Volume 21 Issue 8 - May 2016
INSIDE: The Canaries Are Here! 116 choirs to choose from, so take the plunge! The Nylons hit the road after one last SING! Fling. Jazz writer Steve Wallace wonders "Watts Goode" rather than "what's new?" Paul Ennis has the musical picks of the HotDocs crop. David Jaeger's CBC Radio continues golden for a little while yet. Douglas McNabney is Music's Child. Leipzig meets Damascus in Alison Mackay's fertile imagination. And "C" is for KRONOS in Wende Bartley's koverage of the third annual 21C Festival. All this and as usual much much more. Enjoy.
INSIDE: The Canaries Are Here! 116 choirs to choose from, so take the plunge! The Nylons hit the road after one last SING! Fling. Jazz writer Steve Wallace wonders "Watts Goode" rather than "what's new?" Paul Ennis has the musical picks of the HotDocs crop. David Jaeger's CBC Radio continues golden for a little while yet. Douglas McNabney is Music's Child. Leipzig meets Damascus in Alison Mackay's fertile imagination. And "C" is for KRONOS in Wende Bartley's koverage of the third annual 21C Festival. All this and as usual much much more. Enjoy.
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CANARY PAGES<br />
This 14th Annual Edition of The<br />
WholeNote Canary Pages provides<br />
an opportunity for Southern Ontario<br />
choirs to tell you in their own words<br />
such things as who they are, how<br />
long they’ve been around, where they<br />
rehearse and perform, what musical<br />
genres they focus on, and what level<br />
of skill and commitment they require<br />
from individuals wishing to join them.<br />
The 116 choirs here include some<br />
that have been around for many<br />
decades, new groups on the scene,<br />
choruses of hundreds of voices, small<br />
and intimate chamber ensembles,<br />
children’s and youth choirs, groups<br />
of singers with workplace or worship<br />
or identity as their focus, choirs with<br />
socializing or community or high-level<br />
performance as their driving force.<br />
If you are new to the region, a lapsed<br />
chorister looking to start singing<br />
again, on the hunt for new musical<br />
challenges, or thinking of taking the<br />
CANADIAN CHILDREN’S OPERA COMPANY<br />
plunge for the very first time, this is a<br />
perfect place to start your search.<br />
Missed the Canary Pages? If a choir<br />
you thought should be here isn’t, it’s<br />
not too late! Choirs are added year<br />
round to our online Canary Pages at<br />
thewholenote.com/canary, where<br />
you can browse choirs alphabetically<br />
like this, or conduct more focused<br />
searches by genre, geography,<br />
audition type, gender, age range, skill<br />
level and more.<br />
THE <strong>2016</strong> CANARY PAGES TEAM<br />
PROJECT MANAGER: Karen Ages<br />
PROJECT EDITOR: Kevin King<br />
PROOFREADERS: Sara Constant, Vanessa Wells<br />
DIRECTORY SALES SUPPORT: Adrienne Surtees<br />
LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Susan Sinclair<br />
WEBSITE, SURVEYS AND MAPPING:<br />
Bryson Winchester<br />
For more information contact<br />
canary@thewholenote.com or phone<br />
Karen Ages at 416-323-2232 x26<br />
●The Achill Choral Society<br />
The Achill Choral Society began as a community<br />
choir in 1982, drawing members from an area northwest<br />
of Toronto. We gather Wednesday evenings to<br />
rehearse repertoire. Our membership is around 85 and<br />
we are a mixed, auditioned adult choir. Each Christmas<br />
and spring, we perform concerts in the churches and<br />
halls of our communities, including Alliston, Beeton,<br />
Bolton, Bradford, Caledon, Caledon East, Orangeville,<br />
Shelburne and Tottenham. We are led by A.<br />
Dale Wood. His lifelong musical career also includes<br />
directing the Georgetown Choral Society and Georgetown<br />
Children’s Chorus, as well as teaching lessons in<br />
piano, voice, organ and composition. Thanks to the<br />
commitment and vision of our director, the choir maintains<br />
an excellent standard of performance, attracting<br />
guest soloists and accompanists of the highest calibre.<br />
CATHERINE WILSON<br />
705-434-2253<br />
catherine@catherinemachry.com<br />
www.achill.ca<br />
● All Saints Kingsway Choir<br />
All Saints Kingsway Choir provides musical leadership<br />
at weekly Sunday morning Eucharists, Festival<br />
Evensongs, community outreach projects and concerts<br />
year-round. The choir has toured notable UK cathedrals,<br />
recorded two CDs and performed throughout Toronto.<br />
Recent performances include Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony<br />
of Carols; festal celebrations with the drumming<br />
ensemble Beyond Sound Empijah and the Michael<br />
Occhipinti Jazz Quartet, and Maurice Duruflé’s<br />
Requiem with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. Jazz Vespers<br />
and noon Organ Recitals commence in <strong>May</strong> <strong>2016</strong>. New<br />
members are always welcome to the Music at All Saints<br />
Kingsway family. Come and be a part of a fantastic<br />
choral and instrumental creative community.<br />
D. BRAINERD BLYDEN-TAYLOR, director of music<br />
416-233-1125 x5<br />
music@allsaintskingsway.ca<br />
www.allsaintskingsway.ca<br />
● Amadeus Choir<br />
theWholeNote <strong>2016</strong>/17 CANARY PAGES DIRECTORY<br />
Led by conductor and artistic director Lydia Adams<br />
since 1985, the award-winning Amadeus Choir<br />
performs the best of choral music and premieres works<br />
of Canadian and international composers through a<br />
self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances<br />
and special events. Through tours, recordings<br />
and radio broadcasts the choir is known well beyond<br />
Toronto. The Amadeus Choir partners and collaborates<br />
with many professional performing arts organizations<br />
in the GTA. The choir also engages in educational and<br />
community outreach through choral workshops for<br />
students, music educators, composers and conductors.<br />
A part of Toronto’s arts community for 42 years, the<br />
choir includes members from all parts of the GTA.<br />
Annual auditions are held in <strong>May</strong> and June. Phone<br />
or email the choir office for information.<br />
GENERAL MANAGER<br />
416-446-0188<br />
admin@amadeuschoir.com<br />
www.amadeuschoir.com<br />
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