Volume 21 Issue 2 - October 2015

include Requiem - Maurice Duruflé, a concert
with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale and a thrilling
Christmas presentation, A Ceremony of Carols -
Benjamin Britten. An Organ Series and Jazz Vespers
commences in January 2016. New members
are always welcome to the Music at All Saints
Kingsway family. Come and be a part of a fantastic
choral, instrumental and creative community.
D. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor,
director of music
416-233-1125
music@allsaintskingsway.ca
allsaintskingsway.ca
●Amadeus Choir of
Greater Toronto
Founded in 1975, the Amadeus Choir, under the
direction of Lydia Adams, is celebrating its 41st
year. The choir performs a regular series of concerts,
presenting works by Canadian and international
composers, both with orchestra and in
a cappella performances.
Celebrating music and light in the 2015/16
season, “Luminosity” (November 1), presents
works by J. Whitbourn, B. Chilcott, M. Lauridsen,
H. Janmohamed and Ê. Ešenvalds with guest artists,
Steven Dann and Diana Atherton Davis. On
December 19 the choir welcomes Linda Beaupré
and the Bach Children’s Chorus for “The Season
of Joy”, featuring winning compositions from
the 29th Annual International Songwriting Competition
open to all ages. Feel the pulse on April 3
with “Carmina Burana: The Spring Emerges”, with
works by Della Joio, Coulthard and Orff. The Amadeus
Choir is joined by the Buffalo Master Chorale,
Doreen Rao, conductor; Bach Children’s
Chorus, Linda Beaupré, conductor; soloists Leslie
Fagan, Christopher Mayell, and Peter MacGillivray,
and accompanists Peter MacDonald and
Shawn Grenke. Experience the beauty of madrigals
and works by Morley, Gibbons, Bennett,
Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Britten and Howells
at “Serenade to Music” on June 5.
Lydia Adams, conductor
& artistic director
Shawn Grenke, accompanist
Olena Jatsyshyn, general manager
416-446-0188
info@amadeuschoir.com
www.amadeuschoir.com
●Amici Chamber Ensemble
Amici Chamber Ensemble has celebrated over
twenty-five years as one of Canada’s finest and
most distinguished chamber music ensembles.
Artistic Directors clarinetist Joaquin
Valdepeñas, cellist David Hetherington and
pianist Serouj Kradjian invite some of the finest
musicians to join them in innovative and
eclectic programming, celebrating friendship
through music.
Amici Chamber Ensemble’s annual concert
series has featured world-renowned musicians
AMICI CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
as frequent guests, including James Ehnes, Isabel
Bayrakdarian, Lara St. John, Shmuel Ashkenasi,
Russell Braun, Michael Schade, Cho-Liang
Lin, Jaime Laredo, Andre Laplante and James
Sommerville. The ensemble has commissioned
and premiered over twenty works by Canadian
composers, among them Allan Gordon Bell,
Chan Ka Nin, Brian Cherney, Malcolm Forsyth,
Jacques Hétu, Alexina Louie and Jeffrey Ryan.
Alongside numerous broadcasts of their concerts
on national radio, Amici Chamber Ensemble’s
recordings have placed them firmly among
the world’s best chamber musicians and garnered
the ensemble two JUNO awards, most
recently the 2013 Classical Album of the Year:
Solo or Chamber Ensemble for Levant. Other
prestigious honors include several JUNO award
nominations, including a 2011 nomination for the
ATMA Classique disc “Armenian Chamber Music“.
Robin McLean
519-267-0636
robin@amiciensemble.com
amiciensemble.com
●Annex Singers
The Annex Singers of Toronto is a vibrant community
choir delivering an eclectic repertoire
with spirit and sophistication. Celebrating its
36th year of singing, the 70-voice choir performs
classical and contemporary repertoire, including
premieres of Canadian works. The Annex Chamber
Choir is a 20-voice ensemble drawn from the
larger choir, presenting works from the chamber
repertoire. Director Maria Case’s dynamic
leadership and programming continue to invigorate
the choir, attracting new members and
wider audiences.
This season the Annex Singers will present two
concerts at Grace Church on-the-Hill: “Gaudete!”
on Saturday, December 12, 2015, and “Songs
and Sonnets: A Shakespeare Celebration” on
Saturday, May 7, 2016.
On Saturday, March 5, 2016, the Annex
Chamber Choir will perform “Camerata” at
St. Andrew’s United Church.
We rehearse Monday evenings at St. Thomas’s
Church, 383 Huron Street. Experienced singers
who wish to arrange an audition are encouraged
to contact our membership coordinator through
our website.
Joanne Eidinger
416-458-4434
joeidinger@gmail.com
annexsingers.com
●Aradia Ensemble
The JUNO-nominated Aradia Ensemble led
by conductor Kevin Mallon presents innovative
music incorporating old-world artistry and
the modern-day, performing an eclectic blend
of music on baroque instruments. They have
recorded over 50 CDs for Naxos. This season
launches November 1, celebrating the 400th
anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s visit to
Ontario: “In the Path of Champlain” in partnership
with Alliance Française at 24 Spadina Rd,
featuring a narration by Dr. Patrice Dutil. For our
holiday concert on December 5 at the beautiful
St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone
Ave, we present a programme of Vivaldi Sacred
music along with the launch of our newest CD
from Naxos. On April 16 at the Music Gallery, 197
John St. we present “Voyage to America” with
actor Pierre Brault following the voyage of Captain
Christopher Newport, featuring music from
Rameau, Marais, Vivaldi, Telemann and Corelli.
Our season finishes with “Concert for a Mad
King” June 4 at the Music Gallery featuring soprano
Stacie Dunlop performing “mad” arias from
Handel, and Montréal’s Ensemble Paramirabo
performing Peter Maxwell Davies’ “Eight Songs
for a Mad King” with baritone Vincent Ranallo.
Samantha Little, executive director
647-960-6650
info@aradia.ca
aradia.ca
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