Volume 25 Issue 3 - November 2019
On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.
On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.
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WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDREN<br />
MJ BUELL<br />
Who is<br />
DECEMBER’S CHILD?<br />
Not happy about practising then, but currently grateful.<br />
Not on stage but definitely part of Pacific Opera, Victoria’s current<br />
production mentioned in our cover story (see pages 8-10).<br />
Now composing himself for conducting some new music concerts.<br />
In our listings on <strong>November</strong> 3<br />
Know our Mystery Child’s name? WIN PRIZES!<br />
Send your best guess by <strong>November</strong> 22 to<br />
musicschildren@thewholenote.com<br />
Previous artist profiles and full-length interviews can be read at<br />
thewholenote.com/musicschildren. Or – you can view them in their<br />
original magazine format by visiting our online back issues<br />
https://kiosk.thewholenote.com<br />
Ottawa suburbs circa 1978<br />
The WholeNote<br />
20TH ANNUAL BLUE PAGES<br />
UPDATE: <strong>November</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Welcome to the following presenters whose profiles were received<br />
too late to publish in our October <strong>2019</strong> Blue Pages Directory of<br />
Music Makers. It’s available online, and updated year-round, at<br />
thewholenote.com/blue.<br />
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Lula Music and Arts Centre<br />
Lula Music and Arts Centre (LMAC) aspires to nourish a thriving<br />
Canadian world music scene. With a focus on local world artists<br />
performing music of the Americas, LMAC fosters all expressions<br />
of Canadian world music. Through concerts, festivals, cultural<br />
exchanges, education and outreach as well as audience and professional<br />
development, LMAC supports musicians from diverse<br />
cultural backgrounds, encouraging artistic cross-pollinations and<br />
cross-cultural understanding. LMAC values collaboration, mutual<br />
respect in all partnerships, community development, inclusiveness,<br />
diversity, accessibility and artistic integrity.<br />
Tracy Jenkins<br />
416-588-0307<br />
www.lulaworld.ca<br />
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Ottawa Bach Choir<br />
The Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC), founded in 2002 by Dr. Lisette<br />
Canton, offers audiences a wide range of choral music of the<br />
finest quality, performing music from all historical periods while<br />
keeping Bach’s choral œuvre as the focus of its repertoire. Through<br />
a combination of both a scholarly and emotional approach to<br />
choral music, the ensemble expands all aspects of the artistic spectrum.<br />
Joining some of Canada’s most accomplished artists and<br />
top choristers from the National Capital region and beyond, the<br />
professional choir has received national and international recognition.<br />
Now in its 18th season, the OBC performs a large subscription<br />
concert series in Ottawa and travels extensively in Canada and<br />
abroad. In 2020 the choir has been invited to return to the world’s<br />
most prestigious international Bach festival, Bachfest Leipzig, as one<br />
of a select number of ensembles worldwide (and the only Canadian<br />
ensemble) to present the entire chorale cantata cycle of Bach. Last<br />
season, the choir released its 7th CD, Handel, Bach & Schütz, on<br />
the ATMA Classique label. Performances this season include “A<br />
Bach Christmas” on Nov. 30 (in Toronto), “The Genius of Josquin”<br />
and “Prelude-Europe 2020”, several Special Events and a 5th<br />
European tour.<br />
Dr. Lisette Canton, founder & artistic director<br />
613-270-1015<br />
www.ottawabachchoir.ca<br />
Interested in WholeNote’s Blue Pages membership? Please contact<br />
Karen Ages members@thewholenote.com or at 416-323-2232 x26.<br />
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