Blue Pages | 19th Annual Directory of Music Makers - October 2018

and cultural background, analysing, improvising,
and experimenting. Our performances have
blended vocal and instrumental music from medieval
courts and churches with readings, drama,
and liturgical action, to provide insight into the
fascinating artistic and intellectual culture of the
Middle Ages. Based in Toronto since 1991, the
group has also performed in other Ontario centres,
as well as Alberta, Quebec, the Maritimes,
the eastern USA, and England, and has recorded
A Golden Treasury of Medieval Music for the
British label Saydisc-Amon Ra. For information
about our upcoming concerts and collaborations,
please visit our web-page or find us on Facebook.
SINE NOMINE is ensemble-in-residence at
the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
For tickets: 416-978-8849 or www.uofttix.ca
Andrea Budgey
416-638-9445
andrea.budgey@utoronto.ca
www.pims.ca/amici/sine-nomine
●●Sinfonia Toronto
Acclaimed as “A World-Class Orchestra” (headline,
Russelsheimer Echo, Germany), Sinfonia Toronto
celebrates its 20th anniversary season in 2018/19,
with Masterpiece Series concerts in Glenn Gould
Studio and the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Sinfonia Toronto consists of virtuoso strings
who perform standing, in the tradition of
great European chamber orchestras, blending
each musician’s soloistic energy into a brilliant
ensemble style inspired by music director
Nurhan Arman. The orchestra’s programming
combines major compositions and delightful
surprises from the Baroque through the Classical,
Romantic and contemporary periods.
The orchestra plays in Toronto schools, travels
throughout Ontario to perform for concert
associations from Brockville to Sarnia, and performs
every season in Barrie and Sault Ste-Marie.
Sinfonia Toronto has toured in Germany, Spain
and Florida, and in April 2018 made a two-week
tour in Peru, Argentina and Uruguay, with every
concert drawing standing ovations, multiple
encores, superb reviews and requests to return.
Margaret Chasins
416-499-0403
margaretchasins@sinfoniatoronto.com
www.sinfoniatoronto.com
●●Small World Music Society
Small World Music Society is “The Beat of the
Globe in the Heart of Toronto,” presenting concerts
and workshops in venues ranging from
prestigious concert halls, to outdoor festival
stages, to its own intimate space, the Small
World Music Centre at Artscape Youngplace.
Its annual season has traditionally been
anchored by the Asian Music Series in the
spring, and the Small World Music Festival in
the fall, though the 17th edition marked a move
to Harbourfront Centre at the height of the
SOUNDCROWD
summer season. This October, Small World features
the long-awaited return of Persian classical
duo Shahram Nazeri & Hafez Nazeri, in collaboration
with Link Music Lab, for classics and
new works from the Rumi Symphony Project.
Meanwhile Polyphonic Ground, an initiative of
Small World that aligned it with 10 culturally
diverse music presenters, nears the end of its
pilot phase. Attend upcoming “Polyphonic Ground
Presents” concerts to access music for the culturally
curious, join Polyphonic Ground Conversations
to discuss the future of music in Toronto,
and follow the project as it evolves.
Jess Cimo
416-536-5439
jess@smallworldmusic.com
www.smallworldmusic.com
●●SoundCrowd
All voice. No limits. SoundCrowd’s vision is to:
• enrich the Toronto community with the proven
health and social benefits of participating in and
experiencing choral music;
• make connections through voice and movement
using repertoire that is exciting, fun and meaningful
to all;
• create dynamic and original performances of
music from all genres using the musical language
of a cappella.
SoundCrowd, the brainchild of artistic director
Scott Pietrangelo, is Toronto’s first large-scale
a cappella ensemble. The group made its concert
debut in 2016 alongside former Barenaked
Ladies front man Steven Page at Toronto’s Danforth
Music Hall. Since then, they have been featured
guests on a national TV show (The Social,
www.thesocial.ca) created viral videos (over 79k
Facebook views and counting), performed with
other notable Toronto-based a cappella groups
(Cadence, Countermeasure, Retrocity), sold out
their own high-energy concerts, and travelled to
New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall with
choirs from around the world under the direction
of Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect, The Sing Off).
SoundCrowd is an auditioned choir and accepts
new submissions in Spring and Summer.
Scott Pietrangelo
647-970-1397
info@soundcrowd.ca
www.soundcrowd.ca
●●Soundstreams
About Soundstreams: A world leader among contemporary
music companies, Soundstreams is
the foremost global presenter of new Canadian
music. Lawrence Cherney, artistic director and
Ben Dietschi, executive director are dedicated to
showcasing the work of living Canadian and international
composers. We accomplish this through
our three Toronto-based performance series:
Main Stage, Ear Candy and Encounters. Serving
a broad community of music lovers, we also offer
free outreach and educational programs, Sound-
Makers provides interactive learning experiences
online and in the classroom; the Emerging Composer
Workshop is an intensive mentorship program
that helps young composers from Canada
and abroad launch their careers. Soundstreams
further extends their endeavours through touring,
the commissioning of new works, and digital
distribution. SoundWave provides accessible tickets
to young adults.
Peter Donato
416-504-1282, x102
peterd@soundstreams.ca
www.soundstreams.ca
●●Southern Ontario Chapter of
the Hymn Society (SOCHS)
Southern Ontario Chapter of the Hymn Society
(SOCHS) is a non-denominational organization
supporting congregational song and
offering events each season in the Barrie, Kitchener-Waterloo,
Pickering triangle. Anyone
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