Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018

Music Mondays
May 7 to September 3
Toronto, ON
416-598-4521 x223
www.musicmondays.ca
All concerts are at 12:15pm at Church of the
Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq., Toronto
●●May 07: Payadora Tango Ensemble.
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● May 14: A Medieval Spring. Andrea Gerhardt
and Michael Franklin, vocals, harp,
flute, recorders, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes and
percussion.
●●May 21: Spring Serenade. Warren Nicholson,
guitar; Mark Whale, violin.
●●May 28: Double-Double Duo. Michael
Bridge, accordions; Kornel Wolak, clarinet.
●●Jun 04: From Barcelona to Brazil. Serenade
Duo (Michelle LaPorte, flute; Gerry Saulter,
guitar).
●●Jun 11: Is Three a Crowd? junctQín keyboard
collective (Stephanie Chua, Elaine Lau
and Joseph Ferretti).
●●Jun 18: Catalyst Ensemble. Jesse Dietschi,
bass and composer; and others.
●●Jun 25: Matthew Larkin, Organ.
●●Jul 02: Florian Hoefner Trio. Florian Hoefner,
piano; Andrew Downing, bass; Nick Fraser,
drums.
●●Jul 09: Tony Yike Yang, Piano.
●●Jul 16: The Music and Sounds of Persia.
Padideh Ahrarnejad, tar; Ali Massoudi,
percussion.
●●Jul 23: Allison Au Quartet.
●●Jul 30: Romanza: Music of Spain and South
America. Azuline Duo (Sara Traficante, flute;
Summer Festivals
Emma Rush, guitar).
●●Aug 06: Eastern European Romantics.
Sheng Cai, piano.
●●Aug 13: Ardan Duo. Danielle Sum, percussion;
Arthur Tang, piano.
●●Aug 20: Bedford Trio. Alessia Disimino,
violin; Andrew Ascenzo, cello; Jialiang Zhu,
piano.
●●Aug 27: Emily Rho and Britton Riley. Emily
Rho, piano; Britton Riley, cello.
●●Sep 03: Concordo. Sheila Smyth and Valerie
Sylvester, baroque violins; Ondrej Golias, bassoon/dulcian;
Ron Greidanus, harpsichord.
Opera Muskoka Festival
August 21 to 24
Bracebridge, ON
705-764-1381
www.muskokachautauqua.com
All concerts are at 7:30pm.
PFC – Pinegrove Fellowship Church,
295 Taylor Rd., Bracebridge
RMC - Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre,
100 Clearbrook Trail, Bracebridge
●●Aug 21: Così fan tutte. RMC.
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● Aug 22: Stars of Tomorrow Concert. RMC.
● Aug 23: Jennifer Tung in Concert. PFC.
● Aug 24: Moshe Hammer in Concert. PFC.
Ottawa Chamberfest
July 26 to August 9
Ottawa, ON K2P 0W7
613-234-6306
www.chamberfest.com
New Orford String Quartet ~ Artistic Directors
Erin Wall
15 th
SEASON!
SEPTEMBER 7-16
St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church
335 Main Street, PICTON
6 INSPIRED CONCERTS
featuring
Erin Wall
André Laplante
New Orford String Quartet
Studio de musique
ancienne de Montréal
Mark Fewer ...and others!
www.pecmusicfestival.com
B - Beechwood, the National Cemetery of
Canada, 280 Beechwood Ave., Vanier.
CH - Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W.,
Ottawa.
DC - Dominion-Chalmers United Church,
355 Cooper St., Ottawa.
DLS - École secondaire publique De La Salle,
501 Old St. Patrick St., Ottawa.
GD - La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins,
333 King Edward Ave, Ottawa.
NG - National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex
Drive, Ottawa.
●●Jul 26 7:00: La Passion: Roby Lakatos Quartet.
DC.
●●Jul 27 1:00: Molto Piano. James Parker,
piano; Nicole Presentey, piano. DC. 5:30: Siskind
Snapshot: Z.E.N. Trio. Zhang Zuo, piano;
Esther Yoo, violin; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello.
DC.; 7:00: Marc-André Hamelin with Quatuor
Danel. DC; 10:00: Roby Lakatos Quartet @
Chamberfringe. DLS.
●●Jul 28 1:00: The Tears of Exile: Lamentations
of Jeremiah. Studio de musique
ancienne de Montréal; Andrew McAnerney,
conductor. DC.; 1:00: Rising Stars. GD.; 7:00:
Z.E.N. Trio. DC.; 10:00: “I’ve Got Rhythm”: Buzz
Brass and Matt Herskowitz Salute Gershwin.
Matt Herskowitz, piano. GD.
●●Jul 29 11:00am: Buzz Brass with Valérie
Milot. Valérie Milot, harp. B.; 1:00: Quatuor
Danel. NG.; 7:00: Chamberfest 25th Anniversary
Mashup. DC.; 10:00: The Fretless. GD.
●●Jul 30 7:00: Ariel Quartet with Rolston
String Quartet. DC.; 10:00: And So It Goes:
Brett Polegato and Robert Kortgaard. Brett
Polegato, baritone; Robert Kortgaard, piano.
GD.
●●Jul 31 1:00: Rolston String Quartet. NG.;
7:00: Sounding Thunder: The Songs of Francis
Pegahmagabow. DLS.; 10:00: Tom Allen’s
Judgment of Paris. GD.
●●Aug 01 10:00am: Bring the Kids!: Bedford
Trio. CH.; 1:00: Music from the Sound. James
Campbell, clarinet; Cheng² Duo; Tiberius
String Quartet. NG.; 7:00: Gli Angeli Genève.
DC.; 10:00: Transcontinental Drift. Koszika,
vocalist. GD.
●●Aug 02 1:00: Hinrich Alpers and Friends:
Debussy, Ravel and the Impressionists. Hinrich
Alpers, piano; SOMA Quartet. NG.; 7:00:
¡Duende!: Lorca, Cohen, and the Spirit of
Spain. Patricia O’Callaghan, vocals; Maryem
Tollar; vocals; David Braid, piano; Canadian
Guitar Quartet; Gryphon Trio. DC.; 10:00:
Algonquin Ensemble: Tom Thomson’s Voice
Through Music. DLS.
●●Aug 03 10:00am: Bring the Kids!: Sonic
Escape. Maria Millar, violin; Shawn Wyckoff,
flute. CH.; 1:00: National Youth Orchestra
Canada Chamber Marathon. NG.; 7:00:
National Youth Orchestra Canada. DLS.;
10:00: Sonic Escape. Classical and Celtic
music. GD,
●●Aug 04 10:00am: Xenia: Ensemble Made in
Canada. Designed to be welcoming for children
on the autism spectrum and their families.
DC.; 1:00: Mosaïques: Ensemble Made in
Canada. NG.; 7:00: Angela Hewitt: Bach Odyssey
V. DC.
●●Aug 05 11:00am: Fiorè. Elinor Frey, cello;
Suzie LeBlanc, soprano. B.; 1:00: Andrew
Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin. NG.; 7:00:
Gryphon Trio 25th Anniversary Mashup. DC.;
10:00: Bernstein @ 100. Elizabeth & Marcel
Bergman, piano duo. GD.
●●Aug 06 10:00am: Les Pastoureaux: Petit
Chanteurs de Waterloo en Belgique. Sacred
songs to choral arrangements of modern
classics. DC.; 12:00 noon: New Music Now I:
Sky High. GD.; 1:30: New Music Now II: Minimal
Excess. GD.; 3:00: New Music Now III.
GD.; 7:00: Angela Hewitt: Bach Odyssey VI.
DC.; 10:00: Golnar and Mahan Tjrio with
Mona Matbou Riahi. DG.
●●Aug 07 1:00: Pentaèdre Wind Quintet. NG.;
2:45: Canadian Guitar Quartet. NG.; 7:00:
Pražàk Quartet. DC.; 10:00: Payadora Tango
Ensemble with Drew Jurecka. GD.
●●Aug 08 10:00am: Bring the Kids!:
Pentaèdre Wind Quintet. Learn about Mozart’s
incredible Magic Flute. CH.; 1:00: Mozart!
Suren Barry, piano; Yolanda Bruno, violin;
Prazak Quartet; Gryphon Trio; Pentaèdre
Wind Quintet. NG.; 7:00: Simone Osborne and
Gordon Bintner with Michael McMahon. DC.;
10:00: Synthesis with Justin Gray. GD.
●●Aug 09 10:00am: Bring the Kids!: SOMA
Quartet. CH.; 1:00: SOMA Quartet. NG.; 7:00: I
Musici de Montreal. Cameron Crozman, cello.
DC.; 10:00: Last Call: DJ/Violinist Brendan
Speltz with the SOMA Quartet. GD.
Prince Edward County
Chamber Music Festival
September 7 to 16
Picton, ON
613-645-2250
www.pecmusicfestival.com
All concerts at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican
Church, 335 Main St., Picton.
●●Sep 07 7:30: New Orford String Quartet.
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● Sep 08 7:30: Choir of Studio de musique
ancienne de Montréal.
●●Sep 09 2:00: Piano Recital: André Laplante.
●●Sep 14 7:30: An Evening of Song. Erin Wall,
soprano.
●●Sep 15 7:00: Jazz with Mark Fewer, David
Braid and Joseph Phillips.
●●Sep 16 2:00: Ad Hoc Chamber Music. Mark
Fewer, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola; Joseph Johnson,
cello; Wonny Song, piano; Benedicte
Lauziere, violin.
Prince Edward County Jazz Festival
August 14 to 19
Prince Edward County, ON
613-399-2477
www.pecjazz.org
Listings not available at time of publication.
For general description, see Green Pages.
Saint Joseph’s ArtsFest 2018
May 27 to June 10
Hamilton, ON
905-528-0019
www.stjoesartsfest.ca
All concerts at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,
260 Herkimer Street, Hamilton.
●●May 27 4:00: Festival Opening Night. In
celebration of the 100th anniversary of the
Czech Republic and the 50th anniversary of
the Prague Spring. Prague Mixed Choir; Jiří
Petrdlík, conductor.
●●Jun 01 7:30: Artistic Director’s Evening. A
celebration of Estonian connections. Aare
Tammesalu, cello; Norman Reintamm, piano;
Stillman Matheson, piano; St. Joe’s Quartet;
Members of the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony
Orchestra.
●●Jun 07 7:30: Festival Trio. Sadie Fields,
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