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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theWholeNote <strong>2016</strong>/17 CANARY PAGES DIRECTORY<br />
and premiere commissioned works by Canadian<br />
composers. Singers from the Junior Choir and up<br />
may choose to perform with VIVA! in the National<br />
Ballet of Canada’s Nutcracker. VIVA!’s <strong>2016</strong>/17<br />
season will feature the rhythms and music of Spain<br />
in support of the July 2017 tour to Barcelona. VIVA!’s<br />
fine musicians and mentors deliver authentic musicmaking<br />
in a supportive, singer-centred community.<br />
SUSAN SUCHARD, general manager<br />
416-788-8482<br />
susan@vivayouthsingers.com<br />
www.vivayouthsingers.com<br />
● Vivace Vox<br />
Established in September 2007 within The Toronto<br />
Singing Studio, Vivace Vox is an exciting and energetic<br />
chamber choir. Led by music director Linda<br />
Eyman, the group is known for its joy of performance<br />
and wide audience appeal. Their far-ranging repertoire<br />
– madrigals, jazz standards, spirituals, world<br />
and folk music, pop classics, masterworks and music<br />
theatre – sweeps away all musical boundaries. Vivace<br />
Vox rehearses Thursday evenings 7pm to 9:30pm<br />
at Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. W.,<br />
Toronto. Membership is by audition. A full-season<br />
membership is paid.<br />
LINDA EYMAN, music director<br />
416-455-9238<br />
linda@thetorontosingingstudio.ca<br />
www.thetorontosingingstudio.ca<br />
● VOCA Chorus of Toronto<br />
The VOCA Chorus of Toronto is an auditioned<br />
ensemble which performs an eclectic mix of repertoire<br />
(including premieres of arrangements by our<br />
artistic director), in collaboration with some of<br />
Canada’s finest artists. Each season consists of two<br />
concerts, two retreats (one in town with guest clinician;<br />
one out of town), a cabaret, and performances<br />
at community events. Rehearsals are held on<br />
Monday nights at Eastminster United Church, 310<br />
Danforth Ave., Toronto. On Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 7, 7:30pm<br />
at Eastminster, we will present “Vast Eternal Sky,”<br />
featuring Fauré’s stunning Requiem, along with a<br />
variety of selections by Lauridsen, Gjeilo, Daley,<br />
Dawson, Arlen and others. Director: Jenny Crober.<br />
Accompanist: Elizabeth Acker. Soloists: Elizabeth<br />
Polese, soprano; Lawrence Shirkie, baritone. Talisker<br />
Players Orchestra.<br />
JENNY CROBER<br />
416-463-8225<br />
crober.best@gmail.com<br />
www.vocachorus.ca<br />
● Vocal Mosaic<br />
Founded in 2007, this 65-voice non-auditioned<br />
adult choir is characterized by a vibrant mosaic of<br />
vocal styles and repertoire. Choristers enjoy singing<br />
madrigals, spirituals, popular standards, music theatre,<br />
classical pieces and folk songs. Two formal concerts<br />
are presented each season along with community<br />
outreach concerts when possible. Vocal Mosaic is part<br />
of The Toronto Singing Studio and rehearses Monday<br />
evenings from 7pm to 9pm from September to <strong>May</strong> at<br />
Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. W., Toronto.<br />
Rehearsals are lively and sociable (camaraderie and<br />
laughter create good singing)! Vocal Mosaic is directed<br />
by Linda Eyman. A season membership is paid.<br />
LINDA EYMAN, music director<br />
416-455-9238<br />
linda@thetorontosingingstudio.ca<br />
www.thetorontosingingstudio.ca<br />
● Voices Chamber Choir<br />
Entering into the choir’s <strong>21</strong>st season, Voices has<br />
firmly established itself as one of Toronto’s finest<br />
chamber choirs, having received awards and recognition<br />
from across Canada. As part of next season, the<br />
choir will perform Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit at<br />
our Christmas concert and Mozart’s Requiem as part<br />
of our Lenten presentation. The choir will close out<br />
our next season with an all-unaccompanied program.<br />
Auditions are available throughout the year. If you<br />
are interested in joining the choir, please email voiceschamberchoir@yahoo.ca<br />
or call 416-519-0528 for<br />
more information.<br />
RON CHEUNG<br />
416-519-0528<br />
rkmcheung@yahoo.ca<br />
www.voiceschoir.com<br />
●The Wayne Gilpin Singers<br />
Beautiful melodies, rocking sax solos, edgy new jazz<br />
arrangements of Handel’s Messiah – if any of this<br />
appeals to you, read on. The Waterloo-based Wayne<br />
Gilpin Singers is an auditioned (a singer-friendly audition,<br />
we promise!) chamber choir that sings a wide<br />
variety of music, including contemporary Christian,<br />
gospel, show tunes, spirituals and more. Resident<br />
composer/accompanist Andrew Gilpin pens unique<br />
arrangements for an ever-expanding Jazz Messiah, an<br />
annual event that twins Handel’s beautiful melodies<br />
with modern rhythms and musical styles. Also featured<br />
in concert are talented guest artists on bass, drums and<br />
saxophone, providing an unforgettable musical experience<br />
for both audience and choir.<br />
WAYNE GILPIN<br />
1-800-867-3281<br />
wayne@gilpin.ca<br />
● Windsor Classic Chorale<br />
The Windsor Classic Chorale, founded in 1977<br />
by conductor emeritus Richard Householder, is<br />
the premier auditioned chamber choir in Windsor<br />
and Essex County. The Chorale performs three selfpresented<br />
concerts per season. Throughout its history,<br />
the WCC has enjoyed collaborating with various<br />
arts organizations and solo artists who have travelled<br />
from near and far to sing with our organization.<br />
The Chorale also frequently partners with composers,<br />
commissioning and performing new works. Each<br />
year, the Chorale hosts the Windsor Choral Festival<br />
to provide music education outreach opportunities<br />
for choral singers, to encourage the performance of<br />
Canadian choral works and to promote community<br />
through choral singing.<br />
DR. BRUCE J.G. KOTOWICH, artistic director<br />
MONIQUE SIMONE, accompanist<br />
Dr. Danielle Sirek<br />
519-984-6510<br />
dsirek@uwindsor.ca<br />
www.windsorclassicchorale.org<br />
●Yorkminstrels Show Choir<br />
Love musical theatre? No time to commit to a show?<br />
Join the Yorkminstrels Show Choir. Our Broadwayfocused<br />
group needs you! We perform off-book with<br />
costumes and simple choreography, at senior’s residences<br />
and at private, corporate and community events<br />
in the GTA. We rehearse on Wednesday nights from<br />
7:30pm to 10:30pm at Cummer Lodge in North York,<br />
September through June. We always welcome new<br />
members – please join us!<br />
SANDI HORWITZ<br />
416-229-9313<br />
horwitz@rogers.com<br />
www.yorkminstrels.com/show_choir<br />
●Young Singers<br />
Experience the magic of music and release your<br />
child’s musical artistry through choral music! A<br />
unique musical education is offered to youth in the<br />
Durham Region in a supportive and challenging<br />
environment. Four distinct choirs include two nonauditioned<br />
ensembles for ages 6 to 14, an auditioned<br />
treble choir for ages 10 to 15, and an auditioned SATB<br />
choir for ages 14 and older. Repertoire which develops<br />
musical skills and vocal technique embraces all styles<br />
and genres and often includes choreography. In addition<br />
to annual winter and spring concerts and regular<br />
community appearances, these proud choral ambassadors<br />
have enjoyed recent tours to Ireland and China,<br />
with plans to travel in 2017 as they celebrate their 25th<br />
anniversary season!<br />
ANNA LYNN MURPHY<br />
905-686-98<strong>21</strong><br />
administrator@youngsingers.ca<br />
www.youngsingers.ca<br />
●Young Voices Toronto<br />
Children’s Choir<br />
For nearly 30 years, Young Voices Toronto (YVT)<br />
(previously known as High Park Choirs of Toronto)<br />
has been developing children’s choral and musical<br />
ability, promoting inclusiveness, fun, teamwork,<br />
cultural diversity and choral excellence. The result<br />
is children who have confidence in themselves, in<br />
each other, and who produce a beautiful and unique<br />
sound. Our artistic director, Zimfira Poloz, is a worldrenowned<br />
choral music educator and adjudicator<br />
specializing in children’s voices. YVT has the distinction<br />
of being the Children’s Choir-in-Residence at the<br />
University of Toronto since 2002.<br />
SHANNON CHARNOCK<br />
416-762-0657<br />
manager@youngvoicestoronto.com<br />
www.youngvoicestoronto.com<br />
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