Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018
PLANTING NOT PAVING! In this JUNE / JULY /AUGUST combined issue: Farewell interviews with TSO's Peter Oundjian and Stratford Summer Music's John Miller, along with "going places" chats with Luminato's Josephine Ridge, TD Jazz's Josh Grossman and Charm of Finches' Terry Lim. ) Plus a summer's worth of fruitful festival inquiry, in the city and on the road, in a feast of stories and our annual GREEN PAGES summer Directory.
PLANTING NOT PAVING! In this JUNE / JULY /AUGUST combined issue: Farewell interviews with TSO's Peter Oundjian and Stratford Summer Music's John Miller, along with "going places" chats with Luminato's Josephine Ridge, TD Jazz's Josh Grossman and Charm of Finches' Terry Lim. ) Plus a summer's worth of fruitful festival inquiry, in the city and on the road, in a feast of stories and our annual GREEN PAGES summer Directory.
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GREEN PAGES<br />
great entertainment on the Youth Stage on Saturday and Sunday featuring the<br />
winners of the Markham Youth Expo. There will be crafts and swimming in<br />
Morgan Pool. Great family fun!<br />
647-983-9054<br />
www.markhamfestival.com<br />
MONTREAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL<br />
➤ <strong>June</strong> 1 to 17<br />
Montreal, QC<br />
The Montreal Chamber Music Festival presents its <strong>23</strong>rd season, offering a<br />
wonderful array of gems from the chamber music repertoire, exciting premieres,<br />
and new collaborations, with performances by many of our most revered artists<br />
along with brilliant new discoveries. Beginning with a new spring series at The<br />
Ritz-Carlton Montreal in April and May, the Festival moves to Pollack Hall for<br />
the TD JAZZ and classical series in <strong>June</strong>. With our theme “Droit au Cœur!”<br />
(Straight to the Heart!), we emphasize our love for chamber music, the most<br />
intimate and collaborative of art forms. Highlights include the Canadian premiere<br />
of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet and special events to celebrate the<br />
“Year of the Cello” in concert and film.<br />
514-489-7444<br />
www.festivalmontreal.org<br />
MUSIC AT PORT MILFORD<br />
➤ <strong>July</strong> 21 to <strong>August</strong> 11<br />
Prince Edward County, ON<br />
<strong>2018</strong> marks Music at Port Milford’s 32nd year of bringing internationallyrenowned<br />
artist faculty to Prince Edward County to create an inspiring summer<br />
music experience. Saturday Chamber Music Series: Tickets: $30 adult, $10 student,<br />
$5 Youth (12 and under); Season Pass: $100 adult, $30 Student, $15 Youth (12<br />
and under). <strong>July</strong> 21, 7:30 p.m, Phenomenal Woman: Tokai String Quartet, joined<br />
by pianist, Angela Park; soprano, Rebecca Kenneally; actor, Joan McBride.<br />
<strong>July</strong> 28, 7:30 p.m, Form, Balance, Motion: Quatuor Saguenay (Alcan) with pianist,<br />
Allison Gagnon. <strong>August</strong> 4, 7:30 p.m, Ludwig meets Dizzy: Harlem String Quartet.<br />
<strong>August</strong> 11, 7:30 p.m, Folk Connection: Port Milford Chamber Players.<br />
613-476-7735<br />
www.musicatportmilford.org<br />
MUSIC FROM SCRATCH<br />
➤ <strong>August</strong> 27 to 31<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
In partnership with the Canadian Music Centre, Music From Scratch is a free<br />
week-long music creation workshop for people between the ages of 18 and<br />
25. Facilitated by Jerry Pergolesi and guest composer/sound creator Giorgio<br />
Magnanensi, and guided by the Contact ensemble, participants engage in creative<br />
listening, writing, movement and improvisation exercises, leading to the performance<br />
of a series of collaborative sound works. Music From Scratch helps participants<br />
develop new skills and the confidence to take risks both as listeners and<br />
creators. No experience necessary! Just a willingness to learn and explore your<br />
own inner creativity.<br />
416-961-6601 x207<br />
www.musicfromscratch.org<br />
MUSIC MONDAYS<br />
➤ May 7 to September 3<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
A lunchtime concert series at the Church of the Holy Trinity – welcome to our<br />
27th season! Music Mondays has served as a launching pad for emerging talent<br />
since its inception in 1992. Our concerts take place in the warm acoustics of Holy<br />
Trinity Church, just steps away from the Eaton Centre. We feature an eclectic mix<br />
of everything from classical solo and chamber music to jazz, fusion and world<br />
music. Our goal is to provide the highest possible musical experience to a paywhat-you-can<br />
downtown Toronto audience. Please join us. Bring your lunch –<br />
and a friend – every Monday at 12:15pm from May to Labour Day.<br />
416-598-4521 x2<strong>23</strong><br />
www.musicmondays.ca<br />
OPERAMUSKOKA FESTIVAL<br />
➤ <strong>August</strong> 21 to 24<br />
Bracebridge, ON<br />
The 9th Annual OperaMuskoka Festival takes place <strong>August</strong> 21-24 <strong>2018</strong>, in Bracebridge,<br />
Ontario. The opening night opera will be Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, produced<br />
by Sharon Tikiryan, M.Mus. Sharon will also sing the role of the calculating<br />
maid. Wednesday <strong>August</strong> 22 will be our Annual Stars of Tomorrow Concert,<br />
featuring young people from Toronto and the surrounding area of Muskoka.<br />
Both these events take place at the Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre. At the<br />
Pinegrove Fellowship Church in Bracebridge on Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>23</strong>, the Festival<br />
will feature a Vocal Masterclass with Jennifer Tung of the Royal Conservatory of<br />
Music, followed by her concert in the evening. The Festival concludes on Friday<br />
<strong>August</strong> 24, with a Violin Masterclass with Moshe Hammer, and an evening<br />
concert also at Pinegrove Fellowship Church, 295 Taylor Rd.<br />
705-764-1381<br />
www.muskokachautauqua.com<br />
OTTAWA CHAMBERFEST<br />
➤ <strong>July</strong> 26 to <strong>August</strong> 9<br />
Ottawa, ON K2P 0W7<br />
This year presenting pianists Marc-André Hamelin and Angela Hewitt, Danel,<br />
Rolston, and Ariel Quartets, improvisational violinist Roby Lakatos, folk group<br />
The Fretless, and many more! Celebrating 25 years, Ottawa Chamberfest brings<br />
together the boldest names in ensemble and solo performance for musical celebration<br />
in the nation’s capital throughout the year with a Concert Series and<br />
Community Engagement and Education programming, culminating in the<br />
Chamberfest summer festival. The world’s largest festival of its kind, the Ottawa<br />
Chamberfest summer festival is a <strong>2018</strong> Festivals and Events (FEO) Ontario<br />
“Top 100” and winner of seven consecutive Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards<br />
for the Arts.<br />
613-<strong>23</strong>4-6306<br />
www.chamberfest.com<br />
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL<br />
➤ September 7 to 16<br />
Picton, ON<br />
Now in its 15th season, the festival will open with a concert featuring our new<br />
artistic directors, the renowned New Orford String Quartet, and a special work<br />
by composer John Burge, Death of a Lady’s Man - a world premiere with a nod to<br />
Leonard Cohen. The following evening will be devoted to renaissance and baroque<br />
G6 | Summer <strong>2018</strong> thewholenote.com
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