-like voicing on Moot,but Charles Mingus-like echoes appearon Toe and Heel, while the title tune addsmarching band hops to other sound tropes.Part of this CD’s textural freedom mustbe ascribed to the alternately metronomichammering or sly soundboard stretchesfrom Toronto pianist Marilyn Lerner. Uppingthe CanCon quota is Montreal clarinet andbass clarinettist Lori Freedman, althoughpinpointing which bracing chalumeausnorts or altissimo split tone squeals arisefrom her horns rather than the clarinet ofAmsterdam’s Ab Baars, who also exposesliquid tenor saxophone runs and narrowedshakuhachi puffs, is nearly impossible.Fellow Netherlander Wilbert De Joode holdsthe disparate sections together with steelfingeredstring slaps that at points expandthe polyphony with braced sul tasto or collegno slides.Beside Cut a Caper, where Lerner’spercussive echoes could as easily fit a per-formance of Morton Feldman as Mingus,another stand-out track is Narration. Witha post-modern novel’s nonlinear form, thisnarration meanders among sections thathighlight glottal echoes from the trumpeter,StuARt BroomerWith A Meadow in December (www.larasolnicki.com) Toronto singerLara Solnicki has crafted an unusuallycompelling debut, avoiding all of theusual pitfalls. Solnicki isn’t an aggressiveimproviser —there’s no scatting here and shedoesn’t take great liberties with melodies.What she does do is focus on lyric, sound andrhythmic insinuation, investing 11jewels from the Great AmericanSongbook with her own personality.Her classical training is immediatelyevident and she has apoet’s ear for nuance. She’s fine atup-tempos, but it’s the ballads thatare most memorable, as Solnickitackles challenging fare like LazyAfternoon, creating a dream-likestate with subtle shifts in pitch,all aided by the haze of MichaelDavidson’s vibraphone and TedQuinlan’s guitar. The concludingSoftly as in a Morning Sunriseis almost as good —it may bethe first time I ever noticed thelyrics. Solnicki is aided throughoutby a stellar cast, includingPat LaBarbera, a tenor saxophonist ofgreat lyricism.Montreal-based saxophonistJoel Miller doesn’tover-record. After a flurryof CDs early in his career,Swim (Origin 82613) is just hissecond recording as leader since2004’s superb Mandala. It’s wellworth the wait, for Miller is anoutstanding tenor player, gracingthe modern mainstream with alight touch, fleetly evanescentlines, and a shimmering, metallicsound that can hint at StanGetz, John Coltrane or CharlesLloyd. That playing is stronglyforegrounded here, with Millerbacked by the sturdy rhythmteam of bassist Fraser Hollinsand drummer Greg Ritchie. Geoffrey Keezer,though, provides far more than solid support.He’s an explosive, virtuoso pianist —hissolos sometimes burst into two-handedinventions —who matches Miller’s playfulprecision at very fast tempos, as on the briefStep into My Office.Another Montreal reed player, JeanDerome is best known for more experiknife-sharpplucks from the violist, hornsharmonized until their tones splinter intotongue slaps or intense trilling plus the bassist’sassured pedal-point ostinato.—Ken Waxmanmental projects, but his explorations of jazztraditions are imbued with both passionand joy. Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay withbassist Normand Guilbeault and drummerPierre Tanguay is a stripped-down machinefor maximum propulsion. On Danse al’Anvers (Ambience Magnétiques AM 205 CD)they mix Derome originals witha series of tunes by iconic jazzfigures —among them DukeEllington and Roland Kirk.Derome is fluently brillianteverywhere here, whether he’splaying funky baritone saxophoneon his own Half-wayHouse, flying brilliantly onflute and alto respectively onEric Dolphy’s demanding 17 West andStraight Up and Down, or singingenthusiastically on BillyStrayhorn’s I’m Checkin’ Out,Goom-Bye. Veterans of thisminimalist format, Guilbeaultand Tanguay are forceful, inventivepresences, creatingwaves of energy as well as distinguishedsolos.Recently emerging on the vigorousLatin jazz scene in Toronto’sWest-end, Roland Hunter is aguitarist of taste and rhythmicacumen. On Toronteros (www.rolandhunter.com) he immediatelyinvokes the great JimHall, with whom he’s studied,showing something of thesame warm sound, harmonic insightand melodic reserve. It’s a spare stylethat dances readily over Latinrhythms. You catch the effectespecially in the truncatedphrases and use of harmonicson the title track, while Hunter’smelodic invention shines onWayne Shorter’s Infant Eyes.Pianist Ali Berkok is a consistentcomplement, soloing as wellwith aplomb, while bassist Paco Luviano,drummer Mario Allende and congueroJalidan Ruiz create a dense polyrhythmicfoundation. While it’s often a relief to heara CD that settles for the old 40-minute LPlength, Toronteros presses the virtue of brevity,coming in at a shade under 30 minutes.Guitarist Avi Granite, originally fromToronto, has been resident in New York sinceJune 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 67

2009, becoming asignificant memberof the intensely creativecurrentBrooklyn scene. Hisgroup Avi Granite’sVerse is heard to fineeffect on SnowUmbrellas (PetMantis Records PMR008), with Granite’scompositions ranging from song-like effusionto knotty kernels of possibility. Thegroup —trumpeter Ralph Alessi, bassist JerryDevore and drummer Owen Howard —has adistinct personality, a transparency in whichbass and drums are as prominent in the mixas guitar and trumpet, and there’s a sense ofgroup dialogue around rhythm, a constantweave of ricocheting short phrases. It’s agenuinely contemporary sound, movingfrom pensive introspection to moments ofwonder, whether it’s Granite’s glassy, sparklinglines bubbling up through the mix orAlessi’s sudden spears of sonic colour.Ottawa trumpeterCraig Pedersenopenly acknowledgesthe inspirationsfor his quartet, mentioningJohn Zorn,the AACM, OrnetteColeman and DukeEllington. Listeningto Days Like Today (www.craig pedersen.com), I’d opt for the original Coleman group,Pedersen’s band of trumpet, alto saxophone,bass and drums favouring expressive intensityand strong rhythms. The parallelis clearest on pieces like Little Bird, whichsways to a Tex-Mex rhythm, but there’s moreto Pedersen than just influences. The Baron(an allusion to Charles Mingus?) has a mutedtrumpet sound that harkens all the wayback to the 1920s, while Points from Centreis a blast of overblown trumpet and drumthrashing that dramatically pushes the envelope.They’re all part of Pedersen’s methodologicalspectrum. The group empathyand first-rate performances by saxophonistLinsey Wellman, bassist Joel Kerr and drummerMike Essoudry testify to the quality ofthe Ottawa free-jazz community.Something in the Air | Solo StrategiesSolo playing has always been themake-or-break yardstick for pianists ofany genre. That’s solo playing not playingsolo, an important distinction whichdifferentiates between exhibiting showybreaks and having an overall musical planfor the mini-orchestra that is at his or herfingertips. The solo challenge is more pronouncedfor improvisers sinceeven if they’re interpretingcompositions, originality is theparamount concern. These challengesdon’t prevent pianistsfrom trying their hands at solosessions. But it’s instructive tonote that the memorable ones,such as the piano dates here by anAmerican, a Canadian, a Catalanand a Russian, use different strategies to attainmatchless quality.Agustí Fernández’s El laberint de lamemòria (Mbari Musica MBARI 04 www.mbari musica.com) is the closest to what manyexpect from a solo recital. That’s because theBarcelona-based pianist, best-known forhis improvisational work with experimenterssuch as bassist Barry Guy, based the 14ruminations which make up this programon 20th century Spanish so-called classicalmusic. The originality results becauseFernández doesn’t play any of that music butinstead offers interpretations birthed fromKEN WAXMANcareful, repeated listening to many of thosecompositions. Fernández’s magisterial elucidationsinclude such chamber music staplesas subtle dynamic shifts and exposing waterfallsof carefully positioned notes, but he isn’tlimited to flourishes. A kinetic piece such asCatedral for instance may have metronomictheme elaboration, but his touchis such that soundboard echoescontinue to ring long after syncopatedoctaves flash and flow.More moderated tunes such asTonada which melodically echoboth Hatikvah and Sometimes IFeel Like a Motherless Child useboth strains to never slip intobathos while sustaining a delicateinterface. Balanced precisely, L’esmoldornot only proffers a baroque-like series ofgentle key strokes, but contrasts them withkalimba-like string strokes. Also for everybouncing theme exposition or instance ofbreezy swing, Fernández brings a tougherstance to other tracks —or as contrast onthe same ones. For instance his measured,mandolin-like strums on unwound treblestrings during Pluja Sorda are coupled withrepeated key slaps, with the narrative becomingmore staccato as sympathetic rattlesand rumbles move past the strings andsoundboard and begin reflecting the timbresfrom key-frame wood.To see how Canadian Kris Davis, American Denman Maroney and Russian-American Simon Nabatov overcome similar challenges see the continuationof this review at thewholenote.com.68 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

Old Wine, New Bottles | Fine Old Recordings Re-ReleasedBRUCE SURTEESFor some time now, Toshiba EMI has beenremastering existing stereo recordingsfrom EMI into SACD s that have been thebuzz in audiophile circles around the world,in spite of the very high price tag. Moreexpensive yet are the SACD remastersprocessed and marketedby Esoteric, selling for around$75 a disc. Both companies dotheir conversions in Japan fromthe “master tapes” owned byEMI, Decca and Sony. EMI has thereal masters in its Abbey RoadStudios in London and utilizesEMI technology for the HighDefinition Sound reissue series. Theprocess consists of painstakinglycomparing the original analogproductions to determine the correctequalization and play-back curvesto ensure a truthful realization of theoriginal sound of the analog originals.This multi-step process is describedin the notes that are bound intoindividual hard cover art booksinto which the discs and originalproduction documents, in fullcolour, are reproduced. They aredistributed by EMI Canada andsell for domestic prices. So far,there is no duplication of albums.With one exception the discsare stereo hybrid SACD/CDs. Iwas intrigued by the concept ofan SACD version of an originalmonaural recording, in this casethe famous Debussy’s CompletePiano Works played by WalterGieseking (509999 559172, 4discs). Although it should nothave been, what I heard wasa complete surprise. Frombetween the speakers came thefamiliar sound of Gieseking’s piano, as freshas it was when he recorded these works inAbbey Road’s Studio 3 between 1951 and 1954when he was acknowledged as the supremeinterpreter of Debussy’s piano works. It wasa thorn in the French psyche that a Germanpianist eclipsed their own as the greatDebussy interpreter. How appropriate thatthese treasured performances are includedin this first release of the new reissues.Bruckner’s Eighth and Ninth Symphoniesare heard in recordings from 1963 and 1961with Carl Schuricht conducting the ViennaPhilharmonic, recorded in the Musikverein(509999 559842, 2 discs). Schuricht wasa consummate Bruckner conductor longbefore the composer became fashionable,amply demonstrated in these two powerfulreadings.It has been a few years since I heard thefollowing symphonies under the baton ofOtto Klemperer and I had remembered themas, well, a little stodgy. Mozart: The LastSix Symphonies with the Philharmonia andthe New Philharmonia (509999 559322, 3discs) and Mendelssohn’s Thirdand Fourth Symphonies plusSchumann’s Fourth Symphonywith the Philharmonia (509999559102, 2 discs). Mozart’s scoresmight seem to be weighed downby a modern orchestra but thatwas the fashion until recently.Klemperer hears it the “old”way and, in fact, makes areasonably good case for thepractice. The Mendelssohnsare well sprung and theSchumann is quite convincing.The recordedsound is true to the originals…only cleaner.This first release wouldnot be complete withoutJacqueline du Pré’smost famous recording,the Elgar CelloConcerto under thedirection of Sir JohnBarbirolli who alsoconducts Elgar’soften sublime songcycle, Sea Pictureswith Janet Bakerat her very best(509999 559052, 2discs). The seconddisc is all Delius;the Cello Concertowith du Pré, Songsof Farewell and ASong Before Sunriseall conductedby Sir Malcolm Sargent.The disc is a treasurethat should be gracingevery collection.Sviatoslav Richterplays piano concertosby Dvořák, Grieg andSchumann conducted byCarlos Kleiber (Dvořák)and Lovro von Matacic. Hereis Richter in his prime (1976 and 1974) andthe emerging Carlos Kleiber yet to hit the bigtime (509999 559892, 2 discs). Powerhouseperformances from Richter in all three withmatching support from his conductors.Pianist Georges Cziffra truly was a legendin his own lifetime. He was simply untouchablein Liszt’s keyboard extravaganzas andEMI recorded him extensively including the12 Transcendental Etudes and the completeHungarian Rhapsodies, in addition to TheMephisto Waltz No.1 and Gnomenreigen.Recorded between 1957 and 1975 in the SalleWagram, Paris, assembling and issuing themin this series was a stroke of genius (50999955962 2, 3 discs).Giuseppe di Stefano sounds very fresh singing33 Neapolitan Songs, recorded in Milan in1953 and 1961 (509999 55926 2, 2 discs).In his early years, could any singer topthe late Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in SchubertLieder? Every month, music lovers everywherelooked for new releases. He was incomparable.Selected recordings from 1955through 1959 appear on an invaluable collection,newly prepared for this series (509999559692, 4 discs).And one more: the Beethoven TripleConcerto with David Oistrakh, MstislavRostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter conductedby von Karajan in Berlin plus, fromCleveland, George Szell conducting Oistrakhand Rostropovich in the Brahms ViolinConcerto and Double Concerto (50999955978 2, 2 discs).These reissues are a perfectexample of the art that concealsthe art, as there is absolutely noevidence that there have beenadjustments in the sound of theoriginals. Maybe their motto isDo No Harm.Complete recordings ofGotterdammerung on LP dateback to a special performancecentred around the renowned,now legendary, soprano KirstenFlagstad who had been theWagnerian soprano, recognizedin opera houses aroundthe globe. This was a concertproduction intended as a farewellperformance recorded inthe studios of Norwegian Radio, themissing passages being recorded twomonths later and a virtually completeversion prepared for commercialrelease by Decca. Set Svanholm is theSiegfried with an impressive Egil Nordsjøas Hagen, supported by a first class castwith the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra,the Norwegian State Radio Orchestraand a studio chorus all conducted by ØivinFjelstad. Naxos has thankfully returned it tothe catalogue in a newly restored four CD set(8.112066-69). This is a full-scale productionwith much to offer and little or nothing tocomplain about. In crystal-clear, distortionfreemonaural sound with fine presenceand ample dynamics, this is a full-bloodedrealization of the closing chapter of Wagner’sultimate music drama, the ever fascinating,incomparable Ring cycle.June 1 – July 7, 2012thewholenote.com 69

MUSICAL FRAMEWORKS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK DIAMOND continued from page 10You mentioned making people aware of a space in ways they hadn’tthought about before — what are some special details in the FourSeasons Centre that people might not be aware of?There are so many details in that building, there really are. The glassstaircase —when people are moving on it, is like an animated choreography.Then there’s the huge skylight —it’s not an indulgence. It bringsenough light into the hall so that it becomes transparent, because glassis not transparent during the day, and it lights the back of the hall. Wehave aisles where people can socialize—but for the top rows we have continentalseating, because an aisle inthe middle would be too steep. Withthe aisles along the walls, people canhold on safely. [And there’s]the sweepof the floor — the floor actually changeselevation around the corners to providegood sightlines.I enjoyed Valery Gergiev’s remarkwhen he first saw the open performingspace on the second floor, “They’vemade an auditorium out of the lobby— which is great!”When the chief architect fromSt. Petersburg was here to review the Mariinsky designs,we were sitting in a lunch-time concert there, andhe turned to me and said, “You know, the musichere is the backround. The real show is the citywhen you are sitting in the lobby.” I thought thatwas an interesting reversal, that while he was listeningto the music he was looking through the glassandseeing people in streetcars and automobiles andtrucks going by, and the clouds changing, and so on.I’m not so sure the performers would be happyabout that.It was interesting, though. (He laughs.)How is the Mariinsky different from the Four Seasons?It’s not different in the sense that it has same DNA, the same horseshoeplan, the same focus. But it’s in St. Petersburg and not Toronto.The context is hugely important for me, responding architecturally tothe principles of the tradition and not violating the continuity of thestreetscape. It’s very important not to disrupt the long and powerfulhistory, but to reinforce it.Was it a problem for you that the historic old Mariinsky Theatre isright beside your new opera house?No, on the contrary, that’s what I’m saying —the continuity is veryimportant, of the streetscape, the height, the scale, the materials ofthe surrounding buildings in St. Petersburg.Do you refer to them architecturally?I do, absolutely. (He shows me some designs for the new Mariinsky.)The colours, the masonry, the porticos, the columns, the vertical windows…all the elements are there, but with a contemporary expression.There wasn’t much space for landscaping in Toronto — will therebe more there?It is a huge site, a whole city block, and the opera house is the samesize, 2000 seats. But [unlike Toronto] all the production facilities forboth houses are there as well. I’ve done a master plan for the wholeprecinct. I’m changing the present square and making a new boulevardand bridge over the canal connecting to the Conservatoryand the oldMariinsky and the little concert hall that Valery has already done. Thisbecomes one of the premier performing arts districts in the world. (Hepoints to the drawings.) Here is a statue of Rachmaninoff, and that’sGlinka —they were both directors of this opera house. Russia has thisextraordinary heritage. I think Gergiev’s clear ambition is to rivalLincoln Center and the Southbank and all those.Russia has a great advantage — it has the music.It has the music and it has Gergiev. He’s amazing, an astonishing guy.When you were designing the Maison Symphonique did you workwith Kent Nagano [the music director of the Montreal Symphony] onthe design?I didn’t work with Nagano. It was a peculiarity of this design competition.They were terrified about us getting some advantage over ourcompetitors, so it was done without the orchestra.Was the situation different with Richard Bradshaw [the artisticdirector of the Canadian Opera Company at the time]?Very different. We were very close —he was great. But the strongestinput Richard had was regardingthe orchestra pit. The pitwas his focus, and correctly so.Of course that’s not surprising,since he was a conductor.And we really were much influencedby him on the designof the pit. The rest came fromthe acoustician and myself. Buthe was a good client in the sensethat he knew when to interveneand when not to intervene. WithoutRichard that building would neverhave got done.With your design?It wouldn’t have got done, period.In your recent book of sketchesand writings, you make it clear thatthe music itself is important to you.Absolutely. Next to architecturemusic is my love. In fact my thesisfor my bachelor degree was a concerthall design.I noticed a drawing of Tafelmusikperforming at Trinity-St. Paul’s inthe book. What kinds of concertswould I be most likely to see you at?At the top of my list are chamber music andchoral music, baroque music, the voice …I’ve come to almost enjoyNew Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg.Diamond with Valery Gergiev.Windscape at Luminato.Wagner, but I did it through Mahler, the wrong way around. Andit’s very hard to beat Bach, Handel and Mozart. Then, going earlier,Cherubini and Charpentier. People like Philip Glass intrigue me, andArvo Pärt, I think he’s fantastic. His Für Alina really gets to me. GoreckiI like a lot. His Symphony of Sorrowful Songs is amazing. There’s alot of good contemporary stuff, better now because it’s melodic. Thatperiod between Shostakovich and Glass left me cold, I have to say —theatonal crashing and banging.What projects are you working on right now?There’s the renovation of the whole Banff Centre. We’ve already accomplishedquite a bit, the master plan and two buildings. Now I’mworking on the old theatres and the art gallery.You’ve influenced the whole experience of going to a concert oropera in Canada — and around the world.Not enough, not enough. (He laughs.)What would you do next, if you could choose anything?Don’t get me started on that — there’s lots to be done …! Windscape is open from 11am to 11pm at David Pecaut Square duringLuminato, which runs from June 8 until June 17.The free concert programming on stage at David Pecaut Square islisted on the Luminato website: www.luminato.com.! Diamond Schmitt Architects have a detailed website: www.dsai.ca.! Here are two books, one by Diamond and one about the work ofhis firm, Diamond Schmitt Architects:–Sketches from Here and there: Words and Watercolours by A. J.Diamond (Douglas & McIntyre)–Insight and On Site: The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt (Douglas& McIntyre). This contains an extensive bibliography on Diamond.This interview has been edited and condensed.Pamela Margles is a Toronto-based journalist andfrequent contributor to The WholeNote.DIAMOnd SCHmiTT ARCHITECTS70 thewholenote.com June 1 – July 7, 2012

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