Volume 24 Issue 6 - March 2019
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
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●●Mar 18 1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. Great Canadian<br />
Opera Singers. Presented by one of<br />
Canada’s foremost opera educators, Iain<br />
Scott. While our greatest claim to fame is our<br />
tenors, we have also created outstanding<br />
stars in all of the other vocal categories. This<br />
lecture will reinforce your pride in being Canadian!<br />
Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. To<br />
register, please call 416-9<strong>24</strong>-6211 x0 or visit<br />
www.mnjcc.org. Admission: $22.<br />
●●Mar 23 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. “Give<br />
Me Wood and I’ll Make It Sing for You”. Lecture,<br />
presentation and concert by guitar<br />
maker Grit Laskin. St. Paul’s United Church,<br />
200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. For more<br />
information contact Lillian Wauthier at<br />
lillian.wauthier@gmail.com. $25/$22(adv).<br />
●●Mar 29 12:30: Queen’s Colloquium<br />
Series. Melos and Queen’s University<br />
host Alpharabius, a musical ensemble dedicated<br />
to exploring the musical interactions of<br />
the rich cultures of the Mediterranean from<br />
the 9th to the 19th centuries. Joining them is<br />
new Kingston resident, and traditional Egyptian<br />
dancer, Angelina Thorne. Featuring<br />
renowned Arabic music historian, Dr. George<br />
Sawa, playing qanun; percussionist Suzanne<br />
Meyers-Sawa, and members of Sine Nomine<br />
Ensemble for Mediaeval Music on period<br />
instruments, Alpharabius will perform European<br />
and Middle Eastern instrumentals from<br />
centuries of cultural exchange, and accompany<br />
traditional Egyptian bellydance by Ms<br />
Thorne. Co-sponsored by Melos Choir and Period<br />
Instruments, in preparation for their May 11<br />
concert at the Bader. Dan School of Drama<br />
and Dance, Room 120, Harrison-LeCaine<br />
Hall, 39 Bader Lane, Kingston. Contact meloskingston@gmail.com<br />
or phone 613-767-7<strong>24</strong>5.<br />
●●Mar 31 11:30am: Music Therapy Centre.<br />
Sixth Annual Music <strong>March</strong> for Music Therapy.<br />
This year our fundraising goal is $40,000!<br />
Help us reach it by purchasing a ticket to the<br />
after-party (goo.gl/MnfU8y) or by creating<br />
a fundraising page (goo.gl/GESRXp). We are<br />
doing the same route as last year along Bloor<br />
Street West from the Music Therapy Centre<br />
to Lee’s Palace. The after-party at Lee’s<br />
Palace will have amazing entertainment,<br />
delicious food, drinks, awesome raffle prizes,<br />
and more. 11:30 - Event begins at Music Therapy<br />
Centre (1175 Bloor St. W); 12:00 - We start<br />
marching!; 1:00 - After-party and artist showcase<br />
at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor St. W)<br />
This year’s lineup has some incredible local<br />
acts, and there are more to come! Matata 6,<br />
Rachel Romu, Darrelle London, plus a special<br />
performance from our music therapists!<br />
Open Rehearsals<br />
●●Mar 27 7:30: Toronto Welsh Male Voice<br />
Choir. Open Rehearsal. Dewi Sant Church,<br />
33 Melrose Ave. Come and meet the choir,<br />
sing along, or just listen. welshchoir.ca.<br />
Sing-alongs, Jams, Circles<br />
●●Apr 07 2:30: Southern Ontario Chapter<br />
of the Hymn Society. Debbie Lou Ludolph<br />
and the Inshallah Community Choir will<br />
share excerpts from their recently published<br />
resource “Sing the Circle Wide”. Eden United<br />
Church, 3051 Battleford Rd., Mississauga.<br />
416-694-6436. Free admission.<br />
Tours<br />
●●Mar 03 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons<br />
Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes<br />
information and access to the Isadore and<br />
Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall,<br />
as well as backstage areas such as the wig<br />
rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra<br />
pit, and other spaces that only a stage door<br />
pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for<br />
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-<br />
363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also<br />
Mar 10. A tour is available in French on Mar 17.<br />
Workshops<br />
●●Mar 01 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players<br />
Society. Renaissance and Baroque Workshop<br />
for Recorders and Other Early Instruments.<br />
Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church,<br />
527 Mount Pleasant Rd. (entrance off Belsize).<br />
416-480-1853. rpstoronto.ca. Guests:<br />
$15. Refreshments included.<br />
●●Mar 03 1:30: Toronto Early Music<br />
Players Organization. Workshop coached<br />
by recorder player Femke Bergsma. Armour<br />
Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.<br />
Bring your early instruments and a music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net. $20.<br />
●●Mar 13 10:00am: Royal Canadian College<br />
for Organists Toronto Centre. Pedals, Pipes<br />
& Pizza. Ages 3-12 (10am-1pm). Ages 13-19<br />
(12pm-3pm). Pizza and juice served at noon.<br />
Participants will learn about and play a pipe<br />
organ. They will even have the opportunity<br />
to build a small pipe organ with “Orgelkids”.<br />
Younger participants are welcome to bring<br />
their parents, grandparents or other care<br />
givers. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. (2 blocks north of St. Clair,<br />
east side). 416-789-1175. Free.<br />
●●Mar 22 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players<br />
Society. Renaissance and Baroque Workshop<br />
for Recorders and Other Early Instruments.<br />
Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church,<br />
527 Mount Pleasant Rd. (entrance off Belsize).<br />
416-480-1853. rpstoronto.ca. Guests:<br />
$15. Refreshments included.<br />
TorQ Percussion Quartet<br />
Concert<br />
&<br />
All-ages Workshop<br />
<strong>March</strong> <strong>24</strong>th<br />
Workshop 12:30 p.m.<br />
Concert 3:00 p.m.<br />
www.kruc.ca<br />
●●Mar <strong>24</strong> 12:30: Kingston Road Village Concert<br />
Series. TorQ Percussion Quartet Workshop.<br />
Richard Burrows, Adam Campbell,<br />
Jamie Drake and Daniel Morphy. Kingston<br />
Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-<br />
699-6091. Participants will perform in the<br />
finale of TorQ’s 3pm concert. For information<br />
visit torqpercussionworkshop.eventbrite.com.<br />
$20.<br />
●●Mar <strong>24</strong> 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region.<br />
Reading for singers and instrumentalists of<br />
Fauré’s Requiem. Leonidas Varahidis, conductor.<br />
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge<br />
St. 416-386-0258. $10; $6(members).<br />
●●Mar 30 9:30am: Melos Choir. Open Workshop<br />
for Period Instruments. With members<br />
of Alpharabius and Sine Nomine. Topics<br />
include Ancient Egyptian dance (e.g., belly<br />
dance), Middle Eastern percussion, the evolution<br />
of the guitar, Islamic courtly history, and<br />
playing recorder/renaissance instrumental<br />
music. See our website for details of location,<br />
times, topics and fees: melos-earlymusic.org,<br />
or contact meloskingston@gmail.com for<br />
more information. All are welcome!<br />
●●Mar 30 10:30am: Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir. Singsation Saturday Choral Workshop.<br />
Suba Sankaran and Dylan Bell of FreePlay will<br />
introduce participants to singing jazz, blues<br />
and South Indian melodies and rhythms. Cameron<br />
Hall, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. $10 fee includes refreshments.<br />
More info: tmchoir.org/singsation-saturdays.<br />
●●Apr 06 7:15: Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan<br />
Society. “When I first put this uniform on…”<br />
wrote William Gilbert in Patience – and he<br />
was a stickler for perfection in costuming.<br />
Learn how to costume a Gilbert and Sullivan<br />
operetta in an entertaining evening with the<br />
G&S Society. St. Andrew’s Church, 117 Bloor<br />
St. E. Parking below off Hayden. Non-members<br />
$5. Refreshments included.<br />
●●Apr 07 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by<br />
recorder player Stéphane Potvin, Armour<br />
Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.<br />
Bring your early instruments and a music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net. $20.<br />
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