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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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