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 />
theWholeNote <strong>2016</strong>/17 CANARY PAGES DIRECTORY<br />
singers aged 19 to 24 to become involved in choral<br />
music. Rehearsals are Wednesdays, 7pm to 9:30pm,<br />
September to <strong>May</strong>, at Kingston Road United Church<br />
(975 Kingston Rd.) with auditions in September and<br />
January; the ability to read music and previous choral<br />
experience are definite assets.<br />
MARITA FRANKEL<br />
647-348-3535<br />
marita1<strong>21</strong>@rogers.com<br />
www.torontobeachchorale.com<br />
●Toronto Chamber Choir<br />
Toronto Chamber Choir has held a place of prominence<br />
in Canada’s early music scene since 1968.<br />
The TCC specializes in renaissance and baroque<br />
repertoire, collaborating with Toronto’s rich pool of<br />
period instrumentalists, and explores other repertoire<br />
related to its themed programming. The choir offers<br />
a subscription series of four concerts: two Saturday<br />
evening performances, and two Sunday afternoon<br />
“Kaffeemusik” presentations which explore the<br />
music’s cultural context, often combining music with<br />
narration and a visual display. In June, the choir holds<br />
annual auditions for its Toronto Chamber Consort<br />
section-lead program, whose members provide<br />
active leadership within the choir. Rehearsals are at<br />
St. Patrick’s Parish on Wednesday evenings. Auditions<br />
for volunteer members are held throughout the<br />
season by arrangement with the director.<br />
LUCAS HARRIS, artistic director<br />
416-763-1695<br />
lucasharris@live.ca<br />
www.torontochamberchoir.ca<br />
●Toronto Children’s Chorus<br />
The award-winning Toronto Children’s Chorus,<br />
marking its 39th concert season and tenth year under<br />
artistic director Elise Bradley, comprises a “family”<br />
of choirs – KinderNotes for children aged 3 to 6, four<br />
Training Choirs, the Main Choir (Cantare, Chorale,<br />
Chamber, and Choral Scholar levels) and the Youth<br />
Choir. All 300+ choristers perform in the TCC’s annual<br />
concert series and develop skills in vocal technique,<br />
sight-singing and music theory. Main Choir choristers<br />
attend masterclasses and receive exceptional performance<br />
opportunities, including collaborations with the<br />
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Soundstreams Canada<br />
and Opera Atelier. The Chamber Choir also records<br />
and tours nationally and internationally. Chorus auditions<br />
are held in <strong>May</strong> and September; auditions are<br />
not required for KinderNotes.<br />
BRADLEY CHRISTENSEN<br />
416-932-8666<br />
bradley@torontochildrenschorus.com<br />
www.torontochildrenschorus.com<br />
●Toronto Choral Society<br />
The Toronto Choral Society is Toronto’s oldest<br />
community choir. It was founded in 1845 to present<br />
concerts and foster the development of the local<br />
musical community. Today the 130-voice TCS choir<br />
continues to present great works of the choral repertoire<br />
as well as innovative concerts celebrating this<br />
city’s history and diversity. It produces at least two<br />
major concerts each season, collaborates in other<br />
artistic productions and participates in special<br />
community events. Artistic director Geoffrey<br />
Butler, accompanist William O’Meara and assistant<br />
conductor Jenny Crober provide musical leadership.<br />
ERIN SMITH<br />
416-410-3509<br />
www.torontochoralsociety.org<br />
●Toronto Choral Society<br />
Children’s Choir<br />
The Toronto Choral Society Children’s Choir is a<br />
non-auditioned community choir for children, under<br />
the artistic direction of Sarah Parker. Launched in<br />
January 2013, the choir offers a safe, challenging and<br />
fun environment in which children sing, learn about<br />
music and contribute to the community. Rehearsing<br />
Thursday nights from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Carlaw<br />
and Danforth area, we perform in a minimum of<br />
three events per season. The TCS Children’s Choir<br />
provides a supportive environment in which singers<br />
develop their musical abilities by learning and<br />
performing choral classics, music from a variety of<br />
cultures and music that celebrates the heritage of<br />
the City of Toronto. Follow us on Twitter (@tcs_cc)!<br />
SARAH PARKER<br />
416-410-3509<br />
www.torontochoralsociety.org<br />
●Toronto Choristers<br />
We are a non-auditioned mixed choir of over 100<br />
voices, mainly retired teachers and others who have<br />
worked in the field of education. Under the direction<br />
of Ralph Peters, we sing a wide range of musical<br />
works: selections from Broadway musicals, religious<br />
and spiritual anthems, jazz, works by Canadian<br />
composers and medleys from various musical genres,<br />
just to name a few. We sing one concert in December<br />
and two concerts in <strong>May</strong> each year. Our practices<br />
occur each Thursday from September to <strong>May</strong>. New<br />
members are welcome to join our choir.<br />
Our annual spring concert at Sir John A.<br />
MacDonald Collegiate Institute, 2300 Pharmacy<br />
Ave., between Sheppard and Finch, takes place on<br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 25, <strong>2016</strong> at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15<br />
each, available from choir members or at the door.<br />
For more information or to order tickets, please call<br />
John Sinclair at 647-693-4671. We love to sing and to<br />
share the enjoyment of choral singing. We invite you<br />
to be a part of the audience at this concert.<br />
JOHN SINCLAIR<br />
416-331-8097<br />
jdbsinclair@gmail.com<br />
●Toronto Classical Singers<br />
With its <strong>2016</strong>/17 season, Toronto Classical Singers<br />
celebrates 25 years under the baton of artistic director<br />
Jurgen Petrenko. Opening with Handel’s Messiah<br />
on December 4, <strong>2016</strong>, and heralding spring with<br />
Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle on February 19,<br />
TCS will crown the season on Sunday, April 30 with<br />
Handel’s Coronation Anthems and other Favourites<br />
Befitting Royal Occasions. Don’t miss 100 Singers<br />
perform with the Talisker Players Orchestra and Soloists.<br />
4pm Sundays, Christ Church Deer Park, 1570<br />
Yonge St. Season tickets $80 and single tickets $30.<br />
SHIRLEY PAQUETTE<br />
416-443-1490; 416-494-2870<br />
shirleyjpaquette@gmail.com<br />
www.torontoclassicalsingers.ca<br />
●Toronto Mendelssohn Choir<br />
Grand symphonic sound has been the Toronto<br />
Mendelssohn Choir’s trademark for over 120 years.<br />
Under artistic director Noel Edison, the TMC offers<br />
audiences authentic interpretation of some of the<br />
greatest sacred and secular music ever composed.<br />
The 130-voice choir includes a professional core,<br />
auditioned volunteers and apprentices (aged 17 to<br />
22). The TMC performs over 20 concerts annually,<br />
including “Festival of Carols” at Yorkminster Park<br />
Baptist Church, “Sacred Music for a Sacred Space”<br />
on Good Friday at St. Paul’s Basilica and concerts<br />
of major choral works with orchestra at Koerner<br />
Hall, in addition to performances of Messiah and<br />
other works with the TSO. The Choir also presents<br />
Singsation Saturdays, popular choral workshops for<br />
singers of all levels.<br />
KIMBER JONAH<br />
416-598-0422<br />
admin@tmchoir.org<br />
www.tmchoir.org<br />
●Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir<br />
Calling all male singers! Toronto Welsh Male Voice<br />
Choir (TWMVC) is growing and is seeking more<br />
members…If you are a male singer (you don’t have<br />
to be Welsh) who has always wanted to sing in a choir<br />
or rekindle your singing spirit from the past, drop in<br />
to one of our Wednesday night rehearsals in <strong>May</strong> or<br />
June at Dewi Sant United Church, 33 Melrose Ave.,<br />
Toronto. We are a friendly bunch, open to singers of<br />
all abilities, performing a wide variety of traditional<br />
and contemporary music. For more information,<br />
please go to our website.<br />
AL SADEGURSKY<br />
647-389-8084<br />
alansadegursky@yahoo.ca<br />
www.welshchoir.ca<br />
●TSM Community Academy<br />
Chamber Choir<br />
Chamber Choir with Matthias Maute, July 31 to<br />
August 7, <strong>2016</strong>: Are you an advanced amateur musician<br />
looking for an opportunity to connect with other<br />
musicians who share your passion? Refresh vocal<br />
skills and study one of the great works of choral literature<br />
in the intimacy of a chamber vocal ensemble.<br />
Must be over 18 years of age. Tuition includes a ticket<br />
to all TSM Festival Concerts July 31 to August 7, daily<br />
lunch and coffee. Cost: $500 plus HST.<br />
NATASHA BOOD<br />
647-430-5699 x114<br />
info@torontosummermusic.com<br />
www.torontosummermusic.com<br />
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