Volume 25 Issue 2 - October 2019
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
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Patricia O’Callaghan in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Jessie Iseler<br />
416-217-0537<br />
info@elmeriselersingers.com<br />
www.elmeriselersingers.com<br />
●●Elora Festival and Singers<br />
The Elora Singers are a fully professional choir<br />
that has spent 40 years establishing a reputation<br />
for musical excellence that continues to set<br />
them apart. The choir is renowned for delivering<br />
inspiring live performances in their fall/winter<br />
season and during their summer festival, the<br />
Elora Festival. The Singers have been nominated<br />
for a JUNO and a Grammy award and have<br />
a dozen CDs recorded. Under artistic director,<br />
Mark Vuorinen, The Elora Singers have a busy<br />
performance schedule within Elora and on tours,<br />
but also offer vital community outreach and education<br />
programs.<br />
Chris Sharpe<br />
519-846-0331<br />
info@elorafestival.com<br />
www.elorasingers.ca<br />
●●Ensemble Vivant<br />
Ensemble Vivant is unique in the piano chamber<br />
music world. Having pioneered a genrediverse<br />
repertoire from classical to the<br />
syncopated rhythms of Ragtime, the Great<br />
American SongBook, Latin, and other jazz<br />
styles, EV’s unique instrumentation features<br />
world class artists who have been steeped in<br />
these genres for over three decades; passionate,<br />
virtuosic music-making, and warm and<br />
engaging rapport with audiences of all ages.<br />
“No matter the genre, there is magic in Ensemble<br />
Vivant’s music-making.” (Rick Wilkins, C.M.)<br />
EV has 14 recordings (www.openingday.com).<br />
Core quintet: Catherine Wilson, piano/artistic<br />
director; Corey Gemmell, violin; Norman<br />
Hathaway, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Jim Vivian,<br />
bass. Regular collaborators: Kevin Turcotte,<br />
trumpet; Mike Murley, sax; Nick Fraser,<br />
drums and others. “…Beautiful, poised performances...capture<br />
the passion and verve…<br />
Wilson’s piano gives this music unerring<br />
drive and plenty of sparkle.” - Toronto Star.<br />
Through Euterpe (www.musicisthekey.org),<br />
Ensemble Vivant is known for fostering a love of<br />
great music among our youth. Euterpe enhances<br />
your community outreach, engaging EV to perform<br />
for the students at local public schools, and<br />
more. Euterpe’s initiatives have been endorsed by<br />
the scientific community.<br />
Catherine Wilson<br />
416-768-8856<br />
catherine@ensemblevivant.com<br />
www.ensemblevivant.com<br />
DON WRIGHT FACULTY OF MUSIC AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY<br />
●●<br />
Esprit Orchestra<br />
Founded in 1983 by music director and conductor<br />
Alex Pauk, Esprit’s commitment to commissioning<br />
and advancing contemporary music has set it<br />
apart as one of the few organizations of its kind<br />
on a global scale. Esprit consistently collaborates<br />
with outstanding composers, and performs with<br />
first-class soloists and ensembles from Canada<br />
and abroad. Each concert season, Esprit Orchestra<br />
commissions, promotes and performs the<br />
work of Canadian composers, and features Canadian<br />
premieres of music by leading international<br />
composers. With a dynamic annual subscription<br />
concert series, this skilled orchestra presents<br />
music that is otherwise unavailable in Canada,<br />
always performed to the highest standards in the<br />
acoustically acclaimed Koerner Hall at the TELUS<br />
Centre for Performance and Learning.<br />
Amber Melhado<br />
Box Office: 416-408-0208<br />
amber@espritorchestra.com<br />
www.espritorchestra.com<br />
●●Etobicoke Centennial Choir<br />
In its 53rd season, Etobicoke Centennial Choir<br />
(ECC) enriches the cultural life of the community<br />
with high-calibre vocal music performances.<br />
ECC offers singers a rewarding choral<br />
music experience in a welcoming, inclusive<br />
community. We perform diverse repertoire,<br />
ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary<br />
compositions, folk and popular music.<br />
Our season begins on December 7 with “Sweet<br />
Rejoicing”, featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s uplifting<br />
Gloria, Robert Pearsall’s lovely arrangement of<br />
the ancient carol In Dulci Jubilo and joyful seasonal<br />
music. “Offering” on April 4 presents a<br />
gift of gorgeous classical music, including Luigi<br />
Cherubini’s stunningly beautiful Requiem Mass<br />
in C Minor and an exquisite selection of art<br />
songs by Brahms, Vaughan Williams and others.<br />
“Musica Borealis” on June 6 features glowing<br />
music from northern lands, including Scandinavia,<br />
Estonia and Canada. The Canadian Croatian<br />
Choral Society will join ECC in performing<br />
a selection of authentic Croatian folk songs.<br />
Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm<br />
to 10pm at Humber Valley United Church in Etobicoke.<br />
Etobicoke Centennial Choir always welcomes<br />
new choristers. Interested singers are<br />
invited to attend a rehearsal.<br />
Lauren Mayer<br />
416-433-5495<br />
info@etobicokecentennialchoir.ca<br />
www.etobcokecentennialchoir.ca<br />
●●Etobicoke Community<br />
Concert Band<br />
Usually a love affair is something you want<br />
to keep secret – but not this time. The Etobicoke<br />
Community Concert Band is celebrating<br />
a <strong>25</strong>-year love affair with music.<br />
Their repertoire ranges from current hits and<br />
old favourites, to swing and jazz, and from military<br />
brass to Broadway hits – usually something<br />
that will be stuck in your head on your way home<br />
after a concert. The band is grateful for so much<br />
support over the years from so many volunteers,<br />
from so many people from the community, including<br />
other community groups that helped to make<br />
the first <strong>25</strong> years possible. They hope you’ll join<br />
them celebrating the <strong>25</strong>th and for, hopefully,<br />
many years to come.<br />
“Radio Days” will be Friday Nov 1. The Christmas<br />
Show “It’s a Wonderful Life in Etobicoke” will be<br />
Friday December 20. The <strong>25</strong>th Gala Anniversary<br />
Concert is Friday, March 27. The final season concert<br />
“Party for the Planet” is Friday, May 29. The<br />
shows are at Etobicoke Collegiate, 86 Montgomery<br />
Rd.. Tickets: $15.00<br />
Rob Hunter, president<br />
Box Office: 416-410-1570<br />
hunterrg1@bell.net<br />
www.eccb.ca<br />
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