Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
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Bradshaw Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott<br />
Hall, as well as backstage areas such as the<br />
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door pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre<br />
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />
416-363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/<br />
st). Also Dec 8, Jan 12, 26 (also available in<br />
French).<br />
Workshops & Classes<br />
●●Dec 01 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by<br />
recorder player Colin Savage. Armour<br />
Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.<br />
Bring your early instruments and a music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750 or tempotoronto.net.<br />
$20.<br />
●●Dec 06 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players<br />
Society. Renaissance and Baroque Workshop<br />
for Recorders and Other Early Instruments.<br />
Coach: Avery MacLean. Mount<br />
Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 527 Mount<br />
Pleasant Rd. (entrance off Belsize). 416-480-<br />
1853. rpstoronto.ca. $20. Refreshments<br />
included.<br />
●●Jan 05 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by viola<br />
da gamba player Valerie Sylvester, Armour<br />
Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.<br />
Bring your early instruments and a music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750 or tempotoronto.net.<br />
$20.<br />
●●Jan 11 1:00. Durham Girls’ Choir. Winter<br />
Workshop. Girls aged 7 through 18<br />
from across the Durham Region are invited<br />
to join us for an afternoon of singing and<br />
musical fun. Bring a friend, make new<br />
friends, and be amazed by the beautiful<br />
sounds you create in just one afternoon. A<br />
great way to experience what a performing<br />
choir is all about, without the commitment<br />
of a full year. Choir membership is NOT<br />
required. Parents are welcome to observe<br />
the workshop and are invited to our special<br />
performance at the end of the day. Durham<br />
Girls’ Choir is not church-affiliated. Location:<br />
TBD. 905-434-7269. Free workshop<br />
Pret<br />
A COMPREHENSIVE<br />
MIND AND BODY WORKSHOP<br />
(reservation required).<br />
●●Jan 17 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. $20.<br />
Refreshments included.<br />
●●Jan 19 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region.<br />
Reading for Singers and String Players of<br />
Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri. Mark<br />
Vuorinen, conductor. Christ Church Deer<br />
Park, 1570 Yonge St. 647-458-0213. $10;<br />
$6(members).<br />
●●Jan <strong>25</strong> 10:30am: Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir. Singsation Saturday Choral Workshop.<br />
Conductor Jordan Travis will explore<br />
two types of close-harmony singing. Now’s<br />
the time to give some Barbershop a try.<br />
Cameron Hall, Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />
Church, 1585 Yonge St. $10 fee includes<br />
refreshments. More info: tmchoir.org/<br />
singsation-saturdays.<br />
●●Jan 26 2:30: Fit for the Stage. Elevated<br />
Performance for Singers: A Comprehensive<br />
Mind and Body Workshop. Overcome<br />
physical and mental blocks to performing<br />
at your highest level in this day of hands-on<br />
learning. Led by Leigh Graham, fitness and<br />
mindset coach and vocalist. 918 Bathurst<br />
Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education,<br />
918 Bathurst St. For information and<br />
registration: fitforthestage.com<br />
●●Feb 02 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by<br />
recorder player Francis Colpron. St. Leonard’s<br />
Church, Canon Dykes Memorial Room,<br />
<strong>25</strong> Wanless Ave. Bring your early instruments<br />
and a music stand. 416-779-5750 or<br />
tempotoronto.net. $20.<br />
●●Feb 07 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. $20.<br />
Refreshments included.<br />
ELEVATED PERFORMANCE<br />
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Vocalist (Art Dip Perf), Leigh Graham.<br />
SUN JAN 26 | 2:30-7:30PM<br />
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NAVAL RESERVE BAND IN DOWNTOWN<br />
TORONTO IS LOOKING FOR MUSICIANS:<br />
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION CONCERT BAND<br />
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BUY & SELL<br />
CLASSICAL RECORD AND CD COLLECTIONS<br />
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FRENCH HORN: Selmer prototype by<br />
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mjbuell@gmail.com<br />
JAZZ COLLECTION FOR SALE: Thousands of<br />
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TRUMPET Bach Stradivarius model 37<br />
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76 | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2019</strong> – <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong> thewholenote.com
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