Volume 17 Issue 9 - June 2012

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