Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
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Toronto, 80 Queens Park. Open to the public.<br />
Free admission.<br />
Readings<br />
●●Dec 3 7:00: Runnymede United Church.<br />
Annual Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas<br />
Carol. Performed by Ben Heppner, Gill Deacon,<br />
Susan Ormiston, RH Thomson, Nancy Palk, Lisa<br />
Horner and Jeff Douglas. 432 Runnymede Rd.<br />
www.runnymedeunited.org. $25.<br />
Screenings<br />
●●Nov 21 6:30: Royal Conservatory. Conduct!<br />
Every Move Counts. Every two years,<br />
24 young conductors travel to the Frankfurt<br />
Opera House to compete in the Sir Georg<br />
Solti Conductors’ Competition, the world’s<br />
leading conducting competition. Go backstage<br />
with this film as it follows five of these<br />
conductors through evaluation rounds to<br />
the finals. Conductor Tania Miller will participate<br />
in a post-screening discussion along<br />
with a performance by Royal Conservatory<br />
students. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema,<br />
506 Bloor St. W. Tickets available at the Hot<br />
Docs Ted Rogers Cinema or online at<br />
www.hotdocscinema.ca. $17.<br />
Singalongs, Jams, Circles<br />
●●Nov 17 7:30-10:00: Toronto Recorder Players<br />
Society Meeting. Mount Pleasant Road<br />
Baptist Church, 527 Mt. Pleasant Rd. at<br />
Belsize Dr. Bring your recorders and music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750. $15(non-members).<br />
●●Nov 29 7:30: Toronto Welsh Male Voice<br />
Choir. Open House Rehearsal. An opportunity<br />
for prospective members or curious<br />
onlookers to experience the choir in the<br />
informal setting of a rehearsal. Dewi Sant<br />
Welsh United Church, 33 Melrose Ave. 905-<br />
726-3341. Free.<br />
●●Dec 3 2:30-5:00 Choral Bonanza Team. Messiah<br />
Sing-along. Handel: Messiah (Christmas<br />
Portion). Dr. Richard Heinzle, conductor; Sapphire<br />
Navaratnarajah, accompanist. Richmond<br />
Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St.,<br />
Richmond Hill. 416-568-9838. Choral singers<br />
participation fee: $25. Suggested donation for<br />
concert: $10. Concert is at 7pm. Choral singers<br />
are asked to pre-register at ChoralBonanza@<br />
gmail.com if possible (required if you need a<br />
score: Watkins Shaw ed.). Soloists and orchestra<br />
musicians: no fee, please email a short<br />
resume to ChoralBonanza@gmail.com.<br />
Tours<br />
●●Nov 12 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons<br />
Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes<br />
information and access to the Isadore and<br />
Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall,<br />
as well as backstage areas such as the wig<br />
rooms and ressing rooms, the orchestra pit,<br />
and other spaces that only a stage door pass<br />
could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8<strong>23</strong>1. coc.ca $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also<br />
Nov 19, 26.<br />
Workshops<br />
●●Nov 5 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by recorder<br />
player Stephane Potvin. Armour Heights Community<br />
Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early<br />
instruments and a music stand. $20. 416-779-<br />
5750. www.tempotoronto.net.<br />
●●Nov 18 10:30am-1:00pm: Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir. Singsation Saturday. Join<br />
other enthusiastic singers for a fun Canada–<br />
150-themed choral workshop. Sing through<br />
a number of works by Canadian composers,<br />
including Ave Verum by Imant Raminsh and<br />
folk songs like Song for the Mira and We Rise<br />
Again. With guest conductor Stephane Potvin<br />
of Musikay. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
Cameron Hall, 1585 Yonge St. (1 block north<br />
of Yonge and St. Clair). $10, includes refreshments.<br />
Register at the door.<br />
www.tmchoir.org/singsation-saturdays<br />
●●Nov 19 2:00-4:30: CAMMAC Toronto<br />
Region. Reading for Singers and String Players.<br />
Choral works by Ola Gjeilo: Northern<br />
Lights; Ubi Caritas; Across the Vast, Eternal<br />
Sky; Tundra; and Sacred Heart. Jenny<br />
Crober, conductor. Christ Church Deer<br />
Park, 1570 Yonge St. 905-877-0671. $10;<br />
$6(members).<br />
●●Nov 25 TBA: Long & McQuade. Workshop<br />
with Robert Dick, Flute. Long & McQuade,<br />
925 Bloor St. W. Open to the public. Free.<br />
●●Nov 25 10:00am-4:30pm International<br />
Resource Centre for Performing Artists.<br />
Branding, Marketing, Social Media. Music<br />
theatre singer Lara Harb shares her knowledge.<br />
NOTE: The first 10 artists to register<br />
can have their materials critiqued.<br />
519 Church St. 416-362-1422. $75.<br />
●●Dec 2 10:00am-5:00pm: International<br />
Resource Centre for Performing Artists.<br />
From Rags to Reasonable! Financial Management<br />
/ Planning for Artists with Chris Enns.<br />
info@ircpa.net<br />
416.362.1422<br />
www.ircpa.net<br />
BUSINESS WORKSHOPS FOR MUSICIANS OF ALL GENRES<br />
BRANDING,<br />
MARKETING,<br />
SOCIAL MEDIA<br />
SAT. NOV.25, 10am -4.30pm<br />
519 Church St.<br />
l block north of Wellesley<br />
FROM RAGS TO<br />
REASONABLE!<br />
SAT. DEC. 2<br />
10am-1pm- Getting<br />
Started, Bridging gaps<br />
2-5pm - financial planning<br />
Canadian Music Centre,<br />
20 St. Joseph Street<br />
ARTISTS<br />
NEW TO<br />
CANADA<br />
SUN. DEC. 3, 2:30 - 5pm<br />
918 Bathurst Street<br />
FREE! PLEASE REGISTER<br />
www,ircpa.net<br />
TICKETS: $75 - Take advantage of the 3 for 1 deal and SAVE $50!<br />
3 colleagues can share one registration - paying only $25 per person.<br />
The IRCPA acknowledges with thanks support from the Ontario Arts Council,<br />
the Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation, Toronto Arts Council, and private donors.<br />
Partners: La Scena, Lula Lounge, the Wholenote, Classical 96.3FM<br />
Operatic tenor and certified financial planner<br />
Chris Enns discusses the basics of financial<br />
management, with such topics as budgeting<br />
with variable incomes (morning); and speaks<br />
about financial planning (afternoon). Canadian<br />
Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416-<br />
362-1422. $75.<br />
●●Dec 3 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by recorder<br />
player Vincent Lauzer. Armour Heights Community<br />
Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early<br />
instruments and a music stand. $20. (416) 779-<br />
5750. www.tempotoronto.net.<br />
●●Dec 3 2:30-5:00: International Resource<br />
Centre for Performing Artists. Artists New<br />
to Canada. Performer/composer Shahriyar<br />
Jamshidi, a recent newcomer to Canada,<br />
and musician, writer and teacher Marcelo<br />
Puente, who came to Toronto from Chile in<br />
1974, share their experiences of establishing<br />
music careers in this country, providing guidance<br />
and suggestions for newcomer artists<br />
facing the same challenges. 918 Bathurst St.<br />
416-362-1422. Free.<br />
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