Volume 28 Issue 5 | April & May 2023
April and May is Canary Time in the world of WholeNote -- the time when choirs in larger than usual numbers refresh the info in our online "Who's Who" to inform prospective choristers and audiences what they have to offer. Also inside: There's a new New Wave to catch at Esprit; Toronto Bach Festival no 6 includes a Kafeehaus; another new small venue on the "Soft Seat Beat" (we assume the seats are soft!); an ever-so Musically Theatrical spring. And more.
April and May is Canary Time in the world of WholeNote -- the time when choirs in larger than usual numbers refresh the info in our online "Who's Who" to inform prospective choristers and audiences what they have to offer. Also inside: There's a new New Wave to catch at Esprit; Toronto Bach Festival no 6 includes a Kafeehaus; another new small venue on the "Soft Seat Beat" (we assume the seats are soft!); an ever-so Musically Theatrical spring. And more.
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LIVE OR ONLINE | Mar <strong>28</strong> to Jun 6, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Chiarello, double bass; Emmanuelle Beaulieu<br />
Bergeron, cello; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Luri<br />
Lee, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor<br />
St. W. www.eventbrite.ca or admin@trioarkel.com<br />
or 647-229-6918. $40.<br />
LEIPZIG<br />
CANTATAS<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>28</strong> | 4pm<br />
TorontoBachFestival.org<br />
● 4:00: Toronto Bach Festival. Leipzig Cantatas.<br />
All-Bach program. Die Elenden sollen essen,<br />
BWV 75; Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes<br />
BWV 76. Ellen McAteer and Sinéad White, sopranos;<br />
Daniel Taylor and Nicholas Burns, altos;<br />
James Gilchrist and Cory Knight, tenors; Jonathon<br />
Adams and Adam Kuiack, basses; The<br />
Toronto Bach Festival Orchestra. Eastminster<br />
United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. Tickets: 416-<br />
466-8241 or www.torontobachfestival.org. $49.<br />
● 4:00: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. Sounds of<br />
Spring. Alfred Reed: Havana Moon; Richard<br />
Rodgers: It Might As Well Be Spring; Richard<br />
Rodgers (arr. Howard Cable): Bewitched;<br />
Paul Saunders: Clarifunkation; Rossini: Overture<br />
to L’italiana in Algeri. Heather Bambrick,<br />
vocals; Wychwood Clarinet Choir; Michele<br />
Jacot, director. St. Michael and All Angels<br />
Anglican Church, 611 St. Clair Ave. W. www.<br />
wychwoodclarinetchoir.ca. $25; $15(sr/st).<br />
● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Tom Jones:<br />
Ages & Stages Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort,<br />
OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls.<br />
1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. .<br />
● 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. The Oculist.<br />
Bach: Jagen ist die Lust der Götter from Cantata<br />
BWV 208; Bach: Sonata No.2, for Violin<br />
and Obbligato Harpsichord BWV 1015; Handel:<br />
Trio Sonata Op.2 No.4 HWV 389; Handel:<br />
“Total Eclipse” from Samson; Handel: “Mirth,<br />
admit me of thy crew” from L’Allegro; Telemann:<br />
Concerto for Recorder (violin), Horn and Continuo.<br />
Julie Baumgartel, baroque violin; Andrew<br />
Chung, baroque violin; Derek Conrod, natural<br />
horn; Borys Medicky, harpsichord; Margaret<br />
Gay, baroque cello. Revival House, 70 Brunswick<br />
St., Stratford. tickets@innerchamber.ca. $50;<br />
$10(arts workers/st). LIVE & LIVESTREAM. A<br />
light meal is available to patrons in Stratford.<br />
● 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Kitty<br />
Donohoe. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London.<br />
Tickets: www.ticketscene.ca/events. $25.<br />
● 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. Water:<br />
An Environmental Oratorio and Bruckner Te<br />
Deum. Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir;<br />
Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir; Katie Clark,<br />
soprano; Marion Newman, mezzo; Jean-<br />
Philippe Lazure, tenor; Phillip Addis, baritone;<br />
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony; Mark<br />
Vuorinen, conductor. Centre in the Square,<br />
101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. Tickets & info:<br />
www.grandphilchoir.com. $27-$81; $19(st/<br />
under-30); $9(child/high-school st).<br />
Tuesday <strong>May</strong> 30<br />
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music. Katie Kirkpatrick,<br />
flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com.<br />
Free. Donations welcome.<br />
● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ<br />
Recital. Richard Hansen, organ. Cathedral<br />
Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-<br />
7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free.<br />
Donations welcome.<br />
Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 31<br />
● 7:30: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di<br />
Toronto/Villa Charities. Jazz Series at the<br />
Columbus Centre: Francesco Cafiso, Saxophone.<br />
Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave.<br />
W. www.eventbrite.ca. $20.<br />
● 7:30: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano<br />
di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival.<br />
Mario Ciferri, organ. Basilica of Our Lady<br />
Immaculate, <strong>28</strong> Norfolk St., Guelph. 416-<br />
571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. $35;<br />
$30(RCCO/CIOC). Also Jun 3(4pm) - Timothy<br />
Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Brahms 2 + Benedetti Plays Marsalis. Marsalis:<br />
Violin Concerto (Canadian Premiere); Brahms:<br />
Symphony No.2. Nicola Benedetti, violin; Elim<br />
Chan, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe<br />
St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also Jun 1, 3.<br />
Thursday June 1<br />
● 11:00am: Encore Symphonic Concert<br />
Band. Monthly Concert. 35-piece concert<br />
band performing band concert music,<br />
pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and<br />
the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian<br />
Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.<br />
encoreband.ca. $10.<br />
● 7:30: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano<br />
di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival.<br />
Eugenio Maria Fagiani, organ. Basilica of Our<br />
Lady Immaculate, <strong>28</strong> Norfolk St., Guelph. 416-<br />
571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. $35;<br />
$30(RCCO/CIOC). Also Jun 3(8pm) - Timothy<br />
Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto.<br />
● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Virtuosi<br />
by the Leleu Brothers. Thomas Leleu, tuba;<br />
Romain Leleu, trumpet. Spadina Theatre, Alliance<br />
Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd.<br />
www.alliance-francaise.ca. $18.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Brahms 2 + Benedetti Plays Marsalis. Marsalis:<br />
Violin Concerto (Canadian Premiere);<br />
Brahms: Symphony No.2. Nicola Benedetti,<br />
violin; Elim Chan, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35.<br />
Also <strong>May</strong> 31, Jun 3.<br />
Friday June 2<br />
● 7:00: Browntasauras Records. Nick Maclean<br />
Quartet. Featuring Brownman Ali. Nick<br />
Maclean, piano; Brownman Ali, trumpet;<br />
Bennett Young, bass; Jacob Wutzke, drums.<br />
Contxt, 254 Lansdowne Ave. 416-389-2643<br />
or www.eventbrite.ca/e/nick-macleanquartet-feat-brownman-ali-toronto-tickets-545543724967.<br />
$20; $15(adv).<br />
● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Pomegranate.<br />
Music by Kye Marshall. Libretto<br />
by Amanda Hale. Canadian Opera Company<br />
Chorus & Orchestra; Rosemary Thomson,<br />
conductor; Jennifer Tarver, director. Canadian<br />
Opera Company Theatre, 227 Front St.<br />
E. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca.<br />
From $24. Also Jun 3, 4(2pm). At<br />
7:30pm unless otherwise noted.<br />
Saturday June 3<br />
● 2:00: Barrie Concert Band. Barrie Concert<br />
Band Goes Broadway. Collier Street United<br />
Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-735-0720<br />
or www.barrieconcertband.org/product-category/tickets.<br />
$25; $10(st).<br />
● 4:00: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano<br />
di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival.<br />
Mario Ciferri, organ. Timothy Eaton Memorial<br />
Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-571-3680<br />
or www.organixconcerts.ca. $45; $40(RCCO/<br />
CIOC). Also <strong>May</strong> 31(7:30pm) - Basilica of Our<br />
Lady Immaculate, Guelph.<br />
COSE<br />
Celebration of<br />
Small Ensembles<br />
June 3 at 5pm<br />
Far From Triumphing Court<br />
Unspoken Poetry<br />
Colour You Like<br />
music-toronto.com<br />
SUNDAY MAY <strong>28</strong>, 3PM<br />
KERNIS<br />
ENESCU<br />
KODÁLY<br />
ONSLOW<br />
STRAUSS<br />
Guest Artist:<br />
Michael Chiarello, Double Bass<br />
Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron,Cello<br />
Theresa Rudolph, Viola<br />
Luri Lee, Violin<br />
Sunday, <strong>May</strong> <strong>28</strong>th, 4pm<br />
SOUNDS OF<br />
SPRING<br />
with special guest soloist<br />
HEATHER BAMBRICK<br />
Season Sponsors<br />
Trinity St. Paul's Centre<br />
https://trioarkel.eventbrite.ca<br />
St Michael & All Angels Church, 611 St Clair Ave. West<br />
WYCHWOODCLARINETCHOIR.CA<br />
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