Volume 27 Issue 4 - February 2022
Gould's Wall -- Philip Akin's "breadcrumb trail; orchestras buying into hope; silver linings to the music theatre lockdown blues; Charlotte Siegel's watershed moments; Deep Wireless at 20; and guess who is Back in Focus. All this and more, now online for your reading pleasure.
Gould's Wall -- Philip Akin's "breadcrumb trail; orchestras buying into hope; silver linings to the music theatre lockdown blues; Charlotte Siegel's watershed moments; Deep Wireless at 20; and guess who is Back in Focus. All this and more, now online for your reading pleasure.
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www.naisa.ca or outreach@naisa.ca. $10.<br />
ONLINE<br />
● 7:00: INNERchamber Ensemble. Kindness.<br />
Songs and stories of kindness curated<br />
and performed by Glynis Ranney and Michael<br />
Nadajewski and arranged by Ben Bolt-Martin.<br />
Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford.<br />
www.innerchamber.ca or tickets@innerchamber.ca.<br />
$40; $10-$25 (arts workers/st).<br />
Pre-show 6:30pm. A light meal is available for<br />
patrons in Stratford. LIVE & LIVE STREAM<br />
Thursday <strong>February</strong> 17<br />
● 8:00: New Music Concerts. 50th Anniversary<br />
Distanced Commissions. John Oswald:<br />
re-Refuse. New Music Concerts Distanced<br />
Ensemble. www.newmusicconcerts.com<br />
or 416-961-9594. Introduction at 7:15pm.<br />
ONLINE<br />
The Gull, the<br />
Raccoon, and<br />
the Last Maple<br />
Digital Family Concert<br />
STREAMS FEBRUARY 17–21, <strong>2022</strong><br />
tafelmusik.org<br />
● 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. The<br />
Gull, The Raccoon, and the Last Maple. Music<br />
by Abigail Richardson-Schulte. Text and story<br />
by Alexis Diamond. A powerful new digital<br />
concert for the whole family, inspired by the<br />
need for collaboration in the face of climate<br />
change. www.tafelmusik.org or 1-833-964-<br />
6337. $10. Available until Feb 21(7:59pm).<br />
ONLINE<br />
Friday <strong>February</strong> 20<br />
● 2:00: New Adventures in Sound Art<br />
(NAISA). Electromagnetic Composition<br />
Workshop with Dan Tapper. 3 Part Workshop<br />
Series: Improvisational electromagnetic<br />
music. 705-386-0880 or www.naisa.ca or<br />
www.naisa.ca/festivals/deep-wireless/workshops-talks.<br />
$30 (for all 3 events). Also Feb <strong>27</strong><br />
with a shared listening event on Mar 6 at<br />
2pm. ONLINE<br />
Friday <strong>February</strong> 25<br />
● 8:00: ArsMusica Community Concerts.<br />
African Canadian Livestream Series: Album<br />
Release - The Art of Chopin. Works by Bach,<br />
Chopin, Gershwin, and Jamaican Folk Songs.<br />
Alan Hobbins, piano. www.alanhobbins.com/<br />
concerts. ONLINE<br />
ALBUM RELEASE<br />
THE ART OF<br />
CHOPIN<br />
ALAN<br />
HOBBINS<br />
piano<br />
Free event listings:<br />
listings@thewholenote.com<br />
FEBRUARY 25, 8pm<br />
LIVESTREAM<br />
www.alanhobbins.com/concerts<br />
Saturday <strong>February</strong> 26<br />
● 7:30: Jubilate Singers. Together in Song.<br />
An online concert of Canadian and world<br />
music, featuring works of Hietala, Sirett,<br />
and Mendelssohn, as well as songs from<br />
Catalunya, Brazil, Israel. www.eventbrite.ca.<br />
Free. Donations welcome. ONLINE<br />
Thursday March 3<br />
● 1:30: Music in the Afternoon. Vocal Recital.<br />
Songs by Francesco Santoliquido, Colin<br />
Eatock, and Robert Schumann. Andrew Haji,<br />
tenor; Stéphane Mayer, piano. Grace Church<br />
on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www.wmct.<br />
on.ca or 416-923-7052. LIVE & ONLINE<br />
Saturday March 5<br />
● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Chopin & Dvořák:<br />
New Lands. Kevin Ahfat, piano; Nurhan<br />
Arman, conductor. George Weston Recital<br />
Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. In<br />
person 416-366-7723; virtual 416-499-0403<br />
or www.sinfoniatoronto.com. In-person:<br />
$55.97; $48.06(sr); $20.96(st); Livestream:<br />
$15. LIVE & ONLINE<br />
Sunday March 6<br />
● 7:00: INNERchamber Ensemble. Flow.<br />
Julie Baumgartel, violin; Andrew Chung, violin;<br />
Jody Davenport, viola; Ben Bolt-Martin,<br />
cello. Revival House, 70 Brunswick St.,<br />
Stratford. www.innerchamber.ca or tickets@innerchamber.ca.<br />
$40; $10-$25 (arts<br />
workers/st). Pre-show 6:30pm. A light meal<br />
is available for patrons in Stratford. LIVE &<br />
LIVESTREAM<br />
Friday March 11<br />
● 7:00: COSA Canada. Endymion’s Dream.<br />
Music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Gwendolyn<br />
Yearwood, soprano (Selene); Ryan Downey,<br />
tenor (Endymion); Renée Salewski, stage<br />
director; Jamie Hillman & Darryl Edwards,<br />
music directors. 647-<strong>27</strong>2-6232. $20.11 or<br />
PWYC. Also Mar 11, 12, 13(2:30pm). ONLINE<br />
● Feb 06 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization (TEMPO). A Musical Tour<br />
Through Britain, France and Italy. Music of<br />
Byrd, Purcell, Gastoldi and Charpentier. Stéphane<br />
Potvin, workshop leader. Contact TEM-<br />
PO’s president at info@tempotoronto.net to<br />
join the session. For more information, visit<br />
www.tempotoronto.net. ONLINE<br />
● Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting<br />
Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to<br />
strengthen personal and societal resilience<br />
through the arts. www.artsathome.ca<br />
● Canadian Opera Company. Gianni Schicchi.<br />
www.coc.ca/watch. Available until Apr 30,<br />
<strong>2022</strong>.<br />
● Canadian Opera Company. In Concert:<br />
Russell Braun and Tamara Wilson with the<br />
COC Orchestra. www.coc.ca/watch. Available<br />
until Mar 31.<br />
● Canadian Opera Company. In Winter.<br />
www.coc.ca/watch.<br />
● Canadian Opera Company. Voices of Mountains.<br />
www.coc.ca/stream. Free. Available<br />
until Jun 15.<br />
● Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir. Choral<br />
Concerts. Available at Capella Regalis You-<br />
Tube Channel.<br />
As venues begin to reopen, please consult their websites and social<br />
media directly to confirm their reopening plans.<br />
Burdock<br />
1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033<br />
burdockto.com<br />
Cameron House<br />
408 Queen St. W. 416-703-0811<br />
thecameron.com<br />
Castro’s Lounge<br />
2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8<strong>27</strong>2<br />
castroslounge.com<br />
C’est What<br />
67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499<br />
cestwhat.com<br />
Emmet Ray, The<br />
924 College St. 416-792-4497<br />
theemmetray.com<br />
Grossman’s Tavern<br />
379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000<br />
grossmanstavern.com<br />
Hirut Cafe and Restaurant<br />
2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560<br />
hirut.ca<br />
Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The<br />
Hugh’s Room<br />
2261 Dundas St. W 416-533-5483<br />
hughsroom.com<br />
Jazz Bistro, The<br />
251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299<br />
jazzbistro.ca<br />
Blogs, Podcasts, Streams, ETCeteras<br />
In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)<br />
● Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Full<br />
rehearsals every Wednesday night at 7:30pm.<br />
309 Horner Ave. Open to all who are looking<br />
for a great band to join. Text Rob Hunter at<br />
416-878-1730.<br />
● Kevin Barrett. Live from Lockdown. Kevin<br />
Barrett does a live-streamed set of solo guitar<br />
tunes, coming directly from his Lockdown<br />
studio. Tune in to Kevin’s Facebook page on<br />
Friday at 4pm at Kevin’s Facebook Page.<br />
● Recollectiv: A unique musical online meeting<br />
group made up of people affected by<br />
memory challenges caused by illness (such<br />
as dementia) or brain injury (stroke, PTSD,<br />
etc.) and their care partners. Participation is<br />
free with pre-registration. Email info@recollectiv.ca<br />
for meeting times, information and<br />
registration.<br />
● Sweetheart Productions. Sweetheart:<br />
A One Woman Musical by Dean Burry.<br />
Recorded presentation of the December 2021<br />
production of Sweetheart. Melissa Morris;<br />
Clare Marion (piano); Greg Wanless, director.<br />
www.events.eply.com/SweetheartAOne-<br />
WomanMusical. $10. Available until Feb 6.<br />
ONLINE<br />
Jazz Room, The<br />
Located in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N.,<br />
Waterloo. 226-476-1565<br />
kwjazzroom.com<br />
Lula Lounge<br />
1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307<br />
lula.ca<br />
Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club<br />
951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440<br />
manhattans.ca<br />
Mezzetta Restaurant<br />
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687<br />
mezzettarestaurant.com<br />
Monarch Tavern<br />
12 Clinton St. 416-531-5833<br />
themonarchtavern.com<br />
Old Mill, The<br />
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641<br />
oldmilltoronto.com<br />
The Home Smith Bar:<br />
Pilot Tavern, The<br />
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716<br />
thepilot.ca<br />
Poetry Jazz Café<br />
224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299<br />
poetryjazzcafe.com<br />
Reposado Bar & Lounge<br />
136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474<br />
reposadobar.com<br />
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