Eatdrink #65 May/June 2017

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World
Premiere
June 28 to August 19
MR. NEW YEAR’S EVE:
A night with
Guy Lombardo
Written by David Scott
Directed by Gil Garratt
His father opposed Guy’s love of Jazz;
Canadian radio stations showed
active disinterest; but no obstacle
could block Guy’s path to stardom.
For tickets call 1.877.862.5984
or visit blythfestival.com
Amabile
London’s Amabile choirs also ends the season
on a Canadian note. True North
is a joint presentation by the
Junior Amabile Singers and
Amabile Da Capo Choir, June 3
at New St. James Presbyterian
Church, while Strong and Free
features the Amabile Youth
Singers and Prima: Amabile
Women’s Choir, June 11 at St.
John the Divine Parish.
Bach Festival of Canada
Exeter’s bi-annual Bach Festival of Canada is
back for its fourth installment, with a slightly
new format
and a decidedly
Canadian
focus. This
year’s festival
will be held
over two long
weekends,
explains
festival
manager Jean Jacobe, with concerts offered
July 6–9 and July 14–16. “We wanted to
make it easier for people from out of town to
attend,” says Jacobe, adding that she’s already
fielding inquiries from as far away as Toronto.
The line-up includes local talent like
Marlene Fagan and John Avery (July 6),
cellist Cameron Crozman (July 8) and
fiddlers Shane Cook and Gerry Smith
(July 14), as well as international stars like
Spanish pianist Leopoldo Erice (July 7) and
London-born, New York-based violinist Lara
St. John (July 9).
This year’s festival wraps up July 16 with
a traditional gala performance. To honour
Canada’s birthday, the 170 choristers,
orchestral players, and soloists, will be
performing an all-Canadian program that
includes the debuts of four new works
commissioned especially for the occasion.
Jeffery Concerts
On a completely different note, The Jeffery
Concerts wrap up a two-year cycle of
presenting the complete Beethoven String
Quartets with a performance by Pacifica
Quartet, May 13 at Wolf Performance Hall.
“It’s a great privilege to hear any Beethoven
quartets well-played at any time, but a
particular privilege to hear them played in a
series, so I felt very lucky to have been able
to hear them here in London,” comments
Pacifica Quartet
audience member Ernest Redekop. “One live
performance is not enough for anyone who
loves Beethoven’s music,” he adds, “but it is
one significant step to a deeper emotional
and intellectual understanding of some of the
greatest works of music ever written.”
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