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 />
● Canadian Orpheus Male Choir<br />
The Canadian Orpheus Male Choir is a TTBB<br />
choral ensemble of some 30 members known as<br />
the men who love to sing. Join us! Founded in 1977,<br />
this Hamilton-based registered charity performs<br />
to support charitable causes and to entertain.<br />
Covering pop, traditional and folk songs, spirituals,<br />
jazz numbers and hits from musicals, we’ve sung<br />
in Roy Thomson Hall, the Burlington Performing<br />
Arts Centre and Hamilton Place, among others,<br />
and helped raise some $800,000 for charities. We’ve<br />
shared the stage with guest performers like soprano<br />
Abigail Freeman and violinist Martin Beaver. Book<br />
the COMC for your special event! ‘Like’ Canadian<br />
Orpheus Male Choir on Facebook. Subscribe to the<br />
Canadian Orpheus Male Choir YouTube channel.<br />
Follow @CanadianOrpheus on Twitter!<br />
KEITH THOMAS<br />
905-681-1936<br />
info@comc.ca<br />
www.comc.ca<br />
● Cantemus Singers<br />
Cantemus Singers, conducted by Michael Erdman,<br />
perform mainly renaissance and early baroque repertoire.<br />
Our 14-voice group gives equal time to secular<br />
and religious compositions of the period in a variety<br />
of languages, with particular focus on the rich five- to<br />
eight-part compositions less familiar to Toronto audiences.<br />
We present three programs a year, in late fall,<br />
mid-winter and spring. Although we are primarily an<br />
a cappella ensemble, we occasionally join forces with<br />
ensembles/players of period instruments. Our choristers<br />
are a mix of enthusiastic, well-trained amateurs<br />
and semi-professionals, all sharing a common interest<br />
in early music. We rehearse Wednesday evenings<br />
through the season. Membership is by audition. Our<br />
main performance venue is the historic and acoustically<br />
lively Church of the Holy Trinity, Eaton Centre.<br />
MICHAEL ERDMAN, conductor<br />
416-578-6602<br />
cantemus.ca@gmail.com<br />
www.cantemus.ca<br />
● Cellar Singers<br />
The Cellar Singers, founded in 1968, is an auditioned,<br />
adult regional chorus. Under the leadership of<br />
Mitchell Pady since 2012, it is dedicated to providing<br />
and promoting artistic excellence through education,<br />
outreach and the high quality of performance<br />
of the choral art. The Cellar Singers aim to promote<br />
the choral art form throughout Simcoe County and<br />
Muskoka with their performance of standard classical<br />
repertoire as well as contemporary Canadian<br />
classical and other contemporary styles of music.<br />
The Cellar Singers look forward to their 49th season<br />
starting September <strong>2016</strong>, and welcome new singers<br />
to join the rehearsals as they progress to celebrate 50<br />
years of simply beautiful singing.<br />
LAUREN TURGEON<br />
705-481-1853<br />
info@thecellarsingers.com<br />
www.thecellarsingers.com<br />
● Choralairs Choir<br />
theWholeNote <strong>2016</strong>/17 CANARY PAGES DIRECTORY<br />
● Cantabile Chamber Singers<br />
Cantabile Chamber Singers is an auditioned choir<br />
of 16 to 20 voices, formed in 2006 by artistic director<br />
Cheryll J. Chung. We perform eclectic and challenging<br />
repertoire spanning six centuries. We especially strive<br />
to bring Canadian music to audiences while attracting<br />
a new generation to choral music. In addition to our<br />
concert season we have participated in choral festivals<br />
and other events, including most recently being featured<br />
in the Mozart Project of Toronto. Contact us for an audition<br />
as a singer, as a soloist or to submit a newly written<br />
choral work. Check out our recordings on YouTube, find<br />
us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @CantabileTO.<br />
Auditions are held in June and September.<br />
CHERYLL CHUNG<br />
cantabilechambersingers@gmail.com<br />
www.cantabilechambersingers.com<br />
● Cantala Women’s Choir<br />
Founded in 2008, Cantala is an award-winning,<br />
vibrant choral group in the Toronto choral community.<br />
Cantala is committed to performing diverse Canadian<br />
and world choral music at the highest level from the<br />
baroque, classical and modern eras. The choir is<br />
made up of singers with various levels of choral and/<br />
or singing experience, from all walks of life. With<br />
training and experience in singing and vocal pedagogy,<br />
our director, Nancy Singla, brings a unique<br />
approach and knowledge to choral singing. Cantala<br />
strives for exceptional music-making, and its singers<br />
are rewarded with a moving, rich choral experience<br />
with the support of a like-minded singing community.<br />
For audition interviews and more information, please<br />
email nancy.singla@hotmail.com.<br />
NANCY SINGLA<br />
416-629-8805<br />
nancy.singla@hotmail.com<br />
www.cantalawomenschoir.com<br />
● Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir<br />
Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir is an auditioned,<br />
fun, committed women’s choir conducted by Kelly<br />
Galbraith, celebrating its 28th season. The singers are<br />
interesting, talented, funny and passionate about life<br />
and music. Perform with the best instrumental musicians<br />
in Toronto! Repertoire includes everything from<br />
medieval and baroque to classical and modern with<br />
gospel and Celtic. The choir has released six CDs, has<br />
performed live on CBC Radio, donated over $45,000<br />
to charities and was featured in three films, and was<br />
the featured women’s choir in Schafer’s Luminato<br />
performance. It has toured the Maritimes, Ontario<br />
and New York City. Performances: December 3, <strong>2016</strong><br />
and April 22, 2017 as well as exciting projects and<br />
tours to be announced. Auditions are held in <strong>May</strong>,<br />
June and August.<br />
KELLY GALBRAITH, director<br />
416-655-7335<br />
cantorescelestes@hotmail.com<br />
www.cantorescelestes.com<br />
● Celebration Choir<br />
Are you a senior and looking for a fun, energetic<br />
and eclectic choir? The Celebration Choir is one you<br />
should consider! Founded in 2007 within the Toronto<br />
Singing Studio and directed by Linda Eyman, this<br />
choir of 60 voices features songs to suit every musical<br />
taste. Repertoire spans popular to classical to folk<br />
with appealing musical arrangements. The Celebration<br />
Choir rehearses from September through <strong>May</strong> on<br />
Thursday afternoons, 2pm to 4pm, in the gymnasium<br />
at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W., Toronto.<br />
Two formal concerts are presented each season along<br />
with community outreach concerts when possible.<br />
Rehearsals are very sociable. No audition necessary.<br />
A season membership is paid.<br />
LINDA EYMAN, music director<br />
416-455-9238<br />
linda@thetorontosingingstudio.ca<br />
www.thetorontosingingstudio.ca<br />
The Choralairs are a nonprofit, 50-member, 4-part<br />
harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular<br />
songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk<br />
songs. Directed by Peter Ness and Gary Heard as our<br />
piano accompanist, the choir requires no auditions,<br />
just a love of singing and the ability to carry a tune!<br />
We rehearse from September to June on Tuesday<br />
evenings at Earl Bales Community Centre at Bathurst<br />
and Sheppard. We also perform regularly for seniors<br />
at residences in the GTA. All are welcome to our free<br />
annual concert on Sunday June 5, <strong>2016</strong> at 1:30pm at<br />
Earl Bales CC in the Banquet hall.<br />
MARTHA: 905-884-8370<br />
Sally: 416-636-8247<br />
choralairs@gmail.com<br />
www.choralairschoir.com<br />
● Chorus Hamilton<br />
Chorus Hamilton, formerly the Mohawk College<br />
Community Choir, is one of Hamilton’s finest choral<br />
ensembles. It was founded by Patricia Rolston in<br />
1968 and has grown into a 70-member community<br />
choral society, with singers from all walks of life<br />
who have their vocal talent and love for choral music<br />
in common. With current artistic director David<br />
Holler, the choir performs a large variety of music<br />
including chamber music, Broadway and opera selections<br />
and large-scale works with orchestra. Chorus<br />
Hamilton has collaborated with the Fanshawe<br />
Chorus London, the McMaster University Choir,<br />
the Redeemer University Sinfonia and Symphony on<br />
the Bay. New members are invited to audition every<br />
September and January. Please see our website for<br />
concert listings and more information.<br />
LOUISE DRIEMAN<br />
905-526-7938<br />
l.drieman@cogeco.ca<br />
www.mohawkcollege.ca/chorus-hamilton<br />
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