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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Friday <strong>October</strong> 4<br />
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />
Recital. Works by Ravel and Debussy. David<br />
Potvin, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto),<br />
73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.<br />
SEPT. 28 – OCT. 27<br />
416-363-8231 | coc.ca<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 2.<br />
Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front<br />
St. E. 1-855-872-7669. $15. Also Oct 5(2pm).<br />
●●7:30: Meronq. All Colours of Autumn.<br />
Malats: Serenada Espanola; Rodrigo: Adela;<br />
Diens: Tango en skai; Satie: Gnossienne No.1.<br />
Guest: Hakob Jaghatspanyan, guitar; Levon<br />
Ichkhanian, guitar; Sona Hovsepyan, mezzo;<br />
Ara Arakelyan, piano; Wanes Moubayed, violin;<br />
Armen Matosyan, duduk. Yorkminster<br />
Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Rd., North York. 416-<br />
832-6336. $70(VIP); $50(reserved); $35.<br />
●●7:30: Opera by Request. OperOttawa:<br />
Bizet’s Pearl Fishers. Cristina Pisani, soprano<br />
(Leila); Robert Martin, tenor (Nadir); Norman<br />
Brown, baritone (Zurga); John Holland, baritone<br />
(Nourabad). College St. United Church,<br />
452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20. Also<br />
Oct 5(8pm, Oakville), 20(2:30pm, Belleville).<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star<br />
Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - In Concert.<br />
Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From<br />
$50.90(partial view) and $72(full view). Also<br />
Oct 3(7:30pm), 5(12:30pm, 7:30pm).<br />
●●8:00: Arraymusic/University of Toronto.<br />
James + Jerome: Piano Tales. James Monaco,<br />
spoken word; Jerome Ellis, piano. Array<br />
Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $30 or<br />
PWYC. Also Oct 3.<br />
●●8:00: De Bouche / À Oreille. Présente<br />
Chloé Sainte-Marie. Chloé Sainte-Marie;<br />
Davy Gallant; Chat Gris String Quartet. Helconian<br />
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-892-7367<br />
or dbaoproductions.ca. $30.<br />
●●8:00: Small World Music Society. Illos<br />
Steryannis Presents The Babylonia Suite.<br />
Paul Pacanowski, clarinet/flute; Amber Walton-Amar,<br />
cello; Jeremy Ledbetter, piano;<br />
Connor Walsh, bass; Ilios Steryannis,<br />
drums. Small World Music Centre, Artscape<br />
Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439.<br />
$30/$20(adv).<br />
●●9:00: Hispanic Canadian Arts & Cultural<br />
Association. Latin Festival <strong>2019</strong>. Rafael Zaldivar.<br />
Jazz Bistro, <strong>25</strong>1 Victoria St. 413-363-<br />
5299. $20.<br />
Saturday <strong>October</strong> 5<br />
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Turandot.<br />
Music by Giacomo Puccini, completed<br />
by Franco Alfano, libretto by Giuseppe Adami<br />
and Renato Simoni. Tamara Wilson, soprano<br />
(Turandot - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 27);<br />
Marjorie Owens, soprano (Turandot - Oct 23,<br />
<strong>25</strong>); Sergey Skorokhodov, tenor (Calaf -<br />
Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 27); Kamen Chanev,<br />
tenor (Calaf - Oct 23, <strong>25</strong>); Liù Joyce El-Khoury,<br />
soprano (Liù - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 19, 27); Vanessa<br />
Vasquez, soprano (Liù - Oct 15, 17, 23,<br />
<strong>25</strong>); Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Robert Wilson,<br />
stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8231. $35-$2<strong>25</strong>. Runs Sep 28-Oct 27. Start<br />
times vary.<br />
●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 3.<br />
Ryerson CBSO_Wholenote_Sept<strong>2019</strong>.qxp Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E. 1-855-872- <strong>2019</strong>-09-18 1:47 PM Page 1<br />
7669. $15.<br />
●●12:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star<br />
Cathedral Bluffs<br />
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br />
Norman Reintamm Artistic Director/Principal<br />
Oliver Balaburski Guest Conductor<br />
Saturday <strong>October</strong> 5, <strong>2019</strong> 8 pm<br />
SEASON OPENER<br />
Gershwin: Cuban Overture<br />
Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2<br />
Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93<br />
with Iranian-Canadian guitarist Bahar Ossareh<br />
Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D Major<br />
TICKETS: from $35 ($30 student/senior; children under 12 are free)<br />
ORDER ONLINE cathedralbluffs.com BY PHONE 416.879.5566<br />
P.C. Ho Theatre 5183 Sheppard Ave East<br />
subscription<br />
(1 block east of Markham Rd), Scarborough<br />
cathedralbluffs.com | 416.879.5566<br />
concert 1<br />
Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - In Concert.<br />
Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From<br />
$50.90(partial view) and $72(full view). Also<br />
Oct 3(7:30pm), 4(7:30pm), 5(7:30pm).<br />
●●2:00: Fall for Dance North. Program 2.<br />
Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front<br />
St. E. 1-855-872-7669. $15. Pre-show artist<br />
talk 1pm.<br />
●●4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz and<br />
Reflection: The Dorian Group. Gary Gregg,<br />
trumpet; Andrew Smith, saxophone; Lorne<br />
Tepperman, piano; Jan Ravens, bass; Mark<br />
Shannon, drums. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-<br />
8082. Free; donations welcome.<br />
Saturday Oct 5, 7pm<br />
CD LAUNCH CONCERT<br />
Glenn Gould Studio<br />
search Into the Stone<br />
at eventbrite.com<br />
●●7:00: Leaf Music/Gillian Smith. Into the<br />
Stone. CD launch. Alice Ping Yee Ho: Caprice;<br />
Veronika Krausas: Inside the Stone; Ana<br />
Sokolović: Cinque danze per violino solo; and<br />
works by Carmen Braden, Telemann and<br />
Ysaÿe. Gillian Smith, violin; Emily Rho, piano.<br />
Glenn Gould Studio, <strong>25</strong>0 Front St. W. eventbrite.com.<br />
$20(includes Into the Stone CD).<br />
Composer Alice Ping Yee Ho will attend and<br />
will speak about Caprice.<br />
●●7:30: Academy Concert Series. Family Has<br />
Your Bach. Works by Telemann, Bach, and<br />
Bach’s sons. Alison Melville, recorders/Baroque<br />
flute; Christopher Bagan, harpsichord; Emily<br />
Eng, violin/viola; Kerri McGonigle, cello. Eastminster<br />
United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-629-<br />
3716 or academyconcertseries.com. PWYC.<br />
●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 3.<br />
Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E. 1-855-872-<br />
7669. $15. Also Oct 6(2pm).<br />
●●7:30: Tafelmusik/Aga Khan Museum. Nuit<br />
Blanche. Works by Vivaldi and others. Members<br />
of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Aga Khan<br />
Museum, 77 Wynford Dr. agakhanmuseum.<br />
org. Free.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star<br />
Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - In<br />
Concert. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.<br />
From $50.90(partial view) and $72(full<br />
view). Also Oct 3(7:30pm), 4(7:30pm),<br />
5(12:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. Colgrass:<br />
As Quiet As; Beethoven: Symphony No.7 Op.92<br />
in A; Schmitt: Légende Op.66; Debussy: Nocturnes<br />
(Nuages & Fêtes); Ravel: Rapsodie<br />
espagnole. Jennifer Tan, alto saxophone;<br />
Uri Meyer, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />
416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr); $10(st). Preperformance<br />
lecture ‘Symphony Talk’. U of T<br />
students admitted free with a valid TCard,<br />
space permitting.<br />
●●7:30: Yamaha Canada Music. Yamaha Canada<br />
Jazz Orchestra Featuring Bobby Shew.<br />
Led by Rick Wilkins. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $<strong>25</strong>.<br />
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Transatlantic<br />
Ravel. Hélène Tysman, piano; Les<br />
Percussions Claviers de Lyon. Spadina Theatre,<br />
24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. $28;<br />
$14(members).<br />
●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Subscription Concert #1. Gershwin:<br />
Cuban Overture; Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite<br />
No.2; Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D RV93; Haydn:<br />
Symphony No.104 in D. Bahar Ossareh, guitar;<br />
Norman Reintamm, conductor. P.C. Ho<br />
Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater<br />
Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough.<br />
416-879-5566. $35-$55; $30-$45(sr/<br />
st); free(under 12). 7:15pm: Pre-concert talk.<br />
cathedralbluffs.com.<br />
●●8:00: Opera by Request. OperOttawa:<br />
Bizet’s Pearl Fishers. Cristina Pisani, soprano<br />
(Leila); Robert Martin, tenor (Nadir); Norman<br />
Brown, baritone (Zurga); John Holland, baritone<br />
(Nourabad). St. Jude’s Anglican Church,<br />
160 William St., Oakville. 613-806-0512. $<strong>25</strong>.<br />
Also Oct 4(7:30pm, Toronto), 20(2:30pm,<br />
Belleville).<br />
●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts.<br />
The Pearl Fishers with OperOttawa. Selections<br />
from Bizet: The Pearl Fishers. Cristina<br />
Pisani, soprano; Robert Martin, tenor; Norman<br />
Brown, baritone; John Holland, bassbaritone;<br />
Claire Harris, piano. St. Jude’s<br />
Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville.<br />
905-844-3972. $30; $20(st).<br />
●●9:00: Hispanic Canadian Arts & Cultural<br />
Association. Latin Festival <strong>2019</strong>. Santerias.<br />
Jazz Bistro, <strong>25</strong>1 Victoria St. 413-363-<br />
5299. $20.<br />
Sunday <strong>October</strong> 6<br />
●●11:00am: Joel Sheridan. Mellow Autumn<br />
Jazz. Joel Sheridan, vocalist; Gordon Braun-<br />
Woodbury, piano; Artie Roth, bass; Tony Nield,<br />
drums. Jazz Brunch at Relish Bar and Grill,<br />
511 Danforth Ave. 416-4<strong>25</strong>-4664. PWYC $10-<br />
$20 suggested. Cash only.<br />
●●1:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Sunday<br />
Interludes Series: David Ramsden’s “There’s<br />
a Lady on Stage”. Lori Yates, Tabbi Johnson<br />
and Theresa Tova, vocalists; David Ramsden,<br />
piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free(ticket<br />
required). Tickets available a week prior to<br />
concert date.<br />
●●2:00: Fall for Dance North. Program 3.<br />
Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E. 1-855-872-<br />
7669. $15. Post-show artist talk.<br />
●●2:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano: Victoria<br />
Korchinskaya-Kogan. Works by Schumann,<br />
Chopin; Beethoven: Violin Sonata<br />
No.1 and 8. Attis Bankas, violin; Victoria<br />
Korchiniskaya-Kogan, piano. 345 Sorauren<br />
Ave. 416-822-9781 or info@gallery345.com<br />
or eventbrite.ca. $30; $15(st). Cash only at<br />
the door.<br />
●●2:00: Roy Thomson Hall. The Music of Shen<br />
Yun: 5,000 Years in the Making. Smetana:<br />
42 | <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong> thewholenote.com
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