Volume 24 Issue 5 - February 2019
In this issue: A prize that brings lustre to its laureates (and a laureate who brings lustre to the prize); Edwin Huizinga on the journey of Opera Atelier's "The Angel Speaks" from Versailles to the ROM; Danny Driver on playing piano in the moment; Remembering Neil Crory (a different kind of genius)' Year of the Boar, Indigeneity and Opera; all this and more in Volume 24 #5. Online in flip through, HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday Jan 31.
In this issue: A prize that brings lustre to its laureates (and a laureate who brings lustre to the prize); Edwin Huizinga on the journey of Opera Atelier's "The Angel Speaks" from Versailles to the ROM; Danny Driver on playing piano in the moment; Remembering Neil Crory (a different kind of genius)' Year of the Boar, Indigeneity and Opera; all this and more in Volume 24 #5. Online in flip through, HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday Jan 31.
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Apr 14 at P.C. Ho Theatre, 5183 Sheppard Ave.<br />
E. For details, visit cccmusicfestival.com or<br />
call 416-292-9293 x229.<br />
●●International Music Festival and Competition.<br />
Piano, voice, guitar, harp, strings, woodwinds,<br />
brass, conducting, and composition.<br />
Competition dates: May 23-June 2, at Cornell<br />
Recital Hall 3201 Bur Oak Ave., Markham.<br />
Application deadline: April 12. For details, visit<br />
intermusic.ca or contact 905-604-8854 or<br />
office@intermusic.ca<br />
●●Yip’s Music Festival Competition. Piano,<br />
violin, musical theatre, and chamber music.<br />
Competition dates: Apr 13-14, 27-28, May 4-5.<br />
Application deadline: Feb 19. For details, visit<br />
ymf.yips.com or call 905-948-9477 x2211.<br />
Film Screenings<br />
●●Feb 07 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts<br />
Centre. Alicia Svigals: The Yellow Ticket. Live<br />
score for a screening of the 1918 silent film<br />
The Yellow Ticket featuring Pola Negri. Alicia<br />
Svigals, composer/violin; Marilyn Lerner,<br />
piano. 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-<br />
688-0722. $35; $30(member); $25(st).<br />
●●Feb 11 6:30: Toronto International Film<br />
Festival. Divine: A Jessye Norman Tribute.<br />
The Tales of Hoffman (1951), directed<br />
by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.<br />
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. 1-888-599-<br />
8433. $14; $11.50(sr/st); $10(child/youth).<br />
●●Feb 12 8:30: Toronto International Film<br />
Festival. Divine: A Jessye Norman Tribute.<br />
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (1989), director<br />
Albert Maysles’ behind-the-scenes documentary<br />
of Norman’s recording of Bizet’s<br />
opera with conductor Seiji Ozawa; followed<br />
by Oedipus Rex (1993), director Julie Taymor’s<br />
theatrical adaptation of Stravinsky’s operaoratorio<br />
featuring Jessye Norman as Jocasta.<br />
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. 1-888-599-<br />
8433. $14; $11.50(sr/st); $10(child/youth).<br />
●●Feb 13 6:30: Toronto International Film<br />
Festival. Divine: A Jessye Norman Tribute.<br />
Diva (1981), an exhilarating fusion of<br />
high culture and pulp thriller directed by<br />
Jean-Jacques Beineixta. TIFF Bell Lightbox,<br />
350 King St. W. 1-888-599-8433. $14;<br />
$11.50(sr/st); $10(child/youth).<br />
●●Feb 26 6:30: Royal Conservatory of Music.<br />
E. The ETCeteras<br />
Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds:<br />
The Conductor Zubin Mehta. Germany, 2016,<br />
98 min. Filled with stirring performances<br />
and interviews with friends, family, and colleagues,<br />
this is a dazzling tribute to the international<br />
career of musical maestro Zubin<br />
Mehta. On his 80th birthday, join his son Mervon<br />
Mehta, Executive Director of Performing<br />
Arts at The Royal Conservatory, for a magnificent<br />
tribute to one of the world’s greatest living<br />
conductors. Q&A hosted by well-known<br />
critic and teacher William Littler with Mervon<br />
Mehta. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema,<br />
506 Bloor St. W. Tickets at the Hot Docs Ted<br />
Rogers Cinema box office or at hotdocscinema.ca.<br />
$17 each (Members: $12/$10/Free).<br />
Galas and Fundraisers<br />
●●Feb 02 2:00: Amadeus Choir. Songs From a<br />
Celtic Heart Annual Fundraising Event. Jubilee<br />
United Church, 40 Underhill Dr. amadeuschoir.com.<br />
For tickets: 416-446-0188. $50,<br />
$40, $25, $5 off on tickets purchased before<br />
Jan 15. Also at 7pm.<br />
●●Feb 16 4:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre.<br />
Doyle à la Carte Part II. Music from Gilbert &<br />
Sullivan operas. Henry Ingram, MC. Edward<br />
Jackman Centre, 947 Queen St. E., 2nd Floor.<br />
416-366-7723. $45. Cabaret-style fundraising<br />
concert.<br />
●●Feb 17 7:00: Gallery 345/New Music Concerts.<br />
New Music Concerts Special Non-subscription<br />
Event: An Evening with Moritz Ernst.<br />
Stockhausen: Klavierstück X; and works by<br />
Mike Egerton, Arthur Lourié, Miklos Maros,<br />
and Sandeep Bhagwati. Moritz Ernst, piano.<br />
Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-961-9594.<br />
$100/2 for $150. Reservations required.<br />
Includes door prizes and refreshments. Proceeds<br />
to benefit New Music Concerts; charitable<br />
receipts for CRA allowable portion.<br />
●●Mar 01 7:30: Melos. Venetian Carnevale<br />
Fundraiser. Join Melos in Baroque Venice for a<br />
raucous evening of music, drama, food, drink<br />
and all-round revelry while helping to support<br />
Melos’ ongoing educational outreach and<br />
excellent period performances! Silent auction<br />
featuring art and music lessons, gift packages,<br />
weekend getaways in Prince Edward County,<br />
and more! Italo-Canadian Club, 1174 Italia Lane,<br />
previous experience with opera is necessary.<br />
Participants are selected based on<br />
the interest and relevance demonstrated in<br />
their online applications. Four Seasons Centre<br />
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />
(at University Ave.). Participate in the lab and<br />
you will receive two free tickets to the dress<br />
rehearsal of Così fan tutte on Sunday, Feb 3.<br />
To apply, complete the application available at<br />
coc.ca/YOL or e-mail education@coc.ca for<br />
more information.<br />
●●Feb 12 6:30: Toronto International Film<br />
Festival. In Conversation with…Jessye Norman.<br />
This in-depth conversation between<br />
Jessye Norman and Canadian Opera Company<br />
general director Alexander Neef will<br />
focus on Ms. Norman’s tremendous career<br />
in opera, her own experience in film, and the<br />
ability of gifted filmmakers to translate the<br />
operatic art form into the medium of cinema.<br />
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. 1-888-599-<br />
8433. $23.75; $19.25(sr/st).<br />
●●Feb 12 7:30: Toronto Duke Ellington Society.<br />
General Meeting. Jack Chambers will<br />
make a presentation titled “The Human Voice<br />
Is Not Disdained”. An evening of vocals and<br />
special songs taken from Ellington’s vast<br />
works. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St.<br />
W., Etobicoke. For further information, visit<br />
torontodukeellingtonsociety.com or call 416-<br />
239-2683. Membership is $35(single) or<br />
$50(couple). First visit is free.<br />
●●Feb 14 7:00: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Opera Insights: Fashion and Fantasy - Costumes<br />
and Wigs. Costume Supervisor Sandra<br />
Corazza and Wig and Make-Up Supervisor<br />
Sharon Ryman share how they balance<br />
unbridled imagination with stage and historic<br />
requirements to bring the director’s vision<br />
to life. Education Centre, Four Seasons Centre<br />
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />
(at University Ave.). Reserve free tickets in<br />
advance by visiting coc.ca/operainsights or<br />
calling the COC Box Office at 416-363-8231.<br />
●●Feb 16 11am-5pm: Toronto Reference<br />
Library. Black Opera: Uncovering Music History.<br />
Presented in partnership with the Glenn<br />
Gould Foundation, this symposium traces the<br />
heroic struggles of pioneering artists of African<br />
origin to enter the operatic world, their<br />
fight for acceptance and recognition, their<br />
triumphs and accomplishments. This event is<br />
part of a week of celebrations in Toronto for<br />
Jessye Norman, winner of the Twelfth Glenn<br />
Gould Prize.<br />
11am-11:30am: Opening concert with soprano<br />
Nadine Anyan, soprano; Tristan Scott, tenor;<br />
Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; and Angela<br />
Park, piano.<br />
11:30-12:30: Black Voices in the Opera. A conversation<br />
between Dr. Naomi André (University<br />
of Michigan) and Dr. Gregory Hopkins<br />
(Artistic Director of the Harlem Opera Theatre),<br />
moderated by Dr. Melanie Zeck (Centre<br />
for Black Musical Research, Columbia<br />
College) Inspired by Dr. André’s book Black<br />
Opera, this conversation on the history of<br />
black opera will explore how artists and composers<br />
have used opera to reclaim black<br />
people’s place in history.<br />
1:00-2:00: Three Scenes from Black Opera<br />
That Changed the History of Music. Gregory<br />
Hopkins will present a selection of key performances<br />
from the history of Black Opera.<br />
2:30-3:30: Not Your music: A Conversation<br />
on Cultural Appropriation. Robert Harris and<br />
Naomi André discuss cultural appropriation<br />
in the opera and the performing arts, and<br />
explore recent examples.<br />
3:45-4:00: Second concert. Presented by the<br />
Glenn Gould Foundation.<br />
4:00-4:45: 12th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate:<br />
Jessye Norman. A Conversation with Jessye<br />
Norman About Her Life in Opera.<br />
All events are at the Toronto Reference<br />
Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon,<br />
789 Yonge St. 416-393-7175. This day of events<br />
is free, but you must register to attend. Please<br />
call 416-393-7175 for further information.<br />
●●Feb <strong>24</strong> 2:00: Classical Music Club Toronto.<br />
Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach. A major recording<br />
project of the 21st century was completed<br />
in 2014: a 55-volume set of the complete<br />
church cantatas of Bach by the Bach Collegium<br />
Japan led by its founder and conductor<br />
Masaaki Suzuki. We will experience<br />
a selection of audio and video performances<br />
from his vast recorded legacy. For further<br />
information, visit classicalmusicclubtoronto.<br />
org or contact John Sharpe at 416-898-2549<br />
or torontoshi@sympatico.ca. Annual membership:<br />
$25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for<br />
Piano, Voice, Guitar, Harp<br />
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass<br />
Conducting, Composition<br />
Awards, Prizes and Scolarships<br />
Recitals, Concerts, Workshops<br />
Career advancement<br />
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JURORS<br />
Christina Petrowska-Quilico (YorkU), Dr. Lynn Kuo<br />
Gary Kulesha (UofT), Dr. Jeffrey McFadden (UofT)<br />
Leslie Newman (UofT), Dr. Michael Berkovsky (RCM)<br />
Kristian Alexander, Andrew Ascenzo, Andrea Ludwig<br />
Dr. Teresa Suen-Campbell, Michael Fedyshyn<br />
InterMusic.ca | 905.604.8854 | office@InterMusic.ca<br />
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