Volume 23 Issue 2 - October 2017
In this issue: several local artists reflect on the memory of composer Claude Vivier, as they prepare to perform his music; Vancouver gets ready to host international festival ISCM World New Music Days, which is coming to Canada for the second time since its inception in 1923; one of the founders of Artword Artbar, one of Hamilton’s staple music venues, on the eve of the 5th annual Steel City Jazz Festival, muses on keeping urban music venues alive; and a conversation with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, as he prepares for an ambitious recital in Toronto. These and other stories, in our October 2017 issue of the magazine.
In this issue: several local artists reflect on the memory of composer Claude Vivier, as they prepare to perform his music; Vancouver gets ready to host international festival ISCM World New Music Days, which is coming to Canada for the second time since its inception in 1923; one of the founders of Artword Artbar, one of Hamilton’s staple music venues, on the eve of the 5th annual Steel City Jazz Festival, muses on keeping urban music venues alive; and a conversation with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, as he prepares for an ambitious recital in Toronto. These and other stories, in our October 2017 issue of the magazine.
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genre inspirations from the famous theme King<br />
Frederick gifted to Bach; and The Little Match Girl<br />
Passion, the provocative Pulitzer Prize-winning<br />
work by David Lang. Subscription packages for<br />
all eight shows are now on sale.<br />
“Soundstreams started 35 years ago with a festival<br />
celebrating Igor Stravinsky’s 100th – and just<br />
as he changed the course of music in the 20th<br />
century, Soundstreams’ <strong>2017</strong>/18 season shines<br />
a light on the movers and shakers of Canadian<br />
music in the 21st century,” says Lawrence Cherney,<br />
Soundstreams artistic director.<br />
Dusty Moreira-Lima<br />
416-504-1282<br />
dustyl@soundstreams.ca<br />
www.soundstreams.ca<br />
●●S.O.C.H.S.<br />
Southern Ontario Chapter of the Hymn Society<br />
(SOCHS) is a non-denominational organization<br />
supporting congregational song and offering<br />
events each season in the Barrie, Kitchener-Waterloo<br />
and Pickering triangle. Anyone interested<br />
in hymns and congregational song may join us or<br />
participate in our activities.<br />
Ruth Watson Henderson, Lydia Pedersen and<br />
Paul Stott have brought exciting songs to our<br />
gatherings. Internationally recognized hymn<br />
writers John Bell, Dan Damon, Carl Daw, Michael<br />
Hawn and Brian Wren have also been guests.<br />
Upcoming S.O.C.H.S. events – please join us:<br />
Sunday <strong>October</strong> 15, <strong>2017</strong> – “Songs from a<br />
Luther Pilgrimage.”<br />
Join Rev. Joan and Rev. Dr. Peter Wyatt as they<br />
reflect in word, image and song on their pilgrimage<br />
to Martin Luther’s homelands.<br />
Church of the Holy Trinity, Trinity Square,<br />
Toronto Eaton Centre.<br />
Refreshments 2:30pm. Program 3pm to<br />
4:30pm.<br />
Sunday April 22, 2018 – “How Can I Keep<br />
From Singing?”<br />
Mark W. Ruhnke. What do the hymns we sing<br />
tell us of our journey as a singing people? St.<br />
Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St. E., Toronto.<br />
Refreshments 2:30pm. Program 3pm to 4:30pm.<br />
Ila Vaculik<br />
416-694-6436<br />
www.sochs.org<br />
●●St. Anne’s Anglican Church Choir<br />
Continuing its long tradition of musical excellence,<br />
St. Anne’s presents a season of innovative performances<br />
that befits our stunning sacred space<br />
boasting religious artwork by the Group of Seven.<br />
Throughout the year, the Choir of St. Anne’s will<br />
join other professional musicians from across<br />
Ontario. Through our newly-instituted organ and<br />
choral scholarships, emerging artists will have<br />
the opportunity to gain practical experience.<br />
We are thrilled to welcome The Junction Trio as<br />
St. Anne’s Ensemble-in-Residence! Over the past<br />
eight seasons, The Junction Trio has presented<br />
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colourful chamber music, ingeniously incorporating<br />
meditative improvisation and a wide range<br />
of guest artists. Their programming pushes the<br />
boundaries of classical music and performance<br />
art.<br />
Each year, the St. Anne’s Music and Drama<br />
Society (MADS) presents one of the operettas of<br />
Gilbert & Sullivan. Founded in 1964, MADS has a<br />
fall season of rehearsals leading up to January<br />
and February performances. This season, MADS<br />
presents Ruddigore.<br />
For more information or to participate in our<br />
music program, please contact us!<br />
John-Luke Addison, director of music<br />
416-536-3160<br />
music@saintanne.ca<br />
www.saintanne.ca<br />
●●St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts<br />
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, the St.<br />
Lawrence Centre for the Arts is an ideal venue for<br />
live entertainment as well as corporate events.<br />
With Canadian performing arts as the focus, the<br />
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts takes a leadership<br />
role in providing Toronto residents, visitors<br />
and diverse cultural communities with a professional,<br />
service-oriented theatrical and entertainment<br />
facility. Varied and high quality cultural,<br />
artistic and public events are attracted, facilitated<br />
and presented continually.<br />
Young In Turner<br />
416-366-77<strong>23</strong> / 1-800-708-6754<br />
www.stlc.com<br />
●●St. Michael’s Choir School<br />
Founded 80 years ago by Monsignor John<br />
Edward Ronan, St. Michael’s Choir School has<br />
served the Archdiocese of Toronto by educating<br />
and training musicians who sing at St. Michael’s<br />
Cathedral Basilica. The school is unique – offering<br />
an enriched academic program for boys from<br />
grades 3 to 12, with extended French instruction,<br />
as well as a lively ministry of sacred music.<br />
Choirs from SMCS perform annually on tour and<br />
at many local concerts and events. From September<br />
to June, the choirs sing weekly Masses at St.<br />
Michael’s Cathedral. Auditions are held annually<br />
between January and March.<br />
Angela Barbieri<br />
416-397-6367<br />
musicoffice@smcs.on.ca<br />
www.smcs.on.ca<br />
●●St. Olave’s Anglican Church<br />
St. Olave’s, Swansea, is an Anglican church in the<br />
Prayer Book tradition, with Communion or Morning<br />
Prayer services (sung Sundays at 10:30am),<br />
Evensong (for festivals) and extras at Christmas<br />
and Easter. It’s noted for a fine organ and excellent<br />
acoustics, making it home for performing<br />
groups like the Windermere String Quartet.<br />
Choral Evensongs (on certain Sundays at 4pm)<br />
are followed by afternoon tea and a music event,<br />
as listed in The WholeNote: visiting choirs leading<br />
the service, illustrated music talks or recitals<br />
by guest singers, solo musicians, instrumental<br />
ensembles or our Arts Guild. Sung Evensongs<br />
(various weekdays at 6pm) are followed by supper<br />
and talks on travel, history, applied religion,<br />
etc.<br />
Our director of music, John Stephenson, is<br />
continuing our campaign to expand our choir.<br />
Anglican services include much singing (hymns,<br />
canticles, psalms, anthems), so we need a strong<br />
choir to lead the congregation. Rehearsals are<br />
Thursdays, 7:30pm to 9pm, with a warm-up<br />
Sundays at 10am. Call to ask about paid positions,<br />
or come to a rehearsal to see what it’s<br />
all about. Singers are also welcome to join us at<br />
sung Evensongs.<br />
Judy Beal, church secretary<br />
416-769-5686<br />
stolaves@stolaves.ca<br />
www.stolaves.ca<br />
●●Symphony on the Bay<br />
Symphony on the Bay is a full-size community<br />
orchestra serving Burlington, Hamilton, and surrounding<br />
areas. We perform in the magnificent<br />
Burlington Performing Arts Centre and hold an<br />
annual Young Artists’ Competition to promote<br />
upcoming talent. Our vision is to demystify classical<br />
music and make this great art form accessible.<br />
Our musicians – highly skilled amateurs,<br />
students and a core of professional players –<br />
are led by conductor and music director Claudio<br />
Vena.<br />
Join us for our exciting <strong>2017</strong>/18 season!<br />
<strong>October</strong> 29, <strong>2017</strong>: “German Masters” includes<br />
Beethoven’s Violin Romance No.2, Schubert’s<br />
“Unfinished” Symphony and Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s<br />
Cave. December 10, <strong>2017</strong>: “A Double Reed<br />
Christmas” includes Vivaldi’s Christmas Concerto,<br />
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and the Weber<br />
Bassoon Concerto. February 18, 2018: “All the<br />
World’s a Stage” includes Prokofiev’s Peter and<br />
the Wolf, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s<br />
Dream and Canadian Louis Applebaum’s Three<br />
Stratford Fanfares. May 13, 2018: “From Rags<br />
to Riches” includes works by George Gershwin,<br />
Scott Joplin and Leroy Anderson, as well as Canadian<br />
Catherine Wilson’s Sackville Street Ballad<br />
and Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto. Visit www.<br />
symphonyonthebay.ca for full concert details!<br />
Liz Delaney<br />
905-320-4697<br />
info@symphonyonthebay.ca<br />
www.symphonyonthebay.ca<br />
●Tafelmusik ●<br />
Baroque Orchestra<br />
and Chamber Choir<br />
Led by music director Elisa Citterio, Tafelmusik<br />
Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir is one of<br />
the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles<br />
and Canada’s most-toured orchestra. Tafelmusik
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