Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018

Summer Festivals
Summer Festival Listings
Welcome to The WholeNote’s Summer Festival listings.
The following pages contain basic listings for these festivals,
where available at time of printing:
The August Organ.....................................................Aug 2 to 30
Beaches International Jazz Festival............................Jul 26 to 29
Brookside Music Festival of the Bay.....................Jul 12 to Aug 23
Brott Music Festival...........................................Jun 21 to Sept 27
Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival...........................Jul 26 to 29
Elora Festival.............................................................Jul 13 to 29
Festival Classica................................................May 25 to Jun 16
Festival Montréal Baroque........................................Jun 21 to 24
Festival of the Sound..........................................Jul 20 to Aug 11
Forest Festival..........................................................Aug 15 to 19
Guelph Jazz Festival.................................................Sep 12 to 16
Heritage Music Festival..............................................Aug 8 to 12
Highlands Opera Studio............................................Aug 1 to 27
Honens International Piano Competition...........Aug 30 to Sep 8
Hugh’s Room Live - Summer Nights Festival.....Jun 15 to Aug 25
Huntsville Festival of the Arts...............................Jul 6 to Aug 17
Kensington Market Jazz Festival...............................Sep 14 to 16
Kincardine Summer Music Festival..................May 24 to Aug 17
Leith Summer Festival......................................Jun 20 to Aug 25
LULAWORLD....................................................May 31 to Jun 10
Markham Village Music Festival................................Jun 15 to 17
Montreal Chamber Music Festival...............................Jun 1 to 17
Music at Port Milford..........................................Jul 21 to Aug 12
Music from Scratch.................................................Aug 27 to 31
Music Mondays....................................................May 7 to Sep 3
OperaMuskoka........................................................Aug 21 to 24
Ottawa Chamberfest............................................Jul 26 to Aug 9
Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival.........Sep 7 to 16
Prince Edward County Jazz Festival.........................Aug 14 to 19
Saint Joseph’s ArtsFest 2018..............................May 27 to Jun 10
Something Else Festival of Creative Music.................Jun 13 to 17
South Coast Jazz & Blues.........................................Aug 17 to 19
Stratford Summer Music.....................................Jul 16 to Aug 12
Summer Music in the Garden............................Jun 28 to Sep 16
Summer Opera Lyric Theatre...............................Jul 27 to Aug 5
Sun Life Financial UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival.....Jul 20 to 23
SweetWater Music Festival.......................................Sep 21 to 23
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival.......................Jun 11 to 23
TD Markham Jazz Festival........................................Aug 15 to 19
TD Niagara Jazz Festival............................................Jul 19 to 29
TD Sunfest ‘18:
Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Culture............Jul 5 to 8
TD Toronto Jazz Festival........................................Jun 22 to Jul 1
Toronto Summer Music........................................Jul 12 to Aug 4
Westben Concerts at the Barn..............................Jun 9 to Aug 5
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The August Organ
August 2 to 30
Trinity United Church, 290 Muskoka Rd. N.,
Gravenhurst, ON
705-205-9005
www.trinity.isourchurch.com/
the-august-organ-2018.
Concerts are at 12:15pm.
●●Aug 2: Tewit Youth Band.
●●Aug 9: Matthew Whitfield, organ.
●●Aug 16: Meditative kirtan using ancient
Indian chants. Happy Jack Yogis.
●●Aug 23: Works by Willan. Christopher
Dawes, organ.
●●Aug 30: Jazz saxophone with organ and
piano. Mitch Beube, saxophone; Dan McCoy,
organ and piano.
Beaches International Jazz Festival
July 6 to 29
Toronto, ON
416-698-2152
www.beachesjazz.com
J – Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen St. E.
W – Woodbine Park, 1695 Queen St. E.
●●July 6-8: 3rd Annual Sounds of Leslieville &
Riverside. J.; Inaugural Sounds of Leslieville &
Riverside Block Party.
●●July 13-15: 3rd Annual Latin Carnival. W.
●●July 20-22: TD Presents: 30th Annual
Beaches International Jazz Festival. W.
●●July 26-28: StreetFest (Queen St. E from
Beech Ave to Woodbine Ave).
●●July 27-29: OLG Presents: 30th Annual
Beaches International Jazz Festival. W.
Brookside Music Festival of the Bay
July 12 to August 23
Midland, ON
705-527-4420
www.brooksidemusic.com
All concerts are at 7:30pm.
MCC - Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King St.,
Midland.
SP – St. Paul’s United Church, 308 King St.,
Midland
●●Jul 12: Toronto All-Star Big Band: Swing,
Swing, Swing. SP.
●●Jul 19: Louise Pitre: La vie en rouge. MCC.
●●Jul 26: Rolston String Quartet. SP.
●●Aug 16: Wolfgang David, Violin: Taste of
Vienna - A Viennese Salon Concert. MCC.
●●Aug 23: Takeshi Kakehashi and Wolfgang
David. Works by Beethoven, Brahms and
Strauss. MCC.
Brott Music Festival
June 21 to August 16
Hamilton, ON
905-525-7664
www.brottmusic.com
All concerts are at 7:30pm.
B – Burlington Performing Arts Centre,
440 Locust St., Burlington
F - FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln.,
Hamilton.
H – Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers
Ln., Hamilton.
LRW - L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, McMaster
University, 1280 Main St. W. , Hamilton.
LS – Liuna Station, 360 James St. N.,
Hamilton.
●●Jun 21: Music of the Night. Eva Tavares, soprano;
David Curry, tenor; National Academy
Orchestra; Boris Brott, conductor. B.
●●Jun 28: The Infinite Sky. National Academy
Orchestra; Boris Brott, conductor. B
●●Jun 29: Fab 4 Forever. Jeans N Classics;
National Academy Orchestra; Boris Brott,
conductor. H.
●●Jul 05: Blame It on the Champagne.
National Academy Orchestra; Boris Brott,
conductor. LS.
●●Jul 12: PopOpera. Arias, duets and ensembles
from favourite operas. Cast members of
Magic Flute opera production; National Academy
Orchestra; Boris Brott, conductor. F.
●●Jul 19: The Magic Flute. BrottOpera Cast;
National Academy Orchestra; Boris Brott,
conductor. F.
●●Jul 26: Natural Wonders. Valerie Tryon,
piano; National Academy Orchestra; Boris
Brott, conductor. LRW.
●●Aug 02: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
National Academy Orchestra; Boris Brott,
conductor. H.
Celebrating 31 years!
June 21 - August 16
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Annual High Tea
The Magic Flute
An Evening in Vienna
West Side Story
and more!
905-525-7664
Brottmusic.com
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