Volume 17 Issue 10 - July/August 2012

STEVE PAYNEVANESSA HEINSLUMIR HLUDIKMARIA MORGUNOVAON THE ROAD continued from previous pageALEX PANGMAN, JAZZ VOCALIST“My quintet is playing a very special concertfor the Brott Music Festival, July 27 atthe Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.I’m also looking forward to playing HiltonBeach (near Sudbury) at their Old TownHall concert venue August 22 … finishing upand mastering my next record, due out inMarch 2013, featuring Bucky Pizzarelli onguitar, my own Alleycats quintet and evensome original tunes in the 1930s style!”!!WEBSITE: www.alexpangman.comFACEBOOK: Alex PangmanTWITTER: @AlexPangmanJAYME STONE, BANJOIST“Excited, as always, to see Ladysmith BlackMambazo at the Edmonton Folk Festival inAugust! I’ll be playing several classical musicfestivals and my ensemble is working up aprogram of Bach fugues, inventions and cantatas… Canadian composer Andrew Downingwas commissioned to write a banjo concertofor me, which debuts at the Home County FolkFestival on July 22. It’ll be the centrepiece ofmy forthcoming album, which will feature my band with chamberorchestra …”!!WEBSITE: jaymestone.comFACEBOOK: Jayme Stone MusicTWITTER: @jaymestoneLENKA LICHTENBERG, VOCALIST, ARRANGER, PRODUCER AND BANDLEADER“Getting ready for the culmination of a threeyearproject Songs for the Breathing Walls … Itconsists of 17 recordings carried out over ayear and a half in 12 Czech and Moravian synagogues,mostly in small towns, with variousgroupings of instrumentalists from 6 countries… The music, while based on biblical textsthat would have been chanted there, is mostlycurrent, with three of my compositions, andsix by other Toronto composers. I arranged, produced and financed(don’t ask) the whole thing, so you can say I am a bit invested in this! :-)”!!WEBSITE: lenkalichtenberg.comFACEBOOK: Lenka LichtenbergTWITTER: @LenkaLichtenbergKERRY STRATTON, CONDUCTOR AND CONCERT PRESENTER“International Touring Productions is facilitatingthe appearance of Prague Radio Orchestraat the international festival in ČeskỳKrumlov, Czech Republic. The program is awork for chorus and orchestra based uponmusic of the rock group Queen as composedand conducted by the brilliant Tolga Kashif.It’s a great festival with some fine artists, notthe least of whom will be Placido Domingo.The first concert for our orchestra is September 29 at Glenn Gould withPatsy Gallant in an Edith Piaf tribute …”!!WEBSITE: www.kerrystratton.com40Check for updated Summer Festivalsonline at thewholenote.comcontinued on page 43thewholenote.com$27(sr); $15(st).• July 22 3:00: High Tea/Just Pipes. MatthewJones, recorder; Jan Overduin, organ. SCAC.$40; $35(sr); $25(st). Includes high tearefreshments.• July 26 7:30: Opera Gala: PucciniMasterpieces. Highlights from Tosca andMadame Butterfly. Lauren Segal, mezzo; EdgarErnesto Ramirez, tenor; Todd Delaney, baritone;TBA, soprano. MPAC. $32; $27(sr); $15(st).• July 27 7:30: Alex Pangman and herAlleycats. Classic 1930s jazz. RBG. $30;$25(sr); $10(st).• July 28 7:30: Elvis Lives! The life, timesand music of Elvis Presley, performed by SteveKabakas. MPAC. $35; $30(sr); $15(st).• August 2 7:30: By George that’s Gershwin.Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F;Bernstein: Symphonic Suite (from West SideStory); Goulet: Chocolate Box (world premiere).MPAC. $32; $27(sr); $15(st).• August 5 3:00: High Tea & The Celtic Harp.Burns: Auld Lang Syne; Sutherland: Bones& Runes; PEI Shores; Arran Farewell. RuthSutherland, celtic harp. SJAC. $40; $35(sr);$25(st). Includes high tea refreshments.• August 9 7:30: Royal Favourites!Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto; Elgar: EnigmaVariations; Walton: Orb and Sceptre; Brott:Royal Tribute. Valerie Tryon, piano. MPAC. $32;$27(st); $15(st).• August 12 3:00: High Tea – Amore!Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben; Britten: ACharm of Lullabies; also works by Rachmaninoff,Gershwin and others. Sabatino Vacca, piano;Rachael Cleland, soprano. SJAC. $40; $35(sr);$25(st). Includes high tea refreshments.• August 16 7:30: Finale: The MagnificentMasterpiece. Verdi: Requiem. Sinead Sugrue,soprano; Emilia Boteva, mezzo; John MacMaster,tenor; Steven Hegedus, bass-baritone; ArcadySingers. MPAC. $35; $30(sr); $15(st).Canadian Guitar FestivalAugust 3 to August 5Sydenham Rd., ON613-544-CAMP (2267)www.canadianguitarfestival.comCanadian Open Old Time Fiddle ChampionshipAugust 8 to August 12Shelburne, ON519-925-8620www.shelburnefiddlecontest.on.caClear Lake Chamber Music FestivalAugust 11; August 21 to August 26Onanole, Riding Mountain National Park, MB204–571–6547 or 204–727–9631www.clearlakefestival.caAll concerts at Onanole Community Centre,Hwy. No.10, Riding Mountain National Park,Manitoba, unless otherwise indicated in listingsbelow.Festival Passes – $80(adults); $55(students);passes do not include Jazz Cruise Concert.• August 11 7:30: Jazz Concert: Greg Gatienand Friends. Poor Michael’s Bookshop Art &Café, Onanole, Riding Mountain National Park,MB. $20; $15(st).• August 21 7:30: Opening: PianoExtravaganza – 20th Century Classics meetJazz. Works by Grainger, Rachmaninoff,Glazunov, Gershwin, Prokofiev and others.Alexander Tselyakov, piano; Daniel Tselyakov,piano; Joyce Lai, violin; Rafael Hoekman, cello;Aaron Hodgson, trumpet. $25/$20(adv);$20(st)/$15(adv).S. Summer Festivals• August 22 7:30: A Musical Love Triangle:Brahms and the Schumanns. Works by R.Schumann, C. Schumann and Brahms. AlexanderTselyakov, piano; Daniel Tselyakov, piano; JoyceLai, violin; Ian Clarke, viola; Rafael Hoekman, cello.$25/$20(adv); $20(st)/$15(adv).• August 23 7:30: Sensuous Sonorities ofDebussy: dedicated to Debussy’s 150th BirthAnniversary. Works by Debussy. AlexanderTselyakov, piano; Daniel Tselyakov, piano; JoyceLai, violin; Ian Clarke, viola; Colette Simonot,host. $25/$20(adv); $20(st)/$15(adv).• August 24 2:00: Jazz Concert. Musicand performers TBA. $25/$20(adv);$20(st)/$15(adv).• August 24 7:30: The French ConnectionsRendez–vous à Paris. Works by Ravel, Fauré,Franck and Milhaud. Alexander Tselyakov, piano;Daniel Tselyakov, piano; Naomi Forman, soprano;Nancy Hennen, flute; Clear Lake ChamberOrchestra. $25/$20(adv); $20(st)/$15(adv).• August 25 7:30: Absolutely Fabulous!Chamber concertos by Telemann, Molter andChopin. Alexander Tselyakov, piano; CatherineWood, clarinet; Aaron Hodgson, trumpet; ClearLake Chamber Orchestra; Colette Simonot, host.$25/$20(adv); $20(st)/$15(adv).• August 26 3:00: Serious Fun, Grand Finale.Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda) arr. for strings anddancer; Saint–Saëns: Septet for Trumpet,String Quintet and Piano Op.65; Lutoslawsky:Variations on a theme of Paganini for two pianos;Tchaikovsky: Overture “1812” arr. fortwo pianos, eight hands; Lavignac: Galop –Marche for two pianos, eight hands. AlexanderTselyakov, piano; Michael Kim, piano; KyungKim, piano; Daniel Tselyakov, piano; AaronHodgson, trumpet. $20; $15(st). With jazz concertprelude.• August 26 8:30: Festival Encore: Jazz CruiseConcert. Music and performers TBA. Marina,Main Beach, Wasagaming, (Clear Lake), RidingMountain National Park, MB. $35/$30(adv).Colours of MusicSeptember 21 to September 30Barrie, ON705-726-1181www.coloursofmusic.caDomaine 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.• July 6 8:00: AV Input/Output,RUBBERBANDance Group. Hip-hop, modern andclassical dance fusion. $30.• July 7 8:00: The Two Most Prestigious GuitarDuos of the International Scene Reunited at LeDomaine Forget. Bach: Suite française No.5BWV816; Debussy: Claire de lune; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Les guitars bien tempérées Op.199 (excerpts);Guiliani: Variations Concertantes Op.13.Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela, Sergio Assad,Odair Assad, guitars. $38.• July 12 8:00: Jan Lisiecki: A Star is Born.Messiaen: Préludes; Bach: Chorale PreludeBWV645 “Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme;”Martinů: Trois Danses Tchèques; Mozetich: Troispièces pour piano solo; Paderewski: MenuetOp.14 No.1; Chopin: Grande valse brillianteOp.18; and other works. $33.• July 13 8:00: A Russian Evening with BorodinJuly 1 – September 7, 2012