Volume 12 - Issue 9 - June 2007

66'\ S OU THER N O N T A RI O0 Cll A M B ER 1\1\ US I C I NS TIT U TE~ SUMMER CONCERT SERIESI N D O W\ITO WN O AKVILLEPenderecki String QuartetTuesday, August 9St. Andrew's Catholic Church47 Reynolds StreetPre-concert talk 7:30 PMPerformance 8:00 PMWine & Cheese Receptionfollows PerformanceTICKETS - $35 $25 (STUDENTS/SENIORS)Tokai String QuartetTuesday, August 14Knox Presbyterian Church89 Dunn StreetPre-concert talk 7:30 PMPerformance 8:00 PMReception follows PerformanceTICKETS - $30 $20 (STUDENTS/SENIORS)Duke Piano TrioThursday, August 16St. Jude's Anglican Church160 William StreetPre-concert talk 7:30 PMPerformance 8:00 PMReception follows PerformanceTICKETS - $30 $20 (STUDENTS/SENIORS)SOCMI Student ShowcaseSunday, August 19Willis Hall at Appleby College540 Lakeshore Road WestPerformance 2:30 PMReception follows PerformanceTICKETS - $25 $15 (STUDENTS/SENIORS)4-Concert Series Subscription$90 $60 (SENIORS/STUDENTS)TICKETS & SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS GO ON SALE JUNE 15Oakville Centre Box Office905-815-2021 or toll free 1-888-489-7784boxoffice@oakville.caFor more information about the instituteand concert repertoirewww.socmi.orgopera and dance (sultry tango),along with the traditional Baroque,Classical and Romantic musicalrepertoire.Great Canadian pianistsAntonKuerti and Robert Silverman willdelight with their piano virtuosity;John Sherwood, Dave Young, andJulian Milkis, one of the world'sfinest clarinetists, will play jazz; andyoung virtuosos, the great performersof tomorrow, will demonstratetheir stunning talent. Other featuredartists include ChristopherNewton, guitarist Simon Wynberg,soprano Monica Whicher andmembers ofQuartetto Gelato.There will be music and more foreveryone.July 23 - August 15www.niagaramusicfest.com905-468-5566, 877-MUSFEST(877-687-3378)Ottawa InternationalChamber MusicFestivalOttawa, ONThe Gryphen Trio will appear in Ottawa.Each summer, thousands of musiclovers travel from across Canadaand around the world to hear over250 of the top chamber musiciansfrom Canada and the internationalscene perform in acoustically perfectheritage churches. Incrediblevalue for all lovers of classicalmusic.More than I 00 concerts coveringeverything from early to contemporarymusic. Passes at $90 foradults and $45 for students provideadmission to most of the concerts.Supplementary "Pass Plus" ticketsat $20 required to attend someheadline concerts. Discover moreat www.chamberfest.com.July 21-August 4www.chamberfest.com613-234-8008Patria Music TheatreProjects presents R. MurraySchafer's "The Princess of the Stars"Haliburton Forest and WildlifeReserve, Haliburton, ONThis summer on the shores of alake deep within the HaliburtonForest & Wildlife Reserve, audienceswill experience a work describedas "the most significant,remarkable and unique music-theatrecreation in Canadian history."Iconic Canadian composer, educator,environmentalist and "acousticecologist" R. Murray Schafer hasspent the last 40 years writing 12masterworks collectively known as"Patria''. These works reflectSchafer's reverence for the environmentand draw inspiration fromancient myth and ritual. Part opera,part theatre spectacular, part sacredceremony, many of the Patriaworks require the type of stageonly nature can provide - a remotelake, a forest glade, a garden.The Princess of the Stars issuch a work. This piece is beingpresented to lucky audiences fromAugust 28th to September 3rr1 beginningat 4am. Yes, four in themorning! Audiences gather in thepre-dawn hush, listen toMr. Schafer 's hauntingscore and, while the sunrises, watch an epic battleon the water as more than60 performers, musicians,singers, dancers and canoeistsweave a spel I ofmagic and mystery.August28-September3www.patriamusic.ca orwww.patria.org705-754-4167Southern OntarioChamber MusicInstituteOakville, ONSOCMI's Summer Institute, whichruns August 6- 19 in Oakville,attracts advanced string and pianostudents from across NorthAmerica and Mexico. For 19 yearsour students have been mentoredby a faculty made up of some ofthe world's most celebrated musicians.Performances by faculty arehighlights of the institute. Thisyear's concerts are being performedin the grandeur of three ofdowntown Oakville's magnificentchurches by the Penderecki StringQuartet, theTokai String Quartetand the Duke Piano Trio. Our StudentShowcase makes up the 4thconcert in the series and is beingheld in Willis Hall, Appleby College.Music by Haydn, JanacekWWW.THEWHOLENOTE . COM JUN E 1 - JU LY 7 2007