Volume 29 Issue 1 | September 2023
Bridges & intersections: Intersections of all kinds in the issue: the once and future Rex; philanthropy and music (Azrieli's AMPs); music and dance (TMChoir & Citadel + Compagnie); Baroque & Romantic (Tafelmusik's Beethoven). also Hugh's Room crosses the Don; DISCoveries looks at the first of fall's arrivals; this single-month September issue (Vol. 29, no.1) bridges summer & fall, and puts us on course for regular bimonthly issues (Oct/Nov; Dec/Jan; Feb/Mar, etc) for the rest of Volume 29. Welcome back.
Bridges & intersections: Intersections of all kinds in the issue: the once and future Rex; philanthropy and music (Azrieli's AMPs); music and dance (TMChoir & Citadel + Compagnie); Baroque & Romantic (Tafelmusik's Beethoven). also Hugh's Room crosses the Don; DISCoveries looks at the first of fall's arrivals; this single-month September issue (Vol. 29, no.1) bridges summer & fall, and puts us on course for regular bimonthly issues (Oct/Nov; Dec/Jan; Feb/Mar, etc) for the rest of Volume 29. Welcome back.
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LIVE OR ONLINE | Sep 1 to Oct 10, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Friday <strong>September</strong> 1<br />
● 7:00: Brampton On Stage/Gord Downie<br />
& Chanie Wenjack Fund. Friday Night Live:<br />
Adrian Sutherland. With Mimi O’Bonsawin.<br />
Garden Square, 12 Main St. N., Brampton.<br />
www.tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905-874-<br />
2800. Free.<br />
● 8:00: Intersection Music & Arts Festival.<br />
William Basinski with special guest Kuuma.<br />
St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone<br />
Ave. Tickets and more info TBA. .<br />
Saturday <strong>September</strong> 2<br />
● 2:00: Intersection Music & Arts Festival.<br />
All-day Music Marathon. Featuring local<br />
and visiting contemporary and experimental<br />
music performers, installation artists and<br />
vendors. Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St.<br />
E. Tickets and more info TBA. Free.<br />
● 7:30: Tranzac Club. Lewis / Furlong<br />
/ Perera / Swankey. Tilman Lewis, cello;<br />
Andrew Furlong, double-bass; Nilan Perera,<br />
guitar; Laura Swankey, voice. Tranzac Club,<br />
Southern Cross Lounge, <strong>29</strong>2 Brunswick Ave.<br />
● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Rod Stewart.<br />
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-<br />
833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $125.<br />
Sunday <strong>September</strong> 3<br />
● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Machine<br />
Gun Kelly. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage,<br />
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-<br />
833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $115.<br />
Monday <strong>September</strong> 4<br />
● 12:15: Music Mondays. Intercâmbio: Brazilian<br />
and Canadian Works for Trumpets.<br />
Schafer: Aubade and Nocturne from Wolf<br />
Music; Lavallé: Méditation; Cait Nishimura:<br />
Golden Hour; José Ursicino da Silva: Duda<br />
from Suite Recife; Santana Gomes: Andante<br />
e Bolero. Aaron Hodgson, trumpet; Nikola<br />
Locatelli, trumpet. Church of the Holy Trinity,<br />
19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.<br />
musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@<br />
gmail.com. PWYC ($10 suggested).<br />
● 2:00: University of Toronto. Labour Day<br />
Carillon Recital. Dr. Minako Uchino, carillon.<br />
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto, 7 Hart<br />
House Circle. 416-978-3845 or www.alumni.<br />
utoronto.ca/soldierstower. Free. Outdoor<br />
event, rain or shine. Seating available.<br />
Wednesday <strong>September</strong> 6<br />
● 12:00 noon: Play the Parks Concert<br />
Series. 14 Hours. College Park Courtyard,<br />
420 Yonge St. www.downtownyonge.com/<br />
playtheparks. Free.<br />
Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7<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 />
● 12:00 noon: Play the Parks Concert Series.<br />
Black Suit Devil. Trinity Square, 19 Trinity<br />
Sq. www.downtownyonge.com/playtheparks.<br />
Free.<br />
● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Opera’s<br />
Greatest Hits. COC artists share popular<br />
selections from the company’s upcoming<br />
season in this one-hour concert, featuring<br />
classic favourites and rare gems including<br />
Beethoven’s Fidelio, Puccini’s La Bohème,<br />
Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Janáček’s The<br />
Cunning Little Vixen. Canadian Opera Company<br />
Orchestra and Canadian soloists.<br />
George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts<br />
Centre, 5040 Yonge St. www.ticketmaster.<br />
ca. From $28.<br />
● 7:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Gin Blossoms<br />
and Sugar Ray with Special Guests<br />
Tonic & Fastball. Fallsview Casino Resort,<br />
OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara<br />
Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.<br />
ca. From $58.<br />
● 8:00: TD Music Hall. The Binder Brothers:<br />
The Rusty Wheels 50th Anniversary Tour.<br />
178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. General<br />
Admission $30.<br />
Friday <strong>September</strong> 8<br />
● 12:00 noon: Play the Parks Concert Series.<br />
Sky and Rose. Mackenzie House, 82 Bond<br />
St. www.downtownyonge.com/playtheparks.<br />
Free.<br />
● 6:00: North York Central Library. Open<br />
Mic at the Library: North York Edition. Music,<br />
poetry & storytelling. Are you a musician,<br />
poet, or storyteller? If so, then you are invited<br />
to share your talents at the North York Central<br />
Library Open Mic. Guitar, piano & djembe<br />
provided. 7 minutes for each performance.<br />
For adults, teens, and seniors. North York<br />
Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St.<br />
Sign-up is at 5:30pm. For more information,<br />
contact the Language, Literature & Fine<br />
Arts Department at 416-395-5639. Free. Also<br />
Aug 11, Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8.<br />
● 7:00: Brampton On Stage. Monsoon<br />
Sound. Curated by NOYZ. South Asian Hip<br />
Hop. Shan Vincent de Paul, Lady Pista, Feni-<br />
Fina, and Jarin Alab. Rose Theatre Lobby,<br />
1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.<br />
brampton.ca/online or 905-874-2800. $10.<br />
● 7:30: Celebration of Nations. Homelands.<br />
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. FirstOntario<br />
Performing Arts Centre Partridge Hall,<br />
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-<br />
0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $35;<br />
$30(members).<br />
● 8:00: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Teresa Carpio In Concert.<br />
10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. www.tickets.<br />
rhcentre.ca/Online/default.asp or 647-965-<br />
7330. From $120.<br />
● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Made in Nepal Fair<br />
Canada. With Bipul Chettri and the Travelling<br />
Band. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.<br />
com. General Admission $45.<br />
● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Kenny Loggins:<br />
This Is It! His Final Tour <strong>2023</strong>. Fallsview<br />
Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview<br />
Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.<br />
ticketmaster.ca. $55.<br />
Saturday <strong>September</strong> 9<br />
● 2:00: Leaf Music. Chinatown. Music by<br />
Alice Ping Yee Ho. Libretto by Madeleine<br />
Thien. Translation by Paul Yee. William Liu,<br />
bass-baritone; Kristan Lo, baritone; Tan Vu,<br />
tenor; Dai Lin Hsieh, guzheng; Johnathan Lo,<br />
percussion. 902-809-2662 or www.youtube.<br />
com/@LeafMusicIncHalifax. Free. ONLINE<br />
● 5:00: Hamilton Symphony Orchestra/<br />
Hamilton Music Collective. Eclectic Local -<br />
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble.<br />
Gasworks Outdoor Stage, 141 Park St., Hamilton.<br />
info@hamiltonmusiccollective.ca. Free<br />
(Donations accepted).<br />
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre/Celebration<br />
of Nations. Border Crossing<br />
/ Blues. Digging Roots; The Ripcords.<br />
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts<br />
Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-<br />
688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $35;<br />
$30(members).<br />
● 8:00: junctQín keyboard collective.<br />
Autolysis Video Release & Concert. Lieke van<br />
der Voort: Autolysis; Nicole Lizée: Vertigo<br />
Beach Etudes; Linda Catlin Smith: Thought<br />
and Desire. Stephanie Chua, piano; Joseph<br />
Ferretti, piano. Annette Studios, 566 Annette<br />
St. 416-871-8078. PWYC or $25 for entry + CD.<br />
Sunday <strong>September</strong> 10<br />
● 12:00 noon: Kerr Village BIA. 4th Annual<br />
Kerrfest Kids. Activities and events include<br />
live musical performers, food vendors, and<br />
sponsor booths. Westwood Park, 170 Wilson<br />
St., Oakville. www.kerrfest.ca or 905-849-<br />
8865. Free.<br />
● 2:00: Arraymusic. Public Workshop:<br />
Improvisation with Allison Cameron. Open to<br />
musicians of any level! Beginners welcome<br />
(and encouraged!). Use your instrument as a<br />
tool for sound exploration. Work with a professional<br />
composer/musician to play and<br />
listings@theWholeNote.com<br />
Event listings are free of charge to<br />
artists, venues and presenters.<br />
This issue contains event listings from <strong>September</strong> 1 to October 10, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
● Live and/or livestream (date-specific daily listings for<br />
performances, workshops, etcetera<br />
● Directory of alternative venues (mainly clubs mostly<br />
jazz)<br />
● Ongoing, On Demand and Other (not tied to a specific<br />
date)<br />
HOW TO LIST<br />
1. Use the convenient online form at<br />
thewholenote.com/applylistings<br />
2. Email listings to listings@thewholenote.com.<br />
Please note, we do not take listings over the phone.<br />
PLACEMENT<br />
Listings are received every day and published in all media for<br />
which they are received in time.<br />
• WEEKLY LISTINGS UPDATE (e-letter & online)<br />
• JUST ASK (searchable online listings database)<br />
• PRINT (see list of <strong>2023</strong>/24 publication dates on page 9).<br />
DEADLINES<br />
Weekly Listings Update and Just Ask: Eligible listings received<br />
by 6pm Tuesday, each week, will be included in the following<br />
Sunday’s e-letter, and simultaneously posted to our searchable<br />
online listings database.<br />
Print: Our next print issue, <strong>Volume</strong> <strong>29</strong> no.2 covers October and<br />
November <strong>2023</strong>. The print submission deadline for that issue will<br />
be Tuesday <strong>September</strong> 5. Please note: the Weekly listing e-letter<br />
typically looks 2-3 weeks ahead; the Just Ask database is searchable<br />
as far into the future as we have listings. Listings received for the<br />
Weekly Update prior to an upcoming print deadline do not need to be<br />
resubmitted unless there are changes.<br />
REGISTER FOR THE WEEKLY LISTINGS UPDATE<br />
at thewholenote.com/newsletter<br />
All other inquiries about WholeNote listings should be addressed to<br />
John Sharpe, Listings Editor at listings@thewholenote.com.<br />
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