Volume 21 Issue 2 - October 2015
Vol 21 No 2 is now available for your viewing pleasure, and it's a bumper crop, right at the harvest moon. First ever Canadian opera on the Four Seasons Centre main stage gets double coverage with Wende Bartley interviewing Pyramus and Thisbe composer Barbara Monk Feldman and Chris Hoile connecting with director Christopher Alden; Paul Ennis digs into the musical mind of pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and pianist Eve Egoyan is "On the Record" in conversation with publisher David Perlman ahead of the Oct release concert for her tenth recording. And at the heart of it all the 16th edition of our annual BLUE PAGES directory of presenters profile the season now well and truly under way.
Vol 21 No 2 is now available for your viewing pleasure, and it's a bumper crop, right at the harvest moon. First ever Canadian opera on the Four Seasons Centre main stage gets double coverage with Wende Bartley interviewing Pyramus and Thisbe composer Barbara Monk Feldman and Chris Hoile connecting with director Christopher Alden; Paul Ennis digs into the musical mind of pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and pianist Eve Egoyan is "On the Record" in conversation with publisher David Perlman ahead of the Oct release concert for her tenth recording. And at the heart of it all the 16th edition of our annual BLUE PAGES directory of presenters profile the season now well and truly under way.
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BLUE PAGES <strong>2015</strong>/16<br />
Annual auditions are held each April or May.<br />
The innovative GET MUSIC! Educational Outreach<br />
and Leadership Initiative for secondary school<br />
students, community choirs and conductors provides<br />
workshops and audio/video recording mentorship<br />
culminating in shared performances.<br />
Lydia Adams is the Artist Recipient of the 2013<br />
Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the<br />
Arts and the 2012 winner of the Roy Thomson<br />
Hall Award of Recognition from the Toronto Arts<br />
Foundation Arts Awards.<br />
The Elmer Iseler Singers’ Greatest Hits CD<br />
was launched in December 2013 to great critical<br />
acclaim and is available from our website.<br />
Lydia Adams, conductor<br />
and artistic director<br />
Jessie Iseler, general manager<br />
416-<strong>21</strong>7-0537<br />
info@elmeriselersingers.com<br />
elmeriselersingers.com<br />
● Ensemble Vivant<br />
Ensemble Vivant, “Canada’s Chamber Music<br />
Treasure” (Toronto Star), has dazzled audiences<br />
worldwide with innovative, genre-diverse programming<br />
for three decades. A pioneer among<br />
piano chamber ensembles, Ensemble Vivant garners<br />
accolades internationally from the classical<br />
and jazz worlds. Often expanding from a<br />
trio, Ensemble Vivant includes Catherine Wilson,<br />
piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Sybil Shanahan,<br />
cello; Norman Hathaway, viola; Jim Vivian, bass;<br />
Don Thompson, O.C., vibes. “This group is of the<br />
highest caliber. No matter the genre, there is<br />
magic in Catherine Wilson and Ensemble Vivant’s<br />
music-making.” Rick Wilkins, CM Opening Day<br />
Recording Artists.<br />
“(Homage to Astor Piazzolla)…a truly beautiful<br />
CD.” Don Thompson, OC<br />
“…precisions of sonority, dynamics and rhythm<br />
that Ensemble Vivant fully deliver…(Burke’s) intricate<br />
ensemble writing is performed magnificently…a<br />
moving experience…Wilson’s playing is<br />
evocative.” WholeNote<br />
“…thoroughly enjoyable…” Boston Herald, USA<br />
“…beautiful, poised performances...these musicians<br />
capture the passion and verve…Wilson’s<br />
piano gives this music unerring drive and plenty<br />
of sparkle.” Toronto Star<br />
“To my heart, your rendition of ‘Oblivion’ is the<br />
most touching I have ever heard: Bravo!” Radio<br />
Classique, Montréal<br />
“…joyous and compelling…” Music Magazine<br />
Catherine Wilson<br />
416-768-8856<br />
cwpianist@me.com<br />
ensemblevivant.com<br />
● Esprit Orchestra<br />
For over 30 years, Esprit Orchestra has been at<br />
the forefront of presenting contemporary classical<br />
music, educational programs and collaborative<br />
arts events. Commissioning, performing and<br />
promoting fine Canadian compositions, along<br />
with important music from around the world,<br />
constitute Esprit’s core activities. Concerts offer<br />
audiences music otherwise unavailable in Canada<br />
and are performed with the highest standards<br />
to be found under music director and<br />
conductor Alex Pauk. Concert series are presented<br />
in Toronto at the acoustically acclaimed<br />
Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music.<br />
In addition to an annual concert series, Esprit<br />
reaches out to the community through various<br />
outreach and education programs including<br />
informal pre-concert chats, the Creative Sparks<br />
Mentoring and Leadership Program, the Toward<br />
a Living Art Education Program, the New Wave<br />
Composers Festival and national and international<br />
touring. Esprit has been the recipient<br />
of three Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Awards, the<br />
Jean A. Chalmers National Music Award, the Vida<br />
Peene Award and the SOCAN Award for Imaginative<br />
Orchestral Programming. Esprit’s annual<br />
New Wave Composers Festival celebrates young<br />
Canadian artists, providing a platform to connect<br />
composers and performers with new audiences.<br />
Rachel Gauntlett<br />
416-408-0208 (box office)<br />
info@espritorchestra.com<br />
espritorchestra.com<br />
● Etobicoke Centennial Choir<br />
Entering its 49th season, the Etobicoke Centennial<br />
Choir (ECC) is an auditioned SATB community<br />
choir with a history of choral excellence. Dedicated<br />
to enriching the cultural life of its choristers<br />
and community through high-calibre vocal<br />
music performance, our three-concert season<br />
includes a diverse repertoire of classical and contemporary<br />
music.<br />
Choristers enjoy the opportunity to enhance<br />
their vocal skills, learn a diverse choral repertoire<br />
and share the joy and camaraderie that comes<br />
with joining voices in song.<br />
Our season begins on December 5 with<br />
“Sacred Traditions”, featuring Leonard Bernstein’s<br />
Chichester Psalms, Susa’s Carols and Lullabies of<br />
the Southwest and Poulenc’s Quatre Motets pour<br />
le temps de Noel.<br />
On April 2, “When Daffodils Begin to Peer” will<br />
feature a wide-ranging selection of classical,<br />
contemporary and jazz-inspired music to usher<br />
in spring.<br />
On June 4, “Cherished Opera” will present<br />
stunning arias and favourite choruses from the<br />
opera repertoire.<br />
Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 7:15-10:00<br />
pm at Humber Valley United Church in Etobicoke.<br />
The ECC always welcomes new members. Interested<br />
singers are invited to attend a rehearsal.<br />
Henry Renglich, music director<br />
Greg Pimento, choir president<br />
416-622-6923<br />
416-201-<strong>21</strong>07<br />
info@etobicokecentennialchoir.ca<br />
etobicokecentennialchoir.ca<br />
● Etobicoke Community<br />
Concert Band<br />
The Band recently completed its very successful<br />
20th Anniversary Season and is ready to move<br />
forward with a new and exciting <strong>21</strong>st year. Our<br />
mission is to enliven the spirit of the community<br />
with high quality musical entertainment. Not<br />
only do we perform a four part concert series<br />
each year, we are very involved in a variety<br />
of community based events. The <strong>2015</strong>-16 season<br />
begins on November 6, <strong>2015</strong> with “Fall Fair”,<br />
a musical experience that reminds you of your<br />
neighbourhood fair. Special guest is the Etobicoke<br />
Swing Orchestra playing a tribute to Glenn<br />
Miller. “Christmas in the City” on December 18,<br />
<strong>2015</strong> is our annual seasonal event with guests<br />
the Etobicoke Youth Choir. A special celebrity will<br />
read Clement Moore’s classic “T’was the Night<br />
Before Christmas”. Look for something different<br />
on April 1, 2016 “April Fools”, who knows what can<br />
happen. Our guest is Canada’s newest crooner<br />
Andy DuCampus with a tribute to Sinatra. The<br />
final show “Summer Prelude” on May 27, 2016<br />
prepares you for those lazy, hazy days of summer<br />
as we present “Great music... Right in your<br />
own backyard!”.<br />
Rob Hunter, President<br />
John Edward Liddle, conductor /<br />
musical director<br />
416-410-1570<br />
info@eccb.ca<br />
eccb.ca<br />
● Etobicoke Philharmonic<br />
Orchestra<br />
Our programming this year features world-class<br />
soloists, two children’s concerts with a local radio<br />
personality as narrator, and our own superb<br />
60-piece orchestra under the direction of Maetro<br />
Sabatino Vacca.<br />
Our <strong>2015</strong>-16 symphony season opens on Friday,<br />
<strong>October</strong> 23 with the first of seven concerts this<br />
season. These include five symphonic concerts<br />
with our full orchestra and two fun filled family<br />
concerts sharing the stage with the talented performers<br />
of the Etobicoke Suzuki Strings and the<br />
Mimico Children’s Choir.<br />
Advanced orchestral musicians of all ages<br />
interested in joining us are welcome to apply for<br />
membership by contacting our personnel manager.<br />
We also offer student scholarships by audition<br />
every Spring. Rehearsals begin Wednesday<br />
September 9, <strong>2015</strong> at Martingrove Collegiate<br />
from 7:30-10:00 and continue every Wednesday<br />
until mid-May.<br />
Please join us this year in the audience or on<br />
the stage. See you at the symphony!<br />
Danielle Johannes, personnel manager<br />
manager@eporchestra.ca<br />
416-239-5665<br />
info@eporchestra.ca<br />
eporchestra.ca<br />
B8 | theWholeNote <strong>2015</strong>/16 PRESENTER PROFILES
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