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BY PHILIP EHRENSAFT 

Starting with this issue, 

WholeNote embarks on a twelve 

month examination of' the 

interface between the new 

economy and musical life in 

Toronto, from the perspectives of 

performers, audiences and other 

"players" in the musical scene. 

My own regular 

contributions to the discussion 

arise from a larger study 

comparing economic restructuring 

in Toronto and Chicago. 

Combining business and a 

passion for music, I am looking 

at art music in the two cities, 

trying to understand the new 

economic and social organization 

of art music, with an emphasis on 

contemporary classical music, 

jazz and opera. 

· Performing arts · 

organizations across North 

America have long adopted the 

risky strategy of commissioning 

study after study documenting the 

impact of the arts on national and 

regional economies. J n a culture 

ever more dominated by the 

bottom line, the intention is to 

convince the powers-that-be of 

the utilitarian reasons for 

supporting the arts. Following 

this strategy, economists 

measure the "direct" and 

"indirect" impacts of the music 

sector on income and employment. 

Direct impacts include 

elements such as the number of 

musicians, composers, scmnd 

engineers, instrument manufacturers 

and the ilk. Indirect 

impacts encompass items such as 

the wood and metal used to 

manufacture instrumenq;, plus the 

extra groceries or shoes purchased 

by people working in the 

music industry when sales 

increase. Combined, these 

direct and indirect impacts added 

together yield the "multiplier · 

effect" : each additional dollar' 

spent on music generates x more 

dollars or jobs in the economy as 

a whole. So goes the argument. 

But this utilitarian 

strategy is a double-edged sword. 

The rub is that there are dozens 

of other sectors (sport fishing for 

example) that could have higher 

multipliers than the performing 

arts. So why, then, should the 

bean-counters in government or 

foundations channel much 

support towards the arts? 

Taking Care of Business? 

Making sense of the musical economy 

Unless the powers-that- Ottawa's support for all the arts 

be and the general public are put together. Most of this 

convinced that art music has great money, however, is channeled to 

intrinsic value, we will likely the landmark Chicago Symphony 

remain a poor cousin in the · Orchestra and Lyric Opera 

competition for public resources. respectively. The flip side is that 

Even in a perfectly egalitarian all other Chicago ensembles are 

and cooperative society, the costs · in a constant struggle to survive. 

and benefits of devoting re- 

A look at the recording 

sources to music as opposed to industry is sobering: In the eyes 

dozens of other worthy activities of the four multinationals 

would have to be debated. Our controlling the bulk of the world 

society, however, is increasingly market for recorded music, art 

unbalanced as the· bottom line music is a residual category. 

blots out all other considerations Classical music and jazz each 

of what makes 'life worthwhile. account for 3 to 4 percent ot' 

If the performing arts buy into annual North American recording 

this unbalanced worldview, we sales. Looking at Billboard or 

are on a losing wicket. 

BBC sales charts. for art mus.ic 

We should be equally makes it painfully clear that a big 

careful about arguments relying chunk of this minor market is 

on purportedly utilitarian musical occupied by "Lowest Common 

impacts such as the Mozart Denominator" artists and 

effect. Sooner or later, new reissues. A small circle of star 

psychological research is likely to performers, conductors and 

raise doubts as to whether music ensembles dominates the more 

makes us smarter: the Mozart serious chunk of the art music 

effect may be short-lived, less market. This doe·sn't do much to 

influential outside of controlled enhance the lives of the majority 

experimental contexts, etc. And of performers and composers 

then, as quickly as it spiked, the who are trying to survive and 

fad will !!nd - the governor of thrive. 1 

Georgia will no longer send a 

(An optimistic take on 

classical music CD to the parents this situation, I suppose, is that 

of every newborn child. even one percent of the total · 

demand for recordings and 

A dominant trend in the performances involves a substantial 

niche of money and employment. 

·If the North American and 

European niche markets for art 

music have been flat over the past 

decade; growth in Asian and 

new economy is increasing 

inequality of incomes and 

increasing concentration of 

economic power in the hands of 

fewer but bigger enterprises. 

Robert Frank and Philip Cook 

chart the rise of a "winner-takeall" 

labour market: a handful of 

top performers capture· stellar 

incomes which are an increasing 

multiple of average incomes in a 

given sector. Increasing inequality 

persists across a broad range 

of activities: corporate management, 

law, consulting, medicine, 

law, journalism, academia are but 

, a few. 

Art music is not exempt 

from this trend. Norman 

Lebrecht's very important book, 

When the Music Stops, has 

eloquently demonstrated the 

negative impacts of this new 

winner-take-all economy for the 

large majority of people involved !'\ 

in classical music. To cite an 

example from my own research, 

Chicago generates budgets for 

classii:al music that surpass 

Lati'n American markets are 

substantially increasing total 

world demand for classical music 

and jazz. The Internet is 

facilitating the creation of 

considerably larger world 

markets for specialized s4bgenres 

of art music.) 

Globalization paradoxically 

increases the importance of 

local institutions and culture in 

terms of who thrives and who 

does not in the new economy. 

How dynamic, for example, are 

Toronto's art music organizations 

and informal networks compared 

to those of Chicago, San Francisco, 

Cleveland or Seattle? Why 

do we observe wide variations in 

the commitments of regional 

elites with respect to the performing 

arts? How is it that Cleveland, 

with a population half the 

size of that in Ontario's Golden 

Horseshoe, supports what is 

arguably the. finest symphony on 

the continent while the TSO 

struggles just to exist? Conversely, 

how is it that Toronto 

can spend only a fraction of the 

money Chicago devotes to 

classical music but support a 

greater range qf small, high 

quality ensembles? 

These are· some of the 

issues I hope to explore. I hope 

my column will encourage other 

people to offer their own perspectives 

on the new economy of 

music, both in the printed version 

of the magazine and the newly 

expanded WholeNote web site. 

WholeNote's Editorial Calendar for 2001 

February: 

The economics of 

the music business. 

March: 

Summer music 

camps and schools. 

April: 

The musical 

instrument business. 

May: 

The 2001 ·2002 

season in the making. 

June: 

The summer music 

season overview. 

July: 

The summer music season: 

a detailed guide. 

September: 

Music and education. 

October: 

The 2001 ·2002 

concert seaspn. 

\ 

November: ' 

Composers in our midst. 

December: 

Choral Music. 


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Keeping in mind the tongue-in-cheek definition 

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wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase" let me 

make clear that the )Jig attraction of visiting 

musicians is not that they are necessarily better 

but that, by definition, they bring. a different 

perspective. 

Some of the distinguished musicians 

visiting Toronto in February and early March 

include pianist Murray Perahia with the TSO 

Feb 1, the Tokyo String Quartet Feb 15,· 

Wayne Riddell, founder of the Tudor Singers 

of Montreal, conducting the Exultate Chamber 

Singers Feb 23, Arnold Steinhardt (founding 

and, I believe, still, first violinist with the 

Guarneri String Quartet) with Amici on March 

2, American composer and teacher, Charles 

Wuorinen with New Music Concerts March 

. 4, and violinist-composer Mark O'Connor, on 

March 5 and 6. · 

O'Connor comes courtesy of the 

keen eye of Trevor Moat of "Innermusica" 

who brought us II Giardino Armonico in ' 

January. Equally at home as a bluegrass and 

country music fiddler and as a classical 

violinist, O'Connor is a musical poet capable 

of meeting the most extreme technical 

demands. As a composer of concert music 

based on American folk/popular music, he 

carries on where Gershwin and Aaron Copland 

left off. O'Connor learned fiddle from Texas 

fiddler, Benny Thomasson and toured for a 

time with Stephane Grappelli: he is a regular 

with such august institutions as Tanglewood,' 

Aspen, Berklee and Eastman. As a country & 

western musician he has made about a dozen 

CDs, and has made 5 CDs, including two with 

Edgar Meyer and Yo Yo Ma, on Sony 

Classical as a. classical artist. 

I first heard him on the car radio, 

months before hearing about his Toronto 

performances, and was utterly amazed. He 

plays March 5 at the Toronto Waldorf School 

in Richmond Hill and at Trinity-St. Paul's ori 

March 6. Once word gets around, tickets will 

go fast! 

SINGERS 

I counted nineteen vocal recitals in the listings: 

Some of Canada's finest singers will perform 

here this month, including Paul Grindlay, 

Mark DuBois, Suzanne Kompass, Jean 

Stilwell, Patricia O'Callaghan, Russell Braun, 

Valdine Anderson, Nathalie Paulin, Catherine 

Robbin, Brett Polegato, Mark Pedrotti and 

Edi\h Wiens. In addition, CBC OnStage Series 

is bringing in Austrian baritone, Wolfgang 

Holzmair and German tenor, Christoph 

Pregardien, both of whom will be well worth 

hearing. 

PIANISTS 

Watch out for Murray Perahia on Feb 1 with 

CONCERT Nous 

the TSO, Eve Egoyan, a truly gifted artist, and 

Louis Lortie (with the Takacs String Quartet 

Feb 2 and w'ith a quartet of distinguished 

singers March 6). Arthur-Ozolins will give a 

recital Feb 6, and Dang Thai Son is at Walter 

Hall Feb 8 and in Hamilton Feb 9. Also on 

Feb 9 in Walter Hall , Canadian pianist Jane 

Coop gives .a solo recital under the auspices of 

the Faculty of Music; and Alexander Madzar, 

like Murray Perahia a winner of the Leeds 

Piano Competition, will be one of Mayumi 

Seiler's "Via Salzburg" guests. Jon Kimura 

Parker performs with the TSO Feb 14, 15 and 

17, as does Andrew Burashko Feb 28 and 

March 1 & 4. On February 18 the Torontobased 

duo pianists, Jim Anagnoson and Leslie 

Kinton will perform, apparently in honour of 

Kinton's birthday! 

In the realm of other keyboards, 

Lawrence Park Community Church and Deer 

Park United Church are both offering evening 

organ recitals on February 23 and March 3 

respectively. And, in case anyone has 

forgotten, there are three noon-hour organ 

recitals a week, at three downtown Toronto 

churches, welcome interludes in the middle of 

the working day. 

DAYTIME 

Speaking of noon-hour concerts, the CBC's 

"Music Around Us" is another opportunity to 

hear good mid-day music. Cellist Roberta 

Janzen, who plays the March 1 concert is 

really worth going out of your way to hear. (I 

heard her play at a house concert "dress 

rehearsal" for the Associates of the TSO 

"Four Cellists" concert on January 8). 

Another opportunity to hear her will be the 

Feb 16 Rothko Trio concert at St. George the 

Martyr Church. 

STRING QUARTETS 

Music Toronto's sterling season offers three 

string quartets this issue: the Amernet Feb 1, 

the famous Tokyo Quartet Feb 15 and the 

Mir6 Quartet March 1. 

Formed in 1995 at the Oberlin 

Conservatory, the Mir6 has won a string of 

first prizes in chamber music 

competitions.They were appointed to the 

quartet apprenticeship at the Cleveland 

Institute of Music in 1997 and are now the 

teaching assistants to the Juilliard Quartet in 

New York. In addition to quartets by Mozart 

and Beethoven the String Quartet #3 by Chan 

Ka Nin will be on their program. · 

The Penderecki String Quartet will 

perform at the St. Jacob's Schoolhouse 

Theatre Feb 9 and the Weiner Quartet (from 

Toronto) presents a program in honour of 

distinguished Toronto violinist Lorand 

Fenyves on Feb 20. 

ORIENTAL CONNECTION 

Skimming the listings, I was struck by a 

number of concerts with an oriental connection. 

One is the Canadian Sinfonietta, Feb. 2, 

which presents music composed by two 

Chinese-born composers, and includes a 

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concerto for erhu, which will be played by 

Toronto virtuoso George Gao. Another is Feb 

8 at U. of T. 's Scarborough College: the 

Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble with guests Ritesh 

Das, Kwasi Dunyo & Zhou Wei performs a 

program of Japanese music. Then, Feb 15, 

Nishikawa Ensemble performs a program of 

traditional and contemporary Asian and 

Western music as part of the Music Gallery's 

offerings. And Feb 16, also presented by the 

Music Gallery, the Rothko Trio performs a 

program called "East-West", with works by 

Asian composers as well as by Maurice Ravel. 

EARLY Music 

by Frank Nakashima 

In April last year, Early Music Ameri~a and 

The Dorian Group, Ltd., announced the 

winners of the second Dorian/EMA Recording 

Competition. From an entry pool of 50 

previously-unrecorded early music ensembles, 

the trio known as Masques, based in Montreal, 

was awarded the grand prize, a clebut CD, to 

be recorded and distributed by The Dorian 

Group, Ltd. for their program of "Consorts of 

Two Parts for several friends" by Matthew 

Lo.eke ( 1621122-1677). · 

Friday Feb 2, they make their 

Toronto debut with a program of music by 

Locke, Jenkins, Lawes and Cooper. With an 

admission price of only $10, this has to be one 

of the best deals in town on that day! 

Voices of Influence - There aren;t too many 

bass voices with the agility, range, and - 

burnished radiant tones of Paul Grindlay (now 

Jiving in Calgary, but managing to get back 

here often). Feb 3 he joins baroque trumpeter 

Norman Engel, Rona Goldensher & Julie 

Baumgartel (fine baroque violinists, both), 

Mary-Katherine Finch (cello), and Christopher 

Dawes (on a chamber organ considerably 

smaller than his usual St. James ' giant). Mr. 

Grindlay will perform cantatas and arias by G. 

P. Telemann and theatre music byBenry 

Purcell. 

A new initiative of the Toronto Early Music 

Centre (T.E.M.C.) in cooperation with the 

AGO is the presentation of historical performance 

events the first Sunday of the month, 

"Family Sundays". Feb 4, La Belle Danse 

(director Daniel Gari.epy) presents a delightful 

costumed display of 17th-century French 

baroque.dance. The time has not yet been 

confirmed, so check with the AGO first - 

(416) 979-6610, or www.ago.net 

Do you know T.E.M.P.O.? It stands for the 

Toronto Early Music Players' Organization. 

They hold monthly workshops at which 

members are invited to hone their skills and/or 

participate in a~ early music "jam session". At · 

the next one, Sunday Feb 4, Prof. David 

Klausqer guides the workshop in music of the 

Renaissance at Lansing United Church, 49 

· Bogert Avenue. For information about 

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and Peace (February 7-11), features 

Dandrieu's Caracteres de la Guerre and 

Handel's glorious Utrecht Te Deum, performed 

by the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and 

Orchestra, joined by guest soloist brilliants 

British tenor Charles Daniels (The Tallis 

Scholars, The Orlando Consort). And 

harpsichordist Charlotte Nediger (often subtly 

obscured in the "rhythm section" of the · 

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra) finally gets to 

strut her stuff in Bach's Harjisichord Concerto 

in D (February 7) in a program which features 

works by "Big Daddy" J. S. Bach anll his 

family. 

The irrepressible "a cappella" Renaissance 

trio, The MadriGALS, presents a Valentine's 

Day concert, "Renaissance Love Safari" - a 3- 

voice journey through five stages of Jove in 

words and song, here in Toronto! Most of 

their recent performances have been out of 

town. So, catch them while you can. They 

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Crit~cal Mass is a musical initiative to help 

the homeless (freewill offering to the "Out of 

the Cold" program). It presents Cristobal de 

Morales' Missa de beata virgine at St. Thomas 

Church (Feb 27 at 12:10). It's an opportunity 

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sacred music, renowned for its refined 

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Mark the fourth Wednesday of every month 

from September to June. The TEMC Vocal 

Circle meets to sing early choral music. 

Originally a forum for discussion, the circle 

has become a monthly opportunity for the 

recreational reading of early vocal music. It is 

·free to members, $5.00 to others. A strong 

ability to read music is an advantage, but all 

are welcome to come and join in, or simply 

listen. Wednesday Feb 28's meeting is at 166 

Crescent Road, a 10-minute walk east from the 

Rose

Tuttle and Wayne Riddell, and unique 

photographic material. The article is available 

for viewing on the Choral page of 

WholeNote's website at 

www.thewholenote.com. Let us know what 

you think of this experiment. (For those of you 

with no web access, call the WholeNote 

editorial office at 416 603 3786 for information 

on how to obtain a copy.) 

A month of intriguing choral events begins 

long before Feb 23 with the Elmer lseler 

Singers and the Amadeus Chamber Choir 

teaming up Feb 2 for a program of favourites 

by Gorecki and Tavener and new pieces by 

Canadians Peter Togni and Christos Hatzis. I 

admire the stamina it takes to perform these 

works, but I must confess I have never 

connected with the "mystical" choral trends of 

recent years. It seems to me to be music that 

rejects both the head and the heart, going 

instead for a reserved and distancing effect. 

I'm going to try to challenge myself by 

attending, though, and will report back next 

month. 

Tafelmusik Chamber Choir sings music by 

the Bach family beginning on Feb. 7. It's a 

chance to hear lesser-known works by CPE 

and JC Bach, as well as some fascinating 

instrumental works. 

Another not-to-be-missed visiting artist 

comes on Feb. 13, when Soundstreams 

presents a rare Toronto appearance by the 

Swedish Radio Choir, conducted by a living 

legend. This is rumoured to be Eric Ericson's 

farewell tour and the program is a marvellous 

mix of challenging 20th century repertoire. I 

look forward to the Swedish interpretation of 

Somers' Feller from Fortune! 

The impressive VocalPoint Chamber Choir 

delves into J.S.Bach on Feb. 1, with performances 

of two motets, a mass and a cantata, 

directed by Ian Grundy and featuring the 

Talisker Players. 

Head to head with the Exultate Durufle, 

another very interesting choral offering 

occurs on Feb 23. Noel Edison and the 

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir tackle a pair of a 

cappella giants with the Rachmaninoff Vespers 

and the Mass for Four Voices by William 

Byrd. 

Looking ahead to March, two choral 

happenings which take place simultaneously - 

though in different venues - caught my eye. 

With David Fallis out of town, conducting at 

the Houston Grand Opera no less, the Toronto 

Chamber Choir is conducted by Giles Bryant 

in one of their wonderful Kaffeemusiks, this 

time celebrating the music of Henry Purcell, 

the British Orpheus. Down the road, the 

Concertsingers, conducted these days by the 

multi-talented Peter Tiefenbach, perform Bach 

with guest organist Jan Overduin. 

And ending as well on an internet-related 

note, our "Choral Quick Picks" usually found 

at this point in the magazine will, this month, 

only appear on our website. We apologize for 

any inconvenience. 

NEw Music 

by David Perlman 

New Music Concerts has announced three 

"Music Speaks" events in the Toronto area 

over the next several weeks. Taking place in 

informal settings, each concert involves an 

established soloist presenting and discussing 

selections from repertoire they have 'developed 

for New Music Concerts over the years. 

Sunday Feb 4, for example, at 

Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke 

(call 416 622-5294), Joseph Macerollo 

(renowned accordionist of Quartetto Gelato) 

will discuss and perform selections by Alexina 

Louie (Canada), Samuel Dolin (Canada), 

Christos Hatzis (Canada), Morris Surdin 

(Canada), Lukas Foss (USA), Arne Nordheim 

(Norway), Paul Creston (USA), and Matyas 

Seiber, (Hungary). Admission is free. And 

Sunday February 18 at the Gardiner Museum 

of Ceramics Art, David Hetherington 

(assistant principal cello of the Toronto 

Symphony Orchestra, and a founding member 

of Amici and the Accordes string quartet) will 

present and perform. Call New Music 

Concerts at 416 961-9594 for more details. 

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directed by David Jafelice 

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performing sacred and liturgical music 

Auditions wiH be held in February. 

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CONCERT NOTES: 

NEW MUSIC continued 

Arraymusic has announced the 

appointment of Allison Cameron 

as artistic director. Ms. Cameron, 

who was featured "Behind the 

Scenes" in the November 2000 

issue of WholeNote will also 

feature as a composer in 

Arraymusic's intriguing upcoming 

concert, Schiphol, at Trinity-St. 

Paul's on February 23. Named for 

Amsterdam's international airport, 

the concert features works by 

three Canadian composers who 

have lived in Amsterdam and two 

Dutch composers. 

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JAZZ Nous 

by Jim Galloway 

Not even when jazz was at the 

height of its popularity in the 

thirties was it as well publicized 

and so much the focus of attention 

as it has been these past few 

weeks. Talking, of course, about 

Ken Bums' Jazz, the PBS 

television series, as a result of 

which more people have been 

exposed to the music than ever 

before. 

There's no question in 

my mind that the series is good 

for jazz. Yes, it is subjective - 

yes, it omits some important 

names -- yes, the contemporary 

end of the jazz spectrum is shortchanged. 

But, we do have a 

beautifully produced, informative 

and highly entertaining document 

which has created an unprec 

New music listings on the web. 

In response to requests from 

several of our new music readers, 

starting this month, the 

WholeNote website at 

www.thewholenote.com now 

features separate, complete new 

music listings. And while you're 

there, check out the new music 

.-lml!•---------.. edented awareness of jazz to a 

larger audience than it has ever 

had before. 

There is not a lot of jazz activity 

in the large concert halls this 

month, but that doesn't mean 

there isn't a lot happening 

elsewhere. In smaller concert 

venues there are a number of 

interesting options. Before we go 

there, however, I want to mention 

one event at Massey Hall Feb 28. 

It marks the first occasion Toronto 

audiences will have to see Paolo 

Conte. This enormously popular 

Italian singer, pianist, composer 

will have an 8-piece band with 

him and although he crosses over 

into popular music, his jazz 

influences are always there. 

Now to the listings. Feb 1, at St. 

George the Martyr Church, watch 

for Music Gallery /Guerrilla 

Gallery's Music of the Heart, 

Music of Spirit,.an evening of 

contemporary music played by 

David Mott, baritone saxophone; 

40 Fingers Saxophone Quartet; 

Jesse Stewart, percussion. 

And if vocalists do the 

trick for you there are a couple of 

dates to watch: Feb 6, OnStage at 

Glenn Gould Studio, vocalist 

Cindy Church accompanied by Joe 

Sealy, piano, and George Koller, 

bass, presents The Songs Of 

Hoagy Carmichael. And Feb 7, 

the Humber Jazz Series: Artist 

Week Showcase features Darmon 

Meader of New York Voices, 

Trish Colter's Vocal Jazz Combo 

and Alastair Kay's Big Band. The 

host is Bill King. 

Feb 9, at the Heliconian Hall, 

watch for "The New Guitar" 

featuring works by Archer, Baker, 

Lofsky, MacDonald, Moses and . 

others, rendered byDanielle 

Cumming, guitar, and Lome 

Lofsky and Rob Piltch jazz guitar 

duo. Worth the price of admission 

just to hear Lome and Rob play 

together. 

Harbourfront Centre was to be 

the setting for two important 

concerts this month. Feb. IO 

South African Women for 

W omen/Harbourfront Centre were 

to present An Evening with 

Abdullah Ibrahim, the mo~t 

important jazz pianist to emerge 

from South Africa. But it has been 

cancelled. The other concert will 

still take place: a Harbourfront 

Centre/Jeunesses Musicales of 

Ontario presentation titled 

Africville Suite -- songs and 

stories from Africville, Nova 

Scotia with pianist/composer Joe 

Sealy . . 

There are also two concerts at 

the Ontario Science Centre in the 

Sound of Toronto Jazz .from Jazz 

FM 91 (previously CJRT). Feb 

12, Ted O'Reilly presents Melissa 

Stylianou and Trio. And Feb 26 

the offering is A Tribute to Louis 

Armstrong and the All-Stars. 

Make a note of Feb 24, OnStage 

at Glenn Gould Studio featuring 

saxophonist Jane Bunnett and 

Friends. Jane is a dedicated 

musician who has really made her 

mark on the jazz scene. And don't 

forget the ongoing series of Small 

Jazz Ensembles concerts offered 

by the University of Toronto 

Faculty of Music. The dates for 

this month are Feb 7, 14 and 28 

at Walter Hall. 

Off WholeNote's turf, in the 

clubs, one of the highlights comes 

right at the start of the month 

when Jay "Hootie" McShann 

brings his authentic Kansas City 

piano playing and his unique vocal 

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style to the Montreal Bistro, Feb 1 

to 3. A chance to hear one of the 

originals of jazz. And later in the 

month at the Bistro, Feb 20-24, 

you can catch another great pianist 

whose music is steeped in the 

blues - Ray Bryant. For more 

complete club listings please check 

the Toronto Downtown Jazz 

website at www.tojazz.com. 

February birthdays. 

Here are a few of the birthdays 

for this month of musicians who 

were perhaps not innovators, but 

who made significant contributions 

to jazz:- Lonnie Johnson, 

born 1889, William Russell, 1905, 

Buddy Tate, 1915, Tadd 

Dameron,1917, Howard McGhee, 

1918, Mel Powell, 1923 Sonny 

Stitt, 1924, Roland Hanna, 1932. 

I know I left some out. Now I 

know how Ken Bums feels! 

BANDSTAND 

by Merlin Williams 

A casual glance at this month's 

listings could lead you to the 

conclusion that February is a quiet 

month for bands. And if the only 

measure of a band's activity is the 

number of concerts it plays, you 

could be correct. However, 

February is a busy month for 

bands preparing for competitions 

and festivals, as well as spring 

concerts. Many groups are getting 

ready for the regional competitions 

that eventually lead to the 

Musicfest Canada nationals in 

Ottawa this May. The Toronto 

Kiwanis Festival is also on this 

month, and attracts quite a number 

of high school and community 

bands. 

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When I picked up my own copy 

of the Dec./Jan. WhcileNote, I 

was pleased to see in it a calendar 

of editorial specials for 200 I, with 

a different focus for each of the 

year's ten·issues. (Repeated this 

month on page 7). I've been 

thinking long and hard about how 

to write about the economics of 

the music b.usiness as it relates to 

the band scene. 

Most people in this age view 

bands as an educational institution. 

But this wasn't always the case. 

At the beginning of the twentieth 

century, there were musicians 

who were employed full-time in 

the band field . These days, the 

only people in North America 

who make a living as band 

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page has all sorts of links to horn 

sites, orchestras, ensembles, and 

community bands. 

Jean-Francois Gouin is a man 

with a vision. He wants to start an 

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as an amateur musical outlet. 

Not so long ago (like my adolescence!), 

community bands were 

thought of highly enough tb be 

funded either in whole or in part 

by municipal governments. Now 

groups have to rely on lottery 

funds, charity bingos, member 

dues and admission fees for their 

funding. Consequently, bands 

these days often have less money 

for proper rehearsal facilities, 

percussion equipment, or music 

libraries. Add to this the increased 

expense many bands have 

d1,1e to school boards raising the 

rent for their facilities, and yoy 

The CANADIAN CHIL 

DREN'S OPERA CHORUS 

begins 2001 with a new General 

Manager. James F. Lee is 

looking forward to an exciting 

time with the chorus in the 

upcoming months: performances 

both in Toronto and on 

tour to Germany and the 

Netherlands, May 17-26. 

The ETOBICOKE YOUTH 

BAND is busy with-preparations 

for the Kiwanis Festival in 

February, hoping to reprise 

their first place finishes of the 

last eight years. A new CD, 

Millennium, is in post-production 

for a March release, 

featuring both traditional and 

contemporary band repertoire. 

would wonder why anyone would 

want to start a band at all. 

It's because of this that I marvel 

at the nineteen community bands 

listed in the September 2000 

WholeNote. (You can reference 

that article via the WholeNote 

website at www.thewholenote.com.). 

While the number of bands on the 

scene in Toronto would suggest 

that the concert bands are stronger 

than ever, I have some concerns. 

None of the bands I've visited this 

year have a full instrumentation. 

None. There is a chronic shortage 

of clarinettists - this is akin to 

having a symphony orchestra with 

too few violins. Not enough horn 

players. Almost no mallet 

OUR MEMBERS WRITE 

ORCHESTRAS CANADA 

announces the retirement of Betty 

Webster from her position as 

Executive Director, effective 

March 31, 2001. During an 

extensive career with many 

remarkable achievements and 

contributions to orchestral 

development in Canada, she was 

recognized with several awards, 

and was named a Member of the 

Order of Canada in 1992. 

SOUNDSTREAMS CANADA, 

one of the country's leading 

presenters of contemporary music 

and music theatre, was honoured 

with a Lieutenant Governor's 

A ward for the Arts in recognition 

of its exceptional increases in 

support from the community and 

the private sector and in box 

office revenues. 

percussionists. There are even 

bands that don't have enough 

saxophonists! Playing in an 

understaffed band is quite often an 

unsatisfying experience - many of 

the interesting solo colours in the 

~· band are missing, and playing 

cues just isn't the same. 

It's my belief that we will actually 

see fewer bands in the GT A over 

the next few years. I don't see this 

as a bad thing, if it comes about 

by bands joining forces to become 

well rounded groups. Of 

course, I could be wrong, 

and by this time next year, 

there will be even more 

bands. I just don't know 

where all those musicians 

are going to come from. 

Clarinetist/educator Phil 

Nimmons and third year 

saxophone student Tara 

Davidson, of the UNI 

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programme, have received 

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Merlin Williams is a woodwind 

performer, arranger, 

teacher and music copyist 

based in Toronto. If you 

would like an upcoming band 

event to be featured in the 

Bandstand column, feel free 

to contact him at (416) 489- 

0275; by e-mail, 

merlinw@attcanada.ca; on 

the web, http:// 

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Bv SARAH B. Hooo 

If you didn't see much 

music theatre in· January, you 

only have a few days in 

February to catch up with some 

of your best choices. First of 

all, The Canadian Opera 

Company is presenting its usual 

winter double bill. This year it's 

Venus and Adonis, running 

until February 3, and The Girl 

of the Golden West, until · 

February 4. Venus and Adonis 

is a brand-new production that 

was performed last year· at the 

Santa Fe opera. Composed by 

Hans Werner Henze, the opera 

features dancers from Serge 

Bennathan's Dancemakers 

company. The Girl of the 

Golden West, on the other 

hand, premiered almost 100 

years ago at the Met. Ontarioborn 

baritone John Fanning, 

who plays the leading role of 

Jack Rance, praises Puccini's 

fantasy of the Old West: "The 

orchestration is spectacular," he 

says. "The colours in the 

orchestra, the colours in the 

music, are very evocative of the 

Old West, and yet the love 

moments are very, very 

beautiful." 

From the Girl .of the Golden 

West. to the one with the glass 

slipper, Rodgers and 

Hammerstein's Cinderella, runs 

from January 30 to February 4 

at the Pantages Theatre. Once 

you've heard that Eartha Kitt 

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Be quick to catch Febrl!ary music theatre 

Edward Franko, director Nina Scott-Stoddard, performer 

in Tryptych's Rigoletto 

plays the Fairy Godmother, 

what more do you need to 

know? It has Deborah Gibson as 

Cinderella herself. The Prince is 

Paolo Montalban, reprising his 

role from the ABC/Disney 

television special that won him 

the dubious honour of being 

named one of People Magazine's 

"50 Most Beautiful 

People" . 

Meanwhile, the Canadian 

Stage Company's Larry's Party 

continues until February 3. The 

new musical by Richard 

Ouzounian and Marek Norman 

is based on the novel by Pulitzer 

Prize winner Carol Shields. 

Directed by Robin Phillips, the 

production is about a man's 

search for self-knowledge. It 

stars Brent Carver, who created 

the lead role in Kiss of the 

Spider Woman and most 

recently wowed as Tevye in the 

Stratford Festival production of 

Fiddler on the Roof. The 

extremely strong supporting cast 

includes Barbara Barsky, 

Michele Fisk, Susan Gilmour 

and Jack Wetherall. 

If you miss the Canadian 

Opera Company, don't despair. 

You still have plenty of time for 

Toronto Opera Repertoire. 

This unique institution is 

actually an arm of the Toronto 

District School Board's Con: 

tinuing Education Program. 

Now in its 33rd season, Toronto 

Opera Repertoire serves as a 

musical finishing school for 

young opera performers and a 

performance outlet for dedicated 

amateurs. Michael Burgess and 

Paul Frey are among TOR's 

many graduates. This year 

founder Giuseppe Macina 

directs two deeply loved 

favourites: Bizet's fiery Carmen 

(February 14 to March 3) and 

Verdi's tragic La Traviata 

(February 16 to March 4), both 

at the Bickford Centre Theatre 

at Bloor and Christie. Adult 

tickets are only $20, so TOR is 

a guaranteed operatic bargain. 

Another consolation for - 

slow starters is\the re~rise of 

Charly Chiarelli's one-man 

show Cu'Fu? from February 8 

right through to to March. 4 at 

the comfy little Artword 

Theatre at King and Portlancl. 

Accompanying his tales with 

extended riffs on the harmonica, 

Chiarelli tells about growing up 

Italian in Hamilton. Loosely 

translated, the show's title 

means "So who did it?" In the 

context of the play it is both the 

bittersweet punchline to an 

extended anecdote and a kind of 

universal question that perhaps 

lacks an answer. Since its debut 

at Artword in 1995, Cu'Fu? has 

become a durable hit in'many 

other venu

···Alumnae Theatre. Ten Lost Years. By 

Jack Winter & Cedric Smith. Play with 

comedy, monologue, music & song. To 

February 11. Wednesday-Saturday: 8:00; 

Sunday matinees: 2:00. Main Stage, 70 

Berkeley St. 416-364-4170. $15, Sunday 

PWYC. 

···Artword Theatre. Cu'Fu? Charly 

Chiarelli, songs, stories & harmonica. Feb. 8 

-March 4. 75 Portland. 416-408-2783. 

---Canadia dell' Arte Theatre. Robert 

Schumann's Dichterliebe. Including 

choreographed companion piece and 

experimental film by Peter Reitzel. Stewart 

Granger, tenor; Jennifer Au Tung, piano; 

Duncan MacDonald & Julie Reitzel, dancers; 

Peter Reitzel, director. Thursday-Sunday, 

February 15 to 2!i: 8:00. Canadia dell' Arte 

Studio Theatre, 186 Munro St. 416-465· 

7393. $15,$10. 

·--Canadian Opera Company. Henze: Venus 

and Adonis. Susan Marie Pierson, Alan 

Acclaimed choreographer David Earle 

brings together some of Canada's finest 

dance artists in this deeply moving 

. montage of 16th and 

20th century music. 

Performing with the 

company are the 

internationally 

renowned Penderecki 

String Quartet, 

saxophone wizard 

Willem Moolenbeek, 

and the superlative 

voices of Tactus. A 

unique marriage of the 

living arts in a powerful 

collaboration! 

8 p.m. 

Music THEATRE •:• L1sT1Ncs: FEBRUARY 2001 

Woodrow, Timothy Noble, Shannon MerC'er, 

Krisztina Szab6 & other performers; Richard 

,Bradshaw, conductor. February 3: 8:00. Preperformance 

Opera Chat, 45 minutes prior 

to performance. Hummingbird Centre for the 

Performing Arts, 1 Front St. East. 416-872- 

2262. $38-$135, $15-$40(young person). 

···Canadian Opera Company. Puccini: The 

Girl of the Golden West. Elena Filipova, John 

Fanning, Michael Sylvester, John Kriter, 

Kyle Ketelsen & other performers; Richard 

Buckley, conductor. February 1: 8:00; 

February 4: 2:00. Pre-performance Opera 

Chat, 45 minutes prior to each performance. 

Hummingbird Centre for the Performing 

Arts, 1 Front St. East. 416-872-2262. $38- 

$135, $ l 5-$40(young person). 

···CanStage. Larry's Party. Book & lyrics by 

Richard Ouzounian; music by Marek Norman; 

starring Brent Carver. Musical based on the 

novel by Carol Shields. To February 3. Bluma 

Appel Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-368- 

T e Sacreo ano 

T e Profane 

Kitchener, Fri. February 2, Registry Theatre 

St. Jacobs, Fri. February 9, Schoolhouse Theatre 

Guelph, Sat. February 24, River Run Cent.re 

St. Catharines, Sat. March 17, Brock University 


3110. $20-$60. 

---Civic Light Opera Company. Rodgers & 

Hammerstein: The King and/. Joe Cascone, 

Joanne Kennedy, Larry Gibbs, Carol Kugler, 

Michael Gentile & other performers. 

February 15-17"& 21-24: 8:00; February 18 

& 24: 2:00. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 

Fairview Mall Drive. 416-203- 7839. 

$15,$12.50, $10(special) on Wednesdays & 

Thursdays. 

---Great Music jlt St. Anne's. Gilbert & 

Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance. Laura 

Schatz, stage director; Ori Siegel, music 

director; orchestra. February 1 & 2: 8:00; 

February 3: 2:00 & 8:00. 651 Dufferin St. 

416-922-4415. $15,$12. 

---Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. How 

the Gimquat Found Her Song. With Platypus 

Theatre Company; Michael Reason, 

conductor. For ages 6 and up. February 18, 

2:00. Hamilton Place, 1.Summers Lane. 

905-526-6556. $10,$7. 

519-579-1232 

519-664-1134 

519-763-3000 

905-688-5550, ext.3257 

···Living Arts Centre Mississauga. 

Amazing Journey. Exploration of the history 

of our planet from the Big Band to the 

present, with song, full staging, set & 

. costumes. Dr. David Suzuki, narrator; 

Mississauga Youth The~tre; Mississauga 

Youth Orchestra. February 24: 8:00. 

Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Drive, 

Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $35,$25. 

Proceeds to support the David Suzuki 

Foundation. 

---Living Arts Centre Mississauga. Annie. 

Music by Strouse; lyrics by Charnin; Martin 

Charnin, director. February 8: 7:30. 


Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $30 to ~59. 

···Meadowvale Theatre. Lorne Elliott · The 

Collected Mistakes II. Contemporary satire, 

music, storytelling, performance art. March 

4: 8:00. 6315 Montevideo Rd., Mississauga. 

905-821-0090. $25,$23. - 

···Mirvish Productions. The lion King. 

Stage musical of Disney's 1994 animated 

feature. To July 1. Princess of Wales 

Theatre, 300 King St. West. 416-872-1212. 

$20 to $115. · 

···Music Theatre Mississauga. Fiddler on 

the Roof. Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by 

Sheldon Har:nick; Book by Joseph Stein. 

February 16, 17, 22, 23, 24: 8:00; February 

18: 2:00. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 

Montevideo Rd .. Mississauga. 905-821- 

0090. $18.50,$16.50. 

···North Toronto Players. Gilbert & 

Sullivan: Ruddygore. February 9, 10, 16 & 

17: 8:00; February 11 & 18: 2:00. Leah 

Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St. 905- 

727-2209. $16(opening night special), 

$10(children under 12). $18,$10(children 

under 12),$16(sr, matinees), $16(opening 

night), group rates. 

---Northumberland Players. A Funny Thing 

Happened on the Way to the forum. Music 

by Sondheim. February 23,24,25 & 28, 

March 1,2 & 3: 8:00; February 24,25, 

March 3,4: 2:00. The Concert Hall at 

Victoria Hall, 55 King St. West, Cobourg. 

905-372-2210. $20(eve),$18(mat). 

---Oakville Centre for the Performing 

Arts. Oliver! By Lionel Bart. February 15- 

17, 20-24: 8:00; February 18: 2:00. 130 

Navy Street, Oakville. 905-815-2021. $18. 

···Opera in Concert. Szymanowski: King 

Roger. Kinga Mitrowska, Kevin McMillan, 

performers; Kitchener Waterloo Symphony; 

Mario Bernardi, conductor. 1 :45: 

Backgrounder with host lain Scott. February 

11: 2:30. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 

Yonge St. 416-870-8000. $20 to $50. 

···Opera Ontario. Tchaikovsky: Eugene 

Onegin: Lisa Houben, Jason Howard, 

Melanie Sonnenberg, Bojidar Nikolov, Stefan 

Szkafarowsky & other performers; Hamilton 

Philharmonic Orchestra; Daniel Lipton, 

conductor. February 1 & 3: 8:00 at Hamilton 

Place, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton. 1-800· 

575-1381. February 9: 8:00 at The Centre 

in the Square, Kitchener. 1-800-265-8977. 

$25-$79. 

---Roy Thomson Hall. Les Arts Florissants. 

Opera in Concert: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; 

Charpentier: Acteon. William Christie, 

director. February 11: 3:00. 60 Simcoe St.

416-872-4255. $45'-$75. Brampton. 905-874-2800. $15, group rates. 16,21,24, March 2: 8:00; February 18, March 4: 

···Sanderson Centre. A Phantom 

···Theatre Aquarius./ Can Sing! (Can't/?) 2:00. Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. 

Valentine's. Moments from some of the By Jo-Ann Waytowich. Musical parody on West. 416-698-9572. $20,$12. 

great mu~icals. Jeff Hyslop, singer/actor; the art of singing. February 24 to March 3. ··· T ryptych Productions. Verdi: Rigoletto. 

David Warrack, piano. February 14; 8:00. 88 Monday-Saturday: 8:00; Wednesday: 1 :00; Workshop production. Edward Franko, director; 

Dalhousie St. Brantford. 1-800-265-071 O. Saturday: 2:00. Studio Theatre, 190 King William Shookhoff, music director. March 3,5,6 

$25,$23, $22 (st/sr). William St., Hamilton. 1'800-465-7529. $19 & 8: 8:00. The Stone Church, 45 Davenport Rd. 

···Scarborough Music Theatre. Sweeney to $25. 

416489-5349. $15. 

Todd. Music Bi lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; ···Theatre Sheridan. Catch A Rising Star. 

···U.~. Follies. West Side Story. Music by 

book by Hugh Wheeler. Feb. 1-3, 8-10, 15· Student-developed work with singing, Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. 

17: 8:00; Feb. 4 & 11: 2:00. Scarborough dancing, acting. Rod Maxwell & the ~usic February 8-17: Thursday-Saturday: 8:00 & 

Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 416· Theatre faculty, .directors. February 7-10, Saturday matinee: 2:00. Hart House Theatre, 1 

396-4049. $18, sr/st $15 on Thursdays & 14-17, 21-24: 8:00. 1430 Trafalgar Road, Hart House Circle. 416-978-8668. $15,$10. 

Sundays. ·Oakville. 905-815-4049. $11 to $23. ...university of Toronto at Scarborough . 

... Tarragon Theatre. Midnight Sun. By ... Toronto Opera Repertoire. Bizet: Brecht/WeiH: Three Penny Opera. Directed by 

Maja Ard al. Play with songs. Music directed Carmen. Giuseppe Macina, artistic director. Paula Sperdakos. Begins March 7: 8:00. Leigha 

by John Roby. To February 25. 30 Bridgman February 14, 17,23,28, March 3: 8:00; Lee Browne Theatre, 1265 Military T ra~. 416· 

Ave. 416-531-1827. $23 to $29; Sunday February 25: 2:00. Bickford Centre Theatre, 287-7007. 

matinees PWYC. 777 Bloor St. West. 416-698-9572. 

---Winners. Rodgers & Hammerstein: CindereHa. 

···The Melodymakers. luv is ... Variety $20,$12. 

Performers include Eartha Kitt & Deborah Gibson. 

show. February 16 & 17: 8:00; February 18: ···Toronto Opera Repertoire. Verdi: la Traviata. · To February 4. Pantages Theatre, 244 Victoria. 

2:00. Heritage Theatre, 86 Main St. North, Giuseppe Macina, artistic director. February 416-870-8000. 

Music theatre: last chances, continued from page 15 

soine of them original blues 

compositions, others traditional 

Sicilian melodies, many of 

them learned from his father. 

The structure of these musical 

interludes reflects the general 

structure of the play; often the 

traditional song will simply 

transform into the blues 

number, or the blues melody 

will be accompanied by lyrics 

that tell of the life his father 

knew in Sicily. "This reprise of 

Cu 'Fu? should whet appetites 

for the April premiere of 

Chiarelli' s new show, . 

Mangiacake! 

Soundstreams Honoured 

In December the Toronto-based 

Soundstrea1,11s Canada was 

honoured with a Lieutenant' 

Governor's Award for the Arts at 

the George Ignatieff Theatre on 

the campus of the University of 

Toronto. The award, known as 

the Jackman-Bickell Award, and 

carrying a value of $10,000, 

recognizes Soundstreams' · 

increase in support from the 

public anq private sectors, and 

from its box office revenues. 

Soundstreams both develops and 

presents new music and music 

theatre. (In late May the company 

will present a long-overdue 

performance of Serinette, an 

opera by the late Harry Somers 

with a libretto by James 

Reaney. It was originally 

commissioned for the tenth 

anniversary of the Music at 

Sharon summer festival in 

1990.) Other organizations 

honoured at the same event 

included the Stratford Festival, 

Tarragon Theatre, Le Theatre 

franc;:ais de Toronto, Danny 

Grossman Dance Theatre and 

the Ottawa Chamber Music 

Festival. 

Gatsby's Restaurant 

504 Church Street, (416) 925-4545 

e.

Comprehensive Concert 'Listings, Feb 1 to Mar 7 

Thursday February 01 

-- 12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around 

Us: Stephen Ham, piano. Franck: Piano 

Quintet; Schumann: solo piano music. Julia 

Wedman & Aisslinn Nosky, violins; Scott 

McCormick, viola; Carina Reeves, cello. 

Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 

416-205-5555. Free. 

-- 12:10: St. Paul's Bloor Street. Noon 

Hour Recital.· Eric Robertson, organ. 227 

Blo ~ r St. East. 416-961-8116. Free. 

-- 8:00: Music GalleryfGuerrilla 

Gallery. Music of the Heart~ Music of Spirit. 

Mott: The Gates of Heaven; Vincent Van 

Gogh Was "Mad"; Ritual Bell Fields. David 

Mott, baritone saxophone; 40 Fingers 

Saxophone Quar'tet; Jesse Stewart, 

percussion. St. George the Martyr Church, 

197 John St. 416-204-1 OBO. $15,$10. 

-- B:OO: Music Toronto. Amernet 

Quartet. Schubert: Quartettsatz; Schmidt: 

Phantoms; lchiyanagi: In The Forest . 

(Canadian premiere); Beethoven: Quartet in F 

Dp.59 #1 Rasumovsky. Jane Mallett 

Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. 

$43,$39,$5(st). 

-- B:OO: Oakville Centre for the 

Performing Arts. Lisa Brokop, vocals. 130 

Navy Street. Oakville. 905·B15-2021. 

$29.99. 

-- B:OO: Scarborough Music Theatre. 

Sweeney Todd. Music & lyrics by Stephen 

Sondheim; book by Hugh Wheeler. 

Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston 

Rd. 416-396-4049. $1 B,$15. For complete 

run see Music Theatre listings. 

-- B:OO: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 

Mozart & Haydn. Mozart: Piano Concertos 

#17 & #25; Haydn: Symphony #BB. Murray 

Perahia, conductor/piano. Roy Thomson Hall, 

60 Simcoe. 416·593-4B2B. $25 to $B5. 

Friday February 02 

-- 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall 

Volunteers. Bring Your Own Lunch Concert: 

Kim Kendrick, soprano. 60 Simcoe. 416· 

593-4822 ext.363. Free. 

-- 1:30: Toronto Children's Chorus. 

Third Annual School Choir Invitational 

Festival. Choirs from Branksome Hall, 

Claude Watson School for the· Arts, 

Crescent School. Kennedy Public School, 

Norseman Junior Middle School & others. 

Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. 

East. 416-932·B666 ext.111. $5. 

-- B:OO: Elmer lseler Singers. Mystical 

Voices. Hatzis: De Angelis; Togni: 

Grandmother Moon; Tavener: Hymn of the 

Virgin Mary; Part: Magnificat; Gorecki: 

Tot us T uus. Guests: Amadeus Chamber 

Singers; Laura Pudwell, mezzo; Lydia 

Adams, conductor. St Patrick's Church, 

141 Mccaul St. 416-217-0537. $30,$25. 

-- B:OO: Les AMIS Concerts. Canadian 

Sinfonietta. Lin Hua: Woodcuts; An Lung 

Hwang: Concertino for erhu (North American · 

Readers please note: plans change; & we make mistakes! Please use the 

phone numbers provided to call ahead. For full music theatre listings, see 

pages 16-17. For "Too late to list" and "Further afield" see pages 31-32. 

premiere) Mozart: Divertimento in D K.136; 

Schnittke: Suite in Old Style; Taneyev: 

Arabesque. Julian Milkis, clarinet; George 

Gao, erhu; Tak-Ng Lai, music directorl 

conductor. Willowdale United Church, 349 

Kenneth Ave. 905-773-7712. $25,$20(st). 

-- B:OO: Masques. Music for London 

Entertainment. Music by Locke, Jenkins, 

Lawes & Cooper. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 

427 Bloor St. West. 416-410-4022. $10. 

-- B:OO: Music GalleryfGuerrilla 

Gallery. Eve Egoyan Plays Satie. St. George 

· the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-204· 

10BO. $10,$7. 

-- B:OO: OnStage at Glenn Gould 

Studio. Louis Lortie, piano & Takacs String 

Quartet. Brahms: Piano Quintet inf Op.34; 

Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44. 

Eri,c Friesen, host. 250 Front St. West. 416· 

205-5555. $30. 


Mozart & Haydn. Roy Thomson Hall. See 

February 1. 

-- B:OO: University of Toroil~o Faculty 

of Music. Wind Symphony & Concert Band. 

Chavez: Sinfonia India; Chance: Incantation 

& Dance; Horovitz: Euphonium Concerto; 

Hartley: Concerto for Alto Saxophone, 2nd 

movt.; Weber: Concerto #2 for clarinet, 3rd 

movt. & other music. Student soloists; 

Jeffrey Reynolds & Stephen Chenette, 

conductors. MacMillan Theatre, BO Queen's 

Park. 416-978-3744. $12,$6. 

Saturday February 03 

-- 12:00 noon: Royal Conservatory of 

Music. Lobby Concert. Informal concert 

featuring RCM students of all ages & levels-. 

273 Bloor St. West. 416·40B·2B24 ext.321. 

Free. 

-- B:OO: Baroque Music Beside the 

Grange. Voices of Influence. Telemann: 

Cantatas Liebe, die vom Himmel stammet & 

Jauchzet dem Herrn; Purcell: music from 

King Arthur & other music. Paul Grindlay,. 

bass; Norman Engel, trumpet; Rona 

Goldensher & Julie Baumgartel. violins; 

Mary Katherine Finch, cello; Christopher 

Dawes, chamber organ. St. George the 

Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-5BB· 

4301. $1B,$14. 

-- B:OO: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony 

Orchestra/Canadian Music Competi~ions. 

Thomas: Overture to Mignon; Chopin: Piano 

Concerto #2; Beethoven: Eroica Symphony. 

Meena Nakamura, piano; Robert Raines, 

co.nductor. Stephen Leacock Collegiate 

Institute, 2450 Birchmount Rd. 416-B79· 

5566. $15, $12, children under 12 free. 

-- B:OO: Living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Leahy. Mix of Celtic, 

Canadian folk music & French Can~dian step 

dancing. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts 

Drive, Mississauga. 905-306-6000. 


$40,$30. 

-- B:OO: Mississauga Guitar Society. 

Warren Nicholson, guitar & Linda· 

Henderson, flute in Concert. Works by Bach, 

Piazzolla & Buhr. St. Thomas a Becket 

Church, 353.5 South Common Court, 

Mississauga. 905-B21 ·2396. $20,$15. 

,__ B:OO: Oakville Centre for the 

Performing Arts. Alan Frew & Friends VI. 

The Kings, Don Ross, Lighthouse, Denise 

Leahy, Gregory Hawkins & other 

performers. 130 Navy Street, Oakvill~ . 905· 

B15·2021 . $60. Benefit for Camp Trillium. 

-- B:OO: Sinfonia Toronto. Oeath and the 

Maiden. Wolf-Ferrari: Serenade; Pierne: 

Canzonetta; Zfasman: Intermezzo; 

Levkovich: Brasilian.a; Schubert: Death and 

the Maiden. Julian Milkis, clarinet; Nurhan 

Arl)lan, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 

Front St. W. 416-205-5555. 

$29,$24(sr),$1 B(st). 

-- B:OO: St. Mark's Church. British 

Music Hall Revue. Land of Hope and Glory, 

Danny Boy, The White Cliffs of Dover & 

many more songs. Cantilena Vocal 

Ensemble; Ebony & Ivory. 115 Orton Park 

Drive. 1·800·B67-32B1. $10 (children free). 


Mozart & Haydn. Roy Thomson Hall. See 


-- B:OO: University of Toronto Faculty 

of Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. 

Schafer: Shadowman (world premiere) for 

percussion & orchestra; Webern: Six Pieces 

for Orchestra Op.6; Wagner: Excerpts from 

The Ring; Tchaikovsky: Variations on a 

Rococo Theme. Tanya Ell, cello; Nexus 

Percussion Ensemble; .Ratti Armenian, 

conductor. MacMillan Theatre, BO Queen's 

Park. 416·97B·3744. $12,$6. 

-- B:OO: York Symphony Orchestra. 

Symphonic Romance. Tchaikovsky: Pas de 

Deux from The Nutcracker; Capriccio Italian; 

Chopin: Piano Concerto #1; Vaughan 

Williams: ·Fantasia from Sir John in Love. 

Mina Park, piano; Roberto De Clara, 

conductor. Burton Auditorium, York. 

University, 4700 Keele.St. 416·410-0B60. 

0$20,$15, $5(under 12). 

-- B:30: Living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Swing Sonique. Contempo· 

rary jazz-swing. Greg Leskiw, vocalsfguitar; 

Greg Lowe, guitar; Daniel Koulack, upright 

bass. Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts 

Drive, Mississauga. 905-306-6000. 

$29,$19.50. 

Sunday February 04 

-- 2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Sunday 

Concert: Lawrence Heights Middle School 

Choir. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay 

West. 416-973-3000. Free. 

-- 2:00: OnStage at Glenn Gould 

Studio. Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone & 

Russell Ryan, piano in Recital. Songs by 

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler & 

Strauss. Eric Friesen, host. 250 Front St. 

West. 416-205-5555. $30. · 

-- 2:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. 

King's Rhapsody: A Tribute to Ivor Novello. 

Mark DuBois, tenor; Suzanne Kompass, 

soprano; Gloria Saarinen, piano. Jane 

Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416· 

366· 7723. $26. 

-- 2:00: Visual and Performing Arts 

Newmarket. Galaxy.Trio. Classical & jazz. 

Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres. 

905-953-5122. $20,$15. 

-- 2:30: New Music ConcertsfNeilson 

Park Creative Centre. Music Speaks: 

Joseph Macerollo, accordion. Louie: Earth 

Cycles; Foss: Curriculum Vitae; Nordheim: 

Flashing; other works for accordion. 56 

Neilson Drive. 416-622-5294. Free. 

-- 3:00: Music at St. John's. The Musk 

of Love. Works for harp & voice. Judy 

Loman, harp; Monica Whicher, soprano. St. 

John's Church, 2BB Humberside Ave. 416· 

763-2393. $20,$15, $5(child). 

-- 4:30: Great Music at St. Anne's. 

Choral Evensong. Music by Tallis. 270 

Gladstone Ave. 416-922-4415. Free. 

-- 7:30: York Symphony Orchestra. 

Symphonic Romance. See February 3. 

Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, 171 

Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. 

-- B:OO: Artword Theatre. Eugene's 

Sunday Series. Prepared & electronically 

modified contemporary guitar music. Riener 

Weins, Nilan Perera & Bill Parsons, guitars; 

David Mott, baritone sax & other 

performers; Eugene Martynec, host. 75 

Portland. 416-40B·27B3. $B. 

-- B:OO: MariposafFlying Cloud Folk 

Club. Marie-Lynn Hammond & Nancy White, 

singers/songwriters. TRANZAC, 292 

Brunswick Ave. 416-410-3655. $12,$10. 


Performing Arts. Valdy & Gary Fjellgaard. 

Folk & western. 130 Navy Street, Oakville.

905-B15-2021. $24.99. 

Monday February 05 

No listings 

Tuesday February 06 

--12:10: University ofToronto 

Faculty of Music. Voice Student 

Performances. Walter Hall, BO Queen's 

Park. 416-97B-3744. Free. 

-- 1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. lunch 

Hours at St. James'.· Kim Soobok, organ. 

Hindemith: Sonata #1; Bach: Prelude & 

Fugue in G BWV 541. 65 Church St. 416· 

364· 7B65. Free. 

-- B:OO: Music Toronto.Arthur Ozolins, 

piano. Mozart: Sonata in F K.332; Debussy: 

pieces from Images Books I & II; Albeniz: 

Iberia: Evocacion, Triana, El Albaicfn; 

Rachmanioff: Preludes, Moments musicaux, 

transcriptions. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 

Front St. East. 416-366-7723. 

$43,$39,$5(st). 

-- B:OO: OnStage at Glenn Gould 

Studio. The Songs of Hoagy Carmichael 

Cindy Church, vocals, Joe Sealy, piano; 

George Koller, bass; Eric Friesen, host. 250 

Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $30. 

Wednesday February 07 

-- 12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. 

Noonday Recital· Michael Bloss, organ. 

15B5 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. 

-- 7:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. 

The Bach Dynasty. Works by J.S. Bach and 

his family, including the Harpsichord 

Concerto in D. Charlotte Nediger, 

harpsichord; Jeanne Lamon, music director. 

Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 

416-964-6337. $26-$50, $20-$45 (st/sr). 

-- B:OO: Humber Jazz Series. Artist 

Week Showcase. Darmon Meader (New 

York Voices), Trish Colter's Vocal Jazz 

Combo; Alastair Kay's Big Band; Bill King, 

host. Humber College Auditorium, 3199 

Lakeshore Blvd. West. 416-675-6622 

Lift your February spirits with a feast of Italian songs, plus works by 

Barber, Caplet, and Britten with harp solos by Pierne and Nino Rota. 

ext.3427. $B,$5. 

-- B:OO: Mozart Society. Mark Gurovsky, 

piano in Recital Works by Haydn, Mozart & 

Beethoven. Sunderland Hall, First Unitarian 

Congregation, 175 St. Clair West. 416-499- 

2716. $10 donation recommended. 

-- B:OO: Theatre Sheridan. Catch A 

Rising Star. Student -developed work with 

singing, dancing, acting. Rod Maxwell & the 

Music Theatre faculty, directors. 1430 

Trafalgar Road, Oakville. 905-Bl 5-4049. 

Preview $16,$11. For complete run see 

Music Theatre listings. 

-- B:30: University of Toronto Faculty 

of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter 

Hall, BO Queen's Park. 416-97B-3744. Free. 


-- 12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around 

Us: David Jalbert, piano. Music by Bach, 

Faure, Ravel & Liszt. 250 Front St. West. 

416-205-5555. Free. 


Hour Recital· Barry Peters, organ. 227 Bloor 

St. East. 416-961-8116. Free. 

-- 1:30: Women's Musical Club of 

Toronto. Dang Thai Son, piano. Chopin: 

Polonaise in c Op. 40 no. 2; 3 Mazurkas Op. 

'59 (no. 1 in a, no. 2 in A flat, no. 3 in f 

sharp); Scherzo no. 2 in b flat; Andante 

spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in Eb 

Op. 22; Debussy: Six Preludes (Livre II); 

Ravel: La Valse (piano solo). 12:15: 

preconcert lecture, Rm. 330. Walter Hall, BO 

Queen's Park. 416-923-7052. $22. 

-- 7:30: Living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Annie. Music by Strouse; 

lyrics by Charnin; Martin Charnin, director. 


Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $-30 to $59. 

-- 7:30: University of Toronto at 

Scarborough. Music of All latitudes Part fl 

Music for Japanese taiko, gongs, bells, 

wooden clappers, shakers & bamboo flutes. 

Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble; guests: Ritesh 

Das, Kwasi Dunyo & Zhou Wei. The Meeting 

Place, 1265 Military Trail. 416·2B7-7007. 

Free (reservations required). 


Performing Arts. Leahy. Celtic & Canadian 

folk music; stepdancing. 130 Navy Street, 

Oakville. 905-B15·2021. $54.99. 

-- B:OO: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. 

The Bach Dynasty. Trinity-St. Paul's 

Church. See Feb. 7. 

-'- B:OO: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 

Russian Masterpieces. Tchaikovsky: Romeo 

& Juliet Fantasy Overture; Prokofiev: Violin 

Concerto #2; Stravinsky: Song of th.e 

Nightingale; Firebird Suite (1919 version). 

Kyung Wha Chung, violin; Roberto Abbado, 

conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 

416-593-4B2B. $25 to $B5. 

~- B:OO; U.C. Follies. West Side Story. 

Music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by 

Stephen Sondheim. Hart House Theatre, 1 

Hart House Circle. 416-97B-B66B. $15,$10. 

For complete run see Music Theatre listings. 

-- B:OO: University of Toronto Faculty 

of Music. New Music Festival· Concert I. 

The Chapel, Victotia University, 91 Charles 

St. West. 416-97B-3744. Free. 


Judy Loman 

harp 

Monica Whicher 

Saturday, February 4 at 8 pm 

St. John's Anglican Church, West Toronto 

288 Humberside Avenue• 2 blocks north of Bloor and 

1 block west of High Park Ave. • Wheelchair accessible 

Adult $20 • Senicir/Student $15 •Child under 12 $5 

For more information or to reserve tickets call 416-763-2393 

www.toronto.anglican.ca/parish/st.johns/concert.html 

Proceeds to Homes for Adults with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, 

and St. John ·s. 

Women's Musical 

Club of Toronto 

AFTERNOON CONCERT 

February 8, 2001, 1:30 pm 

Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park 

Dang Thai Son 

Pianist 

Preconcert lecture at 12: 15, Rm 330 


Volunteers. Bring Your Own lunch Concert: 

Taffanel Wind Ensemble. Music for flute, 

clarinet & bassoon. 60 Simcoe. 416-593· 

4B22 ext.363. Free. 

-- B:OO: Living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Cowboy Junkies. Folk, blues 

& rock. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts 

Drive, Mississauga. 905-30S·6000. 

$35,$25. 

-- B:OO: Music Gallery/Guerrilla 

Gallery. New Voices. Microtonal string 

music by Sherlock, Farah & Priest. St. 

George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 

416-204- lOBO. $15,$10. 

-- B:OO: North Toronto Players. Gilbert 

& Sullivan: Ruddygore. Leah Posluns 

Theatre, 45BB Bathurst St. 905-727-2209. 

$16 (opening night special), $1 O(children 

under 12). For complete run see Music 

Theatre listings. 



Performing Arts. Bowser & Blue. Singing 

satirical comedy. 130 Navy Street, Oakville. 

905·815·2021. $32.99. 


The Bach Dynasty. Trinity·St. Paul's 


-- 8:00: The New Guitar. Works by 

Archer, Baker, lofsky, Macdonald, Moses & 

others. Danielle Cumming, guitar; Lorne 

lofsky & Rob Piltch jazz guitar duo. 

Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-252- 

4792. $20,$15. 

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 

Faculty of Music 

Jane Coop 

YEAR OF THE PIANO SERIES 

Scar/a/Ii, Mozart, Schubert 

and Rachmaninoff 

Friday, Feb 9 

Walter Hall, 8 pm 

-- 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty 

of Music. Jane Coop, piano in Recital 

Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by 

Corelli Op.42; Schubert: Sonata in G D.894; 

other works. Walter Hall, BO Queen's Park. 

416-978-3744. $20,$10. 

-- 8:00: Via Salzburg. Music for Cello, 

Violin & Piano. Rachmaninov: Sonata for 

piano & cello in g Op.19; Schulhoff: Duo fo1 

violin & cello; Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat 

D 929. Louise Hopkins, cello; Aleksandar 

Madzar, piano; Mayumi Seiler, violin. Glenn 

Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-205· 

5555. $29, $25(sr), $18(st). 


-- 12:00 noon: Royal Conservatory of 

Music. lobby Concert. Informal concert 

featuring RCM students of all ages & levels. 

273 Bloor St. West. 416-408·2824 ext.321. 

Free. 

-- 7:30: Mark Ruhnke, baritone in Recital 

Songs from the British Isles & from World 

Wars I & II and other music; slide 

presentation. Joanne Mclennan, accompanist. 

St. Andrew's Church, 115 St. Andrews 

Road. 905·686·5676. $10. 

-- 7:30: Opera Encore/Knights of 

Columbus. Great Moments in Opera. Arias 

& ensembles from la Boheme, Tosca, la 

T raviata, la Forza del Destina & other 

operas. Herb Brown, baritone; Suzanne 

DeGrandpre, coloratura soprano; Richard 

Valdez, tenor; Craig Winters, piano. Our lady 

of The Assumption Church, 2565 Bathurst 

St. 416-787-4547. $15. 

_...:. 8:00: Arte Flamenco! Romance 

Espanol Music & dan·ce from classical to 

Flamenco: Dennis Sigel, classical guitar; 

Guillermo Silva-Marin, tenor; Ed Hanley, 

percussion; Lisa Sandlos, dancer/ 

choreographer & other performers. Jane 

I;3aroque Players of Hamilton 

Carolyn Sinclair 

soprano 

Julie Baumgartel 

baroque violin 

Margaret Gay 

baroque 'cello 

Michael Jarvis 

harpsichord 

An Italian Valentine! 

Arias & Cantatas about love 

in 17th & 18th century Italy. 

Saturday, Feb 10, 8 pm 

St. John's Church 

288 Humberside, Toronto 

(5 mins. walk north of 

High Park subway) 

Featuring: 

Lorne Lofsky and Robert Piltch 

and 

Danielle Cumming 

New Music by: 

Baker, Beauvais, Lofsky, Musgrave, Piltch and Thompson 

Upcoming concerts: Ted Quinlan, Kieran Overs, April 6, 

2001. William Beauvais with the Resonance Trio April 7, 2001 

Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue 

$20 Adults $15 Students and Seniors 

(416) 252-4792 

www.newguitar.net 


Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416· 

366-7723. $22,$17. 

-- 8:00: Baroque Players of Hamilton. 

Canto d'Amor. Music from 17th & 18th 

century Italy. Carolyn Sinclair, soprano;. 

Julie Baumgartel, baroque violin; Margaret 

Gay, baroque cello; Michael Jarvis, 

harpsichord. St. John's Church, 288 

Humberside. 416·588-2954. $20,$15. 

-- 8:00: Music Umbrella Chamber 

Concerts. PMS (That's Post Medieval 

Syddrome, Folks). Music medieval. & post 

medieval with special visual presentations. 

Ben Grossman, percussion & hurdy-gurdy; 

Paul Jenkins, harpsichord; Catherine 

Keenan, hurdy-gurdy; Alison Melville, 

recorders & flutes; Barry Prophet, 

percussion; Jean-Marc Guilemette, visuals. 

Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth 

Ave. 416·461-6681. $12,$10, $5(children 

under 12). 

-- 8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. 

Music of love. Beethoven: Leonore Overture 

#3; Mozart: Piano Concerto #21; Gershwin: 

Suite from Porgy & Bess; Vaughan Williams: 

Fantasia from Sir John in love; 

Tchaikovsky: Cappriccio ltalien. Andrew 

Aarons, piano; Roberto De Clara, conductor. 

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 

Navy Street. 905·815·2021. $23,$18.50, 

group rates. 

.-- 8:00: OnStage at Glenn Gould 

Studio. Ed Dickert & Gene Bertonici: EB-68. 

Jazz guitar. 250 Front St. West. 416-205- 

5555. $30. *CANCELLED* 

-- 8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic. 

2001 - A New Romance. Berlioz: Scene 

d'amour from Romeo & Juliet; 

Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly; 

Faure: Pelleas & Melisande Suite, Op.BO; 

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West 

Side Story, classic love songs from Europe 

& Canada. Mark DuBois, tenor; Jerome D. 

Summers, music director. Birchmount Park 

C.I .. 3663 Danforth Ave. 416·261-0380. 

$16,$13(sr),$10(st). 

- ·- 8:00: South African Women for 

Women/Harbourfront Centre. An Evening 

with Abdullah Ibrahim. du Maurier Theatre 

Centre, 231 Queens Quay West. 416-973- 

4000. $45. *CANCELLED* 


The Bach Oynasty. Trinity-St. Paul's 


-- 8:00: Toronto Accolades of 

Harmony. A Starlight Cabaret. Upstate 

Rhythm; Claidhmor & other performers. Earl 

Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. 

905-939- 7451. $15. 

-- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 

Russian Masterpieces. Roy Thomson Hall. 

See February 8. 

-- 8:00: Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra. 

An Evening of Chamber Music. Venue TBA. 

416-712-6582. $10,$8. 


of Music. New Music Festival· Concert II. 

The Chapel, Victoria University, 91 Charles 

St. West. 416-978-3744. Free. 


-- 1 :00: Harbourfront Centre/ 

Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario. 

Africville Suite. Songs & stories from 

Africville, Nova Scotia. Joe Sealy, jazz 

piano. du Maurier Theatre Centre, 231 

Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. $8. 


Concert: Lazo. Reggae. York Quay Centre, 

235 Queens Quay West. 416-973·3000. 

Free. 

-- 2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. 

Music of love. Oakville Centre for the 

Performing Arts. See February 10. 

-- 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 

Romance and the Cabaret. Bellini/Klose: 

Excerpts from la Sonnambula; Hagens: 

Harlem Nocturne; Salaks: 2 Latvian 

lullabies; Schumann: Romance. Kala is Trio: 

Bruce Redstone, saxophone; Jamie 

Thompson, flute; Peteris Zarins, piano. 

Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. 

West. 416-408·2824 ext.321. $12,$8. 

-- 2:00: Song Circle. Gems of the Basso 

Repertoire. Robert Pomakov, basso 

cantante. Arts & letters Club, 14 Elm St. 

416·422·1489. $20,$15. 

-- 2:00: Toronto Latvian Concert 

Association. Peter Seminovs, violin & 

Heather Conner, piano in Recital Works by 

Brahms, Franck & Latvian composers. Glenn 

Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205· 

5555. $27. 


of Music. New Music Festival· Concert Ill. 


St. West. 416·978·3744. Free. 

-- 2:30: Opera in Concert. Szymanowski: 

King Roger. Kinga Mitrowska, Kevin 

McMillan, performers; Kitchener Waterloo 

Symphony; Mario Bernardi, conductor. 1 :45: 

Backgrounder with host lain Scott. George 

Westo~ Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416·

870·8000. $20 to $50. 

-- 3:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Les Arts 

Florissants. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; 

Charpentier: Acteon. Opera in Concert. 

William Christie, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 

416·872-4255. $35·$75. - 

-- 3:00: Sinfonia Mississauga. Yearning 

for Spring. Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet and 

Strings; Bartok: Divertimento. Stephen 

Pierre, clarinet; John ~arnum, conductor. 

Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, 

Mississauga. 905·306·6000. $27.50. 

-- 3:30: T afelmusik Baroque Orchestra. 

The Bach Dynasty. Trinity·St. Paul's 


-- 5:30: University of Toronto faculty 

of Music. New Music Festival· Concert IV. 


St. West. 416·978·3744. Free. 

-- 7:00: North Toronto Institute of 

Music. Leaside Concert Series: Toronto 

Wind Ouartet. Music by Mozart, Bach, 

Milhaud & Bozza. Leaside Presbyterian 

Church, 670 Eglinton East. 41'6-4BB·25BB. 

$15,$10, family rates. 

-- 8:00: Artword Theatre. Eugene's 

Sunday Series: Ouincunx. Music for mouth, 

mouse, discarded kitchen utensils & other 

things. T omasz Krakowiak Quintet: Robin 

Buckley & T omasz Krakowiak, percussion; 

Wm. Davison, found instruments; Paul 

Dutton, voice; Eugene Martynec, computer 

music & host. 75 Portland. 416·408·2783. 

$8. 

. -- B:OO: Flying Cloud folk Club. Valdy/ 

SONG CIRCLE 

presents 

:Robert Pomakov 

Basso Cantante 

with 

Hrahm Goldhamer 

Feb. 11, 2001 at 2 pm 

Arts and Letters Club, 

St. Georges Hall 

14 Elm Street (nonh of Dundas 

between Yonge and Bay Streets) 

Gary Fjellgaard. Folk & country. TRANZAC, 

292 Brunswick Ave. 416·410·3655. 

$16,$14. 


-- 7:30: Associates of the Toronto 

Symphony Orchestra. Five Small Concerts: 

Salute Italia! Ensembles of the Toronto 

Symphony Youth Orchestra. T rinity·St. 

Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 416· 

323·0862. $15,$12. 

-- B:OO: CJRT FM. Sound of Toronto 

Jazz. Melissa Stylianou and Trio. Ontario 

Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road. 416· 

595·0404. $10. 


-- 1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. L,unch 

Hours at St. James'.· Corrine Dutton, organ. 

65 Church St. 416·364· 7865. Free. 


Studio. Jean Stilwell mezzo; Robert 

Kortgaard, piano; Cabaret Ensemble. 

German Art Song to Cabaret. 250 Front St. 

West. 416·205·5555. $30. 

-- B:OO: Soundstreams Canada. 

Swedish Radio Choir. Ligeti: Lux Aeterna; 

A.Strauss: Deutsche Motte.le Op.62; 

Lidholm: Libera Me; Schnittke: Concerto for 

Mixed Chorus; Somers: Feller from Fortune. 

Eric Ericson, director. Metropolitan United 

Church, 56 Queen St. East. 416·504·7529 . 

$25,$1 B, group rates. 

For tickets, phone 416-422-1489 

Adults $20.00 I Students & Seniors $15.00 

Program includes Brahms's Four Serious Songs, Vaughan 

Williams' Songs of Travel and melodies by Tchaikovsky 

This rising young Canadian star was referred to as a 

"throwback to Feodor Chaliapin" following his recent prizewinning 

performance in the 8th annual Placido Domingo 

Operalia international vocal competition in Los Angeles. 

Robert ,is currently studying at the prestigious Curtis · 

Institute in Philadelphia. In this past year, he was a finalist in 

the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels, a first place 

winner in the New York Oratorio Society Competition and a 

prize winner with the George London Foundation. Toronto 

audiences heard him in last year's Roy Thomson Hall 

Millennium Opera Gala and in concert with baritone Dmitri 

H vorostovsky and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. 



Noonday Recital· Thomas Filches, organ. 

1585 Yonge St. 416·922· 1167. Free. 

-- 8:00: The MadriGALS. Renaissance 

Love Safari. Journey through five stages of 

love in words & a cappella song. St. 

Stephen·in·the·Fields Church, 103 Bellevue 

Ave. 416·5BB·54BO. $15,$10. 

-- B:OO: Toronto Opera Repertoire. 

Bizet: Carmen. Giuseppe Macina, artistic 

director. Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor 

St. West. 416·698·9572. $20,$12. For 

complete run see Music Theatre listings. 


Romance & Rhapsody. Peters: Paradoxes of 

the Heart; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a 

Theme of Paganini; Prokofiev: Music from 

Romeo & Juliet. Jon Kimura Parker, piano; 

Bramwell Tovey, conductor. 6:45: Pre· 

concert Chat with Jon Kimura Parker. Roy 

Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416·593·4828. 

$25 to $85; Pre·Concert Chat $5 or free 

with ticket to the Bpm concert. 

-- 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty ' 

of Music. A Choral Valentine. Pergolesi: 

The Associates of the 

Toronto Symphony Orchestra present 

the second of FIVE SMALL CONCERTS 

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Monday, February 12, 2001 7:30 p.m. 

Trinity St. Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 

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Stabat Mater; other works. Women's 

Chorus; Doreen Rao, conductor. The Chapel, 

Victoria University, 91 Charles St. West. 

416-978,3744. $12,$6. 

-- 8:30: University of Toronto Faculfy 

.of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter 

Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. 


-- 12:00.noon: CBC Radio. Music Around 

Us: Cheryl Hickman, soprano & Steven 

Phi/cox, piano. Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 

1915; music by Rossini; American songs. 

250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free. 

- - 12: 10: St. Paul's Bloor Street. Noon 

Hour Recital· Peter Nikiforuk, organ. 227 

Bloor St. East. 416-961-8116. Free. 

-- 12: 10: University of Toronto Faculty 

of Music. Thursday Noon Series. 

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in d; other works. 

Scott St. John, violin; Shauna Rolston, cello; 

William Aide, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's 

Park. 416-978-3744. Free. 

· -- 8:00: Can.adia dell' Arte Theatre. 

Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe. Including 

· choreographed companion piece and 

experimental film by Peter· Reitzel. Stewart 

Granger, tenor; Jennifer Au Tung, piano; 

Duncan MacDonald & Julie Reitzel, dancers; 

Peter Reitzel, director. Canadia dell' Arte 

Studio Theatre, 186 Munro St. 416-4.65- 

7393. $15,$10. For complete run see Music 

Thealre listings. 

-- 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. 

Rodge.rs & Hammerstein: The King and l 

Joe Cascone, Joanne Kennedy, Larry Gibbs, 

Carol Kugler, Michael Gentile & other 

performers. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 

Fairview Mall Drive. 416-203-7839. 

$1 O(special). For complete run see Music 


-- 8:00: Music Gallery/Guerrilla 

Gallery. Master Musicians of the East: 

Nishikawa Ensemble. Traditional & · 

contemporary Asian & Western music. Kohei 

Nishikawa, fue/flute; Hideko Nara, piano; Liu 

Fang, Chinese pipe; Patrick Graham, taiko/ 

percussion; David Loeb, composer. St. 


416·204· 1080. $20,$10. 

-- 8:00: Music Toronto. Tokyo Ouartet - 

Satz and Fuge. Mendelssohn: 4 Pieces for 

String Quartet, Op. 81; Schubert: 

Quartettsatz; Webern: Langsamer Satz; 

Kurtag: Microludes; Mozart: Adagio & Fugue 

in c K.546; Beethoven: Grosse Fuge. Jane 

Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416- 

366-7723. $43,$39,$5(st). 

-- 8:00: Oakville Centre for the 

. Performing Arts. Oliver/ By Lionel Bart. 

130 Navy Street, Oakville. 905-815-2021 . 

$18. For complete run see Music Theatre 

listings. 


Fandango. Fossa: Trio Op.18 #1; Boccherini: 

Fandango Quintet; De Falla: songs for voice 

& guitar. Jeffrey McFadden, guitar; Ann 

Monoyios, soprano; Marie Berard, violin; 

Rennie Regehr, viola; Blair Lofgren & Trevor 

Fitzpatrick, cello. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert 

Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408·2824 

ext.321. $15,$12. 

-- 8:00: Toronto Philharmonia. 

Beethoven's Spirit. Consecration of the 

House Overture; Symphony No. 6 

"Pastoral"; Piano Concerto #4 in G. Eldon 

Ng, piano; Kerry Stratton, conductor. 

George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 

416-870-8000. $37,$32; $32,$26 (sr/st). 


Romance & Rhapsody. Roy Thomson Hall. 

See February 14. 


of Music. Early Music Ensembles. Walter 



416- 766·35~3 . $15, $10. 



Vladimir Radian, baritone & Riah Radian, 

piano. 60 Simcoe. 416-593-4822 ext.363. 

Free. 


Young Artists Concert 1. Glenn Gould -- 8:00: Toronto Opera Repertoire. 

Professional School New Music Ensemble; Verdi: la Traviata. Giuseppe Macina. artistic 

Gary Kulesha, director. Ettore Mazzoleni director. Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor 

Concert Hall. 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408- St. West. 416-698-9572. $20,$12. For 

2824 ext.321. $5,$3. 


-- 8:00: Massey Hall. Ute lemper. 15 -- 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty 

Shuter St. 416-872-4255. $35.50-$55. of Music. Faculty Artist Series: Chan Ka 

-- 8:00: Music Theatre Mississauga. Nin Among Friends. Chan: Among Friends; 

Fiddler on the Roof. Music by Jerry Bock; Iron Road (excerpts); Carla's Poem; other 

lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; book by Joseph works. Amici; Scott St. John, violin; Shauna 

Stein. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 

Rolston, cello; Toronto Children's Chorus; 

Montevideo Rd., Mississauga. 905-821- Jean Ashworth Bartle, conductor. Walter 

0090. $18.50,$16.50. For complete run see Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. 


$20,$10. 

-- 8:00: Performing Arts York Region. -- 8: 15: Etobicoke Philharmonic 

Jean Stilwell, mezzo & Robert Kortgaard, Orchestra. Barnes: The Odyssey; Weber: 

piano. Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Clarinet Concerto #2; Brahms: Symphony 

Centre St. 905-889-4359. $18,$15. #1. Greg Williams, clarinet; Tak-Ng Lai, 

-- 8:00: Rothko Trio/Music Gallery. · music director. Richview Collegiate Institute, 

East - West. Works by Sheng, Takemitsu, 1738 Islington Ave. 416-239-5665. 

Yu & Ravel. Angelique Toews, violin; $20,$15. 

Roberta Janzen, cello; Simon Docking, piano. -- 8:30: Living Arts Centre 

St. George ihe Martyr Church, 197 John St. Mississauga. Patricia O'Callaghan. Cabaret 

The Glenn Gould Professional School 

of The R OYAL CONSERVATORY of MUSIC 

2000-2001 Concert Season 

T hursday, February 15, 2001, 8:00 pm 

Tickets: $15 adults/ $12 students & seniors 

Sunday, February 18, 2001, 3:00 pm 

Tickets: $15 adults / $12 students & seniors 

Music by Fossa, Boccherini and De Falla 

Jeffrey McFadden, Guitarist 

with Marie Berard, violin; Trevor Fitzpatrick, cello; Blair Lofgren, celo; 

A nnabelle Meare, violin; A nn Monoyios, soprano; Rennie Regehr, viola 

The 2000-2001 GGPS 'Concert Series is sponsored by 

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Music by Brahms, Mozart and Stravinsky 

Jim Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton, 

Piano D uo 

The Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall of 

The Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W., Toronto 

For tickets call 4 16 408 2824 ext. 3 21 or visit: www .rcmusic.ca 

22 w holenote FEBRUARY 1, 2001 - M ARCH 7, 2001

music by Cohen, Weill, Schoenberg & others. 

Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, 

Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $2~,$19.50. 


...J4 7:30: Burlington Civic Chorale. 

Valentine Cabaret and Silent Auction. Vocal 

jazz, popular show tunes. Dr. Gary Fisher, 

director. St. Christopher's Church, 662 

Guelph Line, Burlington. 905-549-5897. 

$12,$10. 

-- 7:30: Toronto Symphorw Orchestra. 

Romance & Rhapsody. Rachmaninoff: 

Rhapsody on a Theme of. Paganini; 

Prokofiev: Music from Romeo & Juliet. Jon 

Kimura Parker, piano; Bramwell Tovey, 

conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 

416-593-4828. $25 to $50. 

-- 8:00: Canadian Opera Company. 

Orchestral Splendour. Mozart: Oboe 

Concerto; songs by Strauss & Mahler; 

Schubert: Symphony #3. Mark Rogers, 

oboe; singers ·of the COC Ensemble Studio; 

COC Orchestra; ,Richard Bradshaw, 

conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 

5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. 

-- 8:00: Massey Hall. Celia Cruz. Guests: 

Jose Alberto "El Canario" and 12-piece salsa 

orchestra. 15 Shuter St. 416-872-4255. 

$39.50-$59.50. 

-- 8:00: Mooredale Concerts. 

Mendelssohn. Piano Trio in d; other works 

for violin, cello and piano. Erika Raum, violin; 

Kristine Bogyo, cello; Angela Park, piano. 

Willowdale United Chur_ch, 349 Kenneth 

Ave. 416-922-3714. $15,$10. 

-- 8:00: VocalPoint Chamber·Choir. 

Bach favourites. Bach: Lutheran Mass in g; 

Cantata #147; Komm. Jesu Komm; Lobe! 

den Herrn, alle Heiden; Orchestral Suite #3 

· in D. Talisker Players Chamber Orchestra; 

guest soloists; Ian Grundy, music director. 

Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity 

Square. 416-484-0185. $25,$15. 

Sunday f.ebruary 18 


Concert: Achilla Orru, mbira master. York 

Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416· 

973-3000. Free. 

-- 2:00: Metropolitan Silver Band. Alan 

Moody, conductor. Scarborough Civic 

Mendelssohn 

Piano Trio in D minor 

pieces by Bach 

Ysaye, Chopin 

Erika Raum, violin Kristine Bogyo, cello 

"... brilliant mastery t!fthe instrument" Angela Park, piano 

Sat. Feb. 17 at 8 pm - Willowdale United Church 

Sun. Feb. 18 at 3 pm - Walter Hall, U ofT 

Mooredale Concerts is the hot tip for great music, spoken 

commentary, a cameo appearance by arising young star and 

affordable tickets! $15, $10 St./Sr. 416-922-3714 

Centre, 150 Borough Drive. 416 ~485-0923. 

Free. 

-- 2:00: New Music Concerts/Gardiner 

Museum of Ceramic Art. Music Speaks: 

David Hetherington, cello. Selections from 

the solo cello repertoire of the 20th century 

including works by Dutilleux, Krenek, Ho & 

Chan. 111 Queen's Park. 416-586-8080. 

Free with admission to the museum: 

TRINITY-ST.PAUL'S 

CHOIR SOLOISTS 

Jane Archibald soprano 

Christina Haldane mezzo-soprano 

Jason Kehler tenor 

James Baldwin baritone 

IN RECITAL 

featuring 

Handel's cantata Mi Pa/pita ii Car 

Schubert's Shepherd on the Rock 

Brahms' liebeslieder 

and songs qy 

Ralph Vaughan Williams, 

Samuel Barber and John Ireland 

SUNDAY, FEB.18,2001 

l:JOPM 

Free Will Offering 

All proceeds in support 

of the Choir Gown Fund. 

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church 

427 Bloor St. West, Toronto 

(Bloor/Spadina subway) 

For information 

call 416-422-0741 

violin; Inna Perkis & Boris Zarankin, piano/ 

artistic directors. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 

Front St. W. 416-205-5555. $38,$22(st/sr). 

-- 3:00: Canadian Music Competitions. 

National Wicmers of the 2000 CMC. Music 

for piano, organ & piano trio. St. Michael's 

Choir School, 66 Bond St. 416-393-5518 . 

$10,$5. 

-'- 3:00: Mooredale Concerts. 

$10,$6, family rates (reservations required). Mendelssohn. See. Feb. 17. Walter Hall, 80 

-- 2:30: Off Centre Music Salon. Annual Queen's Park. 

Schubertiade. Russell Braun, baritone; -- 3:00: Music at Rosedale. Sunday 

Carolyn Maule, piano; Jacques lsraelievitch, Afternoon Concert. Music ensembles 

presented by the students of Branksome 

Hall. Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 

TRINITY-ST.PAUL'S 

Mount Pleasant Rd. 416·921-1-931. Free 

VOCAL CONCERT (donations appreciated). 


SERIES l000-1001 

Happy Birthday Leslie Kinton! Brahms: 

Haydn Variations Op.56b; other repertoire. 

BRAD RATZLAFF Jim Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton, piano duo. 

Music Director and Organist Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. 

West. 416-408-2824 ext.321. $15,$12. 

-- 4:30: St. Anne's Church. Great Music 

at St. Anne's: Abendmusik. Chris Dawes, 

. organ. 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-536-3160. 

Donation. (minimum $5 or noQ·perishable 

food for the food bank). 

-- 6:00: Yana lvanilova, soprano in Recital. 

Music by Cesti, Bach, Vivaldi~ Mozart, Glinka 

& others. Greg Paskaruk, organ; Cecilia 

lgnatieff, piano; Nikolai Tarasov, clarinet; 

Zelda Fonariov, violin. St. Theodore of 

Canterbury Church, 111 Cactus Ave. 416· 

663-9317. $15. 


Sunday Series. Sound poetry with prepared 

piano, piano & prepared voice. Penn Kemp, 

sound poet; Bill Gilliam, piano, keyboard & 

samplist; Eugene Martynec, host. 75 

Portland. 416-408-2783. $8. 

-- 8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. Ian Bell, 

musician & storyteller. Traditional & original 

songs with guitar, button accordion, 

mandolin, wooden flute, harmonica & other 

instruments. TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick 

A~e. 416-41 q-3655. $12,$10. 

· Monday February 19 

-- 8:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. 

A Blast of Brass. Music by Curnow, Burge, 

Langford & Wagner. Canadian Staff Band of 

the Salvation Army; Hannaford Street Youth 

Band; Alasiair Kay, trombone; Brian Burditt, 

bandmaster; Catherine Belyea, host. 

Proceeds to Salvation Army & HSSB Arts 

creates a unique theatrical and sensory 

?!Centre 

Y ._ mu•iua1on 

experienc~ for Toronto connoisseurs and 

novices ahke. , 

~/ Sunday, February 18/01 at 2:30 pm 

OFF CENTRE MUSIC SALON presents 

-'-- "The Annual Schubertiad" Baritone 

Russell Braun, pianist Carolyn Maule and violinist Jacques 

Israelievitch will join Off Centre's founders and artistic 

directors, pianists Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin to celebrate 

the genius of Franz Schubert. 

Tickets $38, $22 seniors and students 

Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, 250 Front St. W. 416-205-5555 


End.owment Fund. Cedarbrae Coliegiate, 550 Hours at St. James'.· Tom fitches, organ. 65 

.Markham Road. 416·366·7723. 

Church St. 416·364·7865. Free. 

$20,$15,$10. -- 7:30: Music Alive! Celebrating the Life 

-- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. of lorand fenyves. Part: Fratres; Heidrich: 

Movie Magic. Themes from Ben Hur, Happy Birthday Variations; quartets by 

Elizabeth, Spartacus, The Untouchables, Mozart & Schubert. Weiner Quartet. 

Goldfinger & other movies. Michael Cliffcrest United Church, 1 Mccowan Rd. 

Chertock, piano; Erich Kunzel, conductor. 416·261'-1857. $16,$14. 

Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416·593· -- 8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio. 

4828. $39 to $77. Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Verses 

by Alexander Blok Op.127; Messiaen: 


Quartet for the End of Time ( 1941 ). Jean 

__ 1 :OO: St. James' Cathedral. lunch 

Stilwell, mezzo soprano; James Campbell, 

clarinet. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. 

East. 416·366·7723. $43,$39,$5(st). 

-- 8:(10: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 

Movie Magic. Roy Thomson Hall. See 



-- 12:30: Continuum. Continuum@York. 

Works by composers of York University and 

Blais, Eloy, Bredin. Anne Thompson, flute; 

Peter Stoll, clarinet; Mark Fewer, violin; Paul 

Widner, cello; Stephen Clarke, piano & other 

performers. 050 Mclaughlin College, York 

University, 4700 Keele St. 416·481·3418. 

$15,$10 ($5 Cheapseats pass). 

-- 12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. ' 

Noonday Recital· Edward Connell, organ. 

1585 Yonge St. 416·922· 1167. Free. 

-- 2:00 & 8:00: Toronto Symphony 

Orchestra. Movie Magic. Roy Thomson 

Hall. See February 19. Mat. $25 to. $50. 

1l '8fast of 'Brass.I 

A Special Fund Raising Event 

8:00 PM, Monday, February 19, 2001 

John Grabb Theatre, Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute 

550 Markham Road (south of Lawrence) 

3 hcmcls, f 00 musfoiansl 

The Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army 

The Hannaford Street Silver Band 

The Hannaford Street Youth Band 

all under the baton of 

13anlmasfer 13rian 13urcfitt 

Special Guest 

Trombone Soloist and Yamaha Artist 

-- 7:15: Don Mills Organ Society.John 

Solberg, Lowrey organ. Taylor Place, 1 

Overland pr. 416-447-1137. $7. 

-- 8:00: Aldeburgh Connection. Va/dine 

Anderson, soprano; Stephen Ralls, piano. 

Britten: Cabaret Sorgs; Ades: aria from 

Powder Her face; music by Mozart, 

·Granados, Webern, Szymanowski & Ives. 


416-205·5555. $25,$20. 

-- 8:00: Massey Hall. Ladysmith Black 

Mambazo. A cappella. 15 Shuter St. 416· 

872-4255. $29.50·$49.50. 

-- 8:00:· North York Concert Orchestra. 

A Night at the Opera. Verdi: Overture to La 

Traviata; Rossini: Semiramide Overture & 

other works. Janez Govednik, conductor. 

. York Woods Public Library Theatre, 1785 

Finch West. 416-225-4556. $10,$7. 


-- 12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around . 

Us: Shalom Bard, clarinet; Stephen Tam, 

flute; Duke Trio. Brahms: Clarinet Trio; 

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony Op.9. 


416-205-5555. Free. 

Concert Host 

Cathedne 13e&ea of C


Hour Recital· Sharon Beckstead, organ. 227 

Bloor St. East. 416·961 ·8116. Free. 

-- 8:00: Continuum/Music Gallery/ 

Guerrilla Gallery. Two Chevrons Apart. 

Works by Garcia, Smith, Eloy, Maxwell, 

Schmidt and Blais. Anne Thompson, flute; 

Peter Stoll, clarinet; Mark Fewer, violin; Paul 

Widner, cello; Stephen Clarke, piano & other 

performers. St. George the Martyr Church, 

197 John St. 416·481-3418. $15,$10 ($5 

Cheapseats pass). 

-- 8:00:.DnStage at Glenn Gould 

Studio. Christoph Pregardien, tenor; . 

Michael Gees, piano. Songs by Schumann, · 

Woll, Beethoven, Schubert, Schoeck, Loewe 

& Diepenbrock on texts by Goethe. 250 

Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $30. 


Recital Music of Bach, Messiaen and 

Durufle. David Palmer, organ. 2180 Bayview 

Ave.416-489-1551 ext.21. $25,$20. 


Mississauga. Cleo Laine. Vocal Jazz. 


Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $50,$40. 

-- 8:00: Music Gallery/Guerrilla 

Gallery. Strings Attached. Francaix: Duo 

Baroque; Anderson: Sonata for Bass & 

Harp; d'Hervelois: Suite in d; Korngold: 

Garden Scene from Much Ado (1bout 

Nothing; works by Faure & Saint-Saens. 

Joel Quarrington, double bass; Janice 

Lindskoog, harp. St. George the Martyr 

' Church, 197 John St. 416·204· 1080. 

$15,$10. 

-- 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. A 

Symphony of Voices. Rachmaninov: Vespers; 

Byrd: Mass for Four Voices. Noel Edison, 

conductor. 7:00: pre·concert chat with Rick 

Phillips. Yorkminster Park Church, 1585 

Yonge St. 416-598-0422. $28. 


-- 8:00: Arraymusic. Schiphol Allena: 

Melody?; Cameron: new work; Isadora: 

Germ; Rolfe: Revenge!Revenge!! 

Revenge!!!; Sharman: new work. Trinity-St. 

Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 416· 

532-3019. $18,$15. 

-- 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. 

Ourufle Requiem. Other works by Brumel, 

Mauduit & Sweelinck. John Tuttle, organ; 

Wayne Riddell, conductor. Saint Thomas' s 

Church, 383 Huron St. 416-410-3929. 

$18,$15(sr),$10(st). Adults $1 , , i?rs $15, Students $10 

lnformation!TiCketOrders: 416-410-3929 

'-- 0:00: Lawrence Park Community 

Church. Fridays at Eight: Solo Organ 

E 

The Exultate Chamber Singers are grateful for the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. 

the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, and the Julie-Jiggs Foundation. 

Thursday, Feb.22/2001, 8 p.m. 

Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Toronto 

Christt>ph Pregardien, tenor 

Michael Gees, piano 

Don't miss this rare appearance by the extraordinary German tenor. 

Bask in an elegant evening of songs based on texts by Goethe 

in the intimate setting of Glenn Gould Studio. 

Schumann. Freisinn 

_Schoeck. Herbstgefilhl 

Wolf• Phiinomen · 

Beethoven • Neue Liebe, neues Leben 

Schubert. Meeres Stille 

PROGRAM: 

Schumann. An die Taren will ich schleichen 

Schubert• Erster Verlust · 

Wolf. BlumengruB 

Beethoven • Wonne der Wehmut 

Schumann• Singet nicht in Trauertonen , 

Schoec.k. Diimmrung senkte sich 

Gees• Gegenwart 

Schubert • Wandrers Nachtlied 

Loewe • Erlkonig 

Gees • Gesang der Geister 

Diepenbrock • Der Fischer 

Wolf• Anakieons Grab 

Schoeck• Nachklang 

Loewe • Lynceus, der TOrmer 

Pfitzner • Mailied 

Schubert • Versunken 

Schubert • Jagers Abendlied . 

Loewe • Wanderers Nachtlied 

Schubert • Hoffnung 

Wolf• Frilling ilbers Jahr 

Wolf• Der Rattenfiinger 

Tickets $30. 

Glenn Gould Studio Box Office 

Phone: 416-205-5555 Fax: 416-205-5551 

250 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. 

Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

ggstix@toronto.cbc.ca 

cec;fi• radiQ)NE CBC ~fr rad i~ 

FEBRUARY 2 3, 2001; 8 PM 

TR 1111 ITY-ST. PAUL'S ·Cl;NTR E 

427 BLOOR STREET WEg.J, T()R'OJl!JO ., 

BOX OFFICE/INFORMATION: (416) 532-3019 :'; 

ADMISSION: $18/$15 (inclusive) 

supported by·. the 

Consulate General of 

The''. Netherlands · 

Toronto 


Saturday February 24, continued 

-- 2:00 & 8:00: Toronto Northern 

Lights. 3rd Annual Show. Toronto Northern 

Lights Chapter Quartet; Toronto Northern 

Lights Chorus; Rumors (Sweet Adelines). 

George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 

416·425·4442. $25. 

-- 5:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. A 

Symphony of Voices. Yorkminster Park 

Church. See February 23. 


Carmen Fantasy. Tchaikovsky: Selections 

Jl[{ 'Ifie Xjng's 'Voices 

Yl 2?.pmantic Cabaret 

s ·ongs of Love & £augliter 

Steven Thachuk - Guitar 

Saturday February 24, 8 pm 

Willowdale United Church 

349 Kennet~ Ave., North York 

Tickets: $15 Adult, $10 Senior/Student 

For Information Call 416-225-2255 

www.allthekingsvoices.ca 

from Swan Lake; Saint·Saens: Bacchanale 

from Samson et Dalila; Saraste: 

Zigeunerweisen; Bizet/Waxman: Carmen 

Fantasy; Bitet: L' Arlesienne Suite # 1; 

Smeta~a: The Moldau & Sarka from Ma 

Vlast. Lara St. John, violin; Charles.Olivieri· 

Munroe, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 

Simcoe. 416-593-4828. $25 to $50. 

-- 8:00: All The King's Voices. Madrigal 

Festival.· A Musical History Tour Through 

Centuries of Song. David J'. King, conductor. 

Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth 

Ave. 416·225·2255. $15,$10. 

-- 8:00:. Arbor Oak. A Choral Wreath. 

Renaissance & Baroque choral and 

instrumental miniatures. Kitchener·Waterloo 

Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Howard Dyck, 

conductor. 7:15: pre-concert chat with 

Howard Dyck. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 

26 Delisle Ave. 416· 778-4923. $18, $12. 

3 'B's . 

MUSIC FROM THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURIES 

Saturday 24 February 2001 

8 pm 

Heliconian Hall 

35 Hazelton Avenue 

violin 

soprano 

piano 


Mississauga. Amazing Journey. Exploration 

of the history of our planet from the Big 

Band to the present, with song, full staging, 

set & costumes. Dr. David Suzuki, narrator; 

Mississauga Youth Theatre; Mississauga , 

Youth Orchestra. Hammerson Hall; 4141 

Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905-306· 

6000. $35;$25. Proceeds to support the 

David Suzuki Foundation. 

-- 8:00: Music at Metropolitan. Healing 

Concert. Debbie Danbrook, shakuhachi. 

Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. 

East. 416·363-0331. $12 (advance),$15 

(door). 

-- 8:00; Musicians in Ordinary. Paris 

and Rome · Virtuosity vs Preciosity. Music 

by Lambert, Lully & de Visee for voices, , 

theorbo & guitar. Hallie Fishel, soprano; 

Nancy Delong, mezzo; John Edwards, lute. 

toneART 

tA 

ensemble 

Corey Gemmell 

Elizabeth Pom11s 

Robert A. Baker. 

$18 Adults/$12 seniors students/$8 under 12 . 

Alban BERG 

Seven Early Songs 

BelaBARTOK 

' Sonata/or Solo Violin (1944) 

Robert A.,BAKER 

Tliree Songs (1994) 

Two Songs for Sqprano, Violin 

& Piano on Poems by Priscila 

Uppal (2000) 

Voices with and without 

words - the art of song 

continues from 1907 to 

2001, from these 3 'B's. 

St.James' Cathedral 

presents 

LUNCH HOUR 

CONCERTS 

Free half-hour concerts 

on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm 

Join us.for 

Feb.6 

Feb.13 

Feb.20 

Kim Soobok, organ 

Hindemith: Sonata #1 

Bach: Prelude & Fugue in G 

BWV541 

Corrine Dutton, organ. 

Tom Fitches, organ. 

THE TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR 

presents a glorious a cappella program of music to stir the soul The 

program includes Rachmaninov's lush and stirring Vespers and 

William Byrd's de~icate and ethereal Mass for Four Voices. 

Feb.27 

Mar.3 

Peter Mahon, countertenor 

& Christopher Dawes, 

organ. 

"Oiseaux Exotiques" 

David Bird & Michael 

Dobinson: new works 

65 Church Street (at King) 

(416) 364-7865 Ext. 224 

Friday, February 23, 2001 at 8 p.m. 

Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 5 p.m. 

Pre-Concert Chat by Rick Phillips 

(one hour prior to performance) 

Yorkminster Park Baptist Church 

Call (416) 598-0422 for tickets 


Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. 

West. 416-603-4950. $12,$8. 

-- 8:00: DnStage at Glenn Gould 

Studio. Jane Bunnett, saxophone & Friends. 

Jazz. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. 

$30. 

-- 8:00: Roger Scannura/Ritmo 

Flamenco Dance Company. Misterio 

Flamenco. Spanish dance & music. Trinity· 

St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 416· 

870-8000. $25. 

-- 8:00: toneART Ensemble. 3'8's. Berg: 

Seven Early Songs; Bartok: Sonata for Solo 

Violin; Baker: new work; three songs (1994). 

Elizabeth Parnes, soprano; Corey Gemmell, 

violin; Robert A. Baker, piano. Heliconian 

Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-485-5084. 

$18,$12, $8(under 12). 

-- 8: 15: Te Oeum Singers. Rise and 

Schein. Schein: motets, sacred concerts for 

2 and 3 voices; madrigals. Richard Birney· 

Smith, conductor. 8:00: Chat from the 

Stage. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge 

St. 1-800-263-0320. $20,$15, $6(child). 


-- 2:00: Minkler Auditorium. The Hot 

latkes Band. Klezmer music, Jewish dance 

and old-world stories. Leslie Robbins, 

storyteller; Sharon Wise, dancer. Seneca 

College, 1750 Finch Ave. East. 416-491· 

8877. $10. 

-- 2:00: Mississauga Pops Concert 

Band. Off To Scotland. Guests: 48th 

Highlanders of C~nada. Meadowvale 

Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd., 

Mississauga. 905·821·0090. $15,$12. 


Sunday Serenade. Works for piano duo by 

Handel, Mozkowski, Bach, Milhaud & 

Arensky. Eric Medhurst & John Graham, 

piano. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 

Bloor St. West. 416-408·2824 ext.321. 

$10,$5. 

-- 3:00: Autobiomusics 2000/2001. A 

Ruth Crawford Seeger Centennial. Crawford 

Seeger: Preludes #s 1,5,9 for solo piano; 

Five Songs to poems of Sandburg; 

Kasemets: Diaries & Letters of Ruth 

Crawford Seeger for 2 narrators, piano, 

percussion & cello; Wolff: Ruth for trombone 

& piano. Ann Bourne, cello; Steven Donald, 

trombone; Udo Kasemets, piano; Susan 

Layard, narrator/singer; Richard Sacks, 

percussion; Linda Catlin Smith, narrator. 

Seeley Hall, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416·929·5849. 

Free. 

-- 3:00: Canadian Mus.ic Competitions. 

National Winners of the 2000 CMC. Music 

for piano & voice. Newman Centre, 89 St. 

George St. 416-978-0465. $5. 

-- 3:00: Toronto Heliconian Club. 

Concert of Complete Song Cycles. Wagner: 

Wesendonk Lieder; Fleming: Moments. 

Barbara Fris, Lillian Sit Po & Elizabeth 

Thoms, sopranos; Patricia Rideout, mezzo; 

accompanied on the piano by Carol Birtch, 

Che Ann Loewen and Judith Kennedi Peleg. 

Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922· 

3618. $10. 


,~armen Fantasy. Roy Thomson Hall. See 

February 25. · 

-- 4:00: National Shevchenko Musical 

Ensemble. Romancing the Classics. Arias & 

songs. Vocalists; mandolin orchestra; 

Alexander Veprinsky, artistic diretor. 

Eastminster Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 

416·533-2725. $15,$12. 

-- 4:00: Toronto Children's Chorus. A 

little Music for a Sunday Afternoon. Bryan: 

Rip van Winkle; Canadian folksongs & 

dances; solo performances. TCC Training 

Choirs I, II & Ill; Jean Ashworth Bartle, 

music director; Mitch Bondy, assistant 

conductor. Metropolitan United Church, 56 

Queen St. East. 416-932-8666 ext.111. 

$20,$15,$12. 


Sunday Series: Strings & Silicon. Improvised 

acoustic & electronically modified string 

music. Kye Marshall, cello; Jason "the 

hammer" Hammer, bass; Eugene Martynec, 

computer musician/host. 75 Portland. 416· 

408-2783. $8. 

-- 8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. festival 

of Storytelling Cabaret. Stories & music. 

TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-656- 

2445. $12,$10. 



Carmen Fantasy. Roy Thomson Hall. See 

February 25. $25 to $52. 

-- 8:00: CJRT FM. Sound of Toronto 

Jazz. Tribute to Louis Armstrong and The All 

Stars. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don 

Mills Road. 416-595-0404. $10. 

-- 8:00: Toronto Organ Club. Colin 

Cousins, Hammond X66 organ. Christ 

Church, 329 Royal York Road. 905-824- 

4667. $8. 


-- 12:10: Critical Mass. Morales: Missa 

de beata virgine. Ariel Harwood Jones, 

soprano; Kelly Baxter, alto; Larry Beckwith 

& Christopher Adler, tenors; Peter 

Tiefenbach, bass. St. Thomas's Church, 383 

Huron St. 416-778-4923. Freewill offering 

(suggested $1 OJ. Proceeds to Out of the 

Toronto Children's Chorus 

Jean Ashworth Bartle, C.M, O.Ont. Founder/Music Director 

Mitch Bondy Assistant Conductor 

A Little Music for a 

SUNDAY AFTERNOON 

An afternoon of music, stories and fun! 

Featuring 200 voices in the musical, 

RIP VAN WINKLE, plus Canadian 

folksongs & solo surprises ... 

Sl.)NDAY, FEBRUARY 25 4:00 PM 

METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH 

Tickets: (416) 932-8666, ext. 111 

Children HeJ.ping 

CHILDREN 

A Gala benefit for the Hospital for Sick 

Children's Music Therapy Program! 

Featuring Chan Ka Nin's CARLA'S POEMS 

with poetry by chorister Carla Hartenberger. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 3 7:30 PM 

TORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS 

Tickets: (416) 733-9388 

Sponsor: 

llEALING CONCERT 

with 

l)ebbie Danbrook 

master of the Shakuhachi flute 

- including labyrinth walking 

Saturday, February 24 at 8 p.m. 

(Tea served at 7:30) 

Admission is $12 in advance 

and $15 at the door. 

Toronto Children's Chorus 

(416) 932-8666 

www .torontochildrenschorus.com 

MEDIA 

SPONSOR: 

l{o . 

~~ 

your favourite arias and songs 

performed by oustanding 

Vocal Soloists 

and the classical · 

Mandolin Orchestra 

of the Shevchenko Musical Ensemble 

ALEXANDER VEPRINSKY Conductor 

Sunday, February 25 • 4:00 PM 

Eastrninster United Church 

310 Danforth (Chester Subway) 

$15 adults • $12 seniors 

Call 416-533-2725 •VISA accepted 


Cold program. 


Hours at St. James'.· Peter Mahon, . 

countertenor & Christopher Dawes, organ. 

65 Church St. 416·364· 7865. Free. 

-- 8:00: Music Gallery/Earshot. Critical 

Brass. Works by Good, Marshall, Denning, 

Mascall, Matey & Sexton. Trillium Brass. St. 


416-204-.1080. $15,$10. 


Studio. Kathleen Brett, soprano; Kimberly 

Barber, mezzo; Canadian Opera Company 

Orchestra; Richard Bradshaw, conductor. 

Arias & duets. 250 Front St. West. 416· 

205-5555. $30. 


of Music. Percussion Ensembles. Walter 




Noonday Recital· Imrie Olah, organ. 1585 

Yonge St. 416-922·1167. Free. 


Evening Overtures. Pinchas Zukerman 

performs chamber music with musicians 

from the TSO. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 

Simcoe. 416·593-4828. $5 or free with 

ticket to 8:00 performance. 

-- 7:30: Common Thread Community 

Chorus of Toronto. An Evening of Music in 

support of Cecil Street Community Centre. 

Traditional Chinese music & folk music 

traditions from around the world. Lucy Kong 

& friends; 70-voice choir. 58 Cecil Street. 

416-410-5022. $10, $ 5, sliding scale 

available. 


Mozart: Sonata for Violin & Piano in B flat; 

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto #1; 

Schumann: Symphony #2. Andrew 

Burashko, piano; Andrew McCandless, 

trumpet; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor/ 

violin. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416· 

593-4828. $25 to $85. 

-- 8:30: Massey Hall. Paolo Conte. Blend 

of American jazz, Argentine tango and 

French cabaret music. Instrumental octet. 

15 Shutur St. 416-872-4255. $39.50· 

$79.50. 


of Music. Smaff Jazz Ensembles. Walter 


Thursday March 01 

- - 12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around 

Us: Roberta Janzen, ceffo. Music by Faure, 

Boulanger, Debussy & Ravel. Erika Raum, 

violin; Peter Longworth, piano. Glenn Gould 

Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. 

Free. 


Hour Recital- Donald Frazer, organ. 227 

Bloor St. East. 416-961 -8116. Free. 

-- 12: 10: University of Toronto Faculty 

of Music. Music and Poetry. Poems by 

Dylan Thomas; Hawkins: Nightsong; 

Poulenc: Le Travail du Peintre. Matthew 

Leigh, baritone; John Hawkins, piano/ 

conductor; instrumental ensemble; Eric 

Domville, commentator. Walter Hall, 80 

Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free . . 


Evening Overtures. Roy Thomson Hall. See 


-- 8:00: Music Toronto. Miro Ouartet. 

Mozart: Quartet in D, K. 575; Chan: Quartet 

#3 (1998); Beethoven: Quartet in C Op.59 

#3 Hero. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. 

East. 416-366-7723. $43,$39,$5(stl. 


Pinchas Zukerman. Roy Thomson Hall. See 


Friday March 02 

-- 12:00 noon: Roy Thom~on Hall 


Students from U of T Faculty of Music. 60 

Simcoe. 416-593-4822 ext.363. Free. 

-- 8:00: Amici Ensemble. Bach: Trio 

Sonata in C, BWV 1037 for two violins & 

continua; Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and 

Pastorale for viola & clarinet; Cardy: Tango! 

for violin, clarinet & piano; Steinhardt: 

Tango for violin & piano; Grusin: Tango de 

Pare Central for violin, cello & piano. 

Brahms: Piano Quartet in g Op.25 for piano 

& strings. Arnold Steinhardt & Scott St. 

John, violins; Patricia Parr, piano; Joaquin 

Valdepeiias, clarinet; David Hetherington, 

cello. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 

416-205-5555. $30,$25(sr).$12(st). 

-- 8:00: Les AMIS Concerts. Sarah 

Frost, piano. Bach: Partita #6 in D; 

Prokofiev: Sonata #7; Schumann: Faritasie 

Op.16 in C; Archer: Sonatina #3. Heliconian 

Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 905-773-7712. 

$15,$5(st). 

-- 8:00: Music Umbrella Chamber 

i:oncerts/T oronto Wind Orchestra. Music 

on the Wilder Side. Wilder: Octets; 

Koprowski: Dream People; Rimsky 

Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol arr. for winds, 

strings & piano. Toronto Wind Orchestra; 

Mark Hopkins, conductor; guest soloist & 

narrator. Eastminster United Church, 310 

Danforth Ave. 416-461-6681. $12,$10, 

$5(children under 12): 


of Music. lothar Klein: Music for Voices, 

Harps and Drums. Erica Goodman & Sanya 

Eng, harps; Monica Whicher, soprano; Joel 

Katz, bass; Gary Kulesha & Doreen Rao, 

conductors & other performers. The Chapel, 


416-978-3744. Free. 

- - 8:30: Living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Gordie Sampson, guitar, 

. 28 w holenote FEBRUARY 1, 2001 - M ARCH 7, 2001

songwriter & vocalist. Royal Bank Theatre, 

4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905· 

306·6000. $29,$19.50. 

Saturday March 03 

-- 2:00: living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Gordie Tapp & The Voices of 

Showtime. Popular music, dance & story 

telling. Hammerson Hall, 4141 living Arts 

Drive, Mississauga. 905·306·6000. $25 to 

$35. 

-- 7:30: Toronto Children's Chorus. 

Children Helping Children. Chan: Carla's 

Poems; Hatfield: African Celebration; Halley: 

Freedom Trilogy; music of Rachmaninoff, 

l.Boulanger & Larsen. George Weston 

Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416· 733·9388. 

$30,$20. 

-- 8:00: Bell' Arte Singers. Orff: Carmina 

Burana. Sharla Nafziger, soprano; Darryl 

Edwards, tenor; Doug MacNaughton, 

baritone; Popov & Vona, duo pianists; Ian 

Sadler, organ; orchestral ensemble; lee 

Willingham, music director. St. Paul's Bloor 

Street, 227 Bloor St. East. 416·699·5879. 

$20,$12. ' 

-- 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony 

Orchestra. Willan: Overture to an Unwritten 

Comedy; Bach: Concerto for Two Violins; 

Mozart: Jupiter Symphony; Mussorgsky: 

Pictures at an Exhibition. Robert Raines, 

conductor. Stephen Leacock Collegiate 

Institute, 2450 Birchmount Rd. 416·879· 

5566. $15,$12, children under 12 free. 

-- 8:00: Counterpoint Community 

Orchestra. Rossini: Introduction, Theme & 

Variations for Clarinet & Orchestra; 

Overture & Aria from Italian Girl in Algiers; 

Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto; Schubert: 

Unfinished Symphony. Peter Stoll, clarinet; 

Paul Willis & Galina Bugaeva, violins; Terry 

Kowalczuk, conductor. Betty Oliphant 

Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416·925·98 72 

ext.2066. $14(advance), $17(door). 

-~ 8:00: Deer Park Concerts: Organ 

Recital· The legacy of Bach. Works by 

Krebs, Kittel. Mozart, Reger, Rheinberger 

and others. William Wright, organ. 129 St. 

Clair Ave. West. 416·962·3381. $20. 

-- 8:00: Mississauga Symphony 

Orchestra. Bountiful Brahms. Brahms: 

Symphony No. 1; Sullivan: Concerto for 

Cello and Orchestra; Fleming: Ballet 

Introduction. Simon Fryer, cello; John 

Barnum, conductor. Hammerson Hall, 4141 

Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905·306· 

6000. $28,$33. 

-- 8:00: Music at St. John's. Oiseaux 

Exotiques. New works by Bird & Dobinson. 

David Bird & Michael Dobinson, composer/ 

performance duo. St. John's Church, 288 

Humberside Ave. 416·763·2393. $10,$7, 

$5(child). 

-- 8:00: North York Singers. A Winter's 

Break. Gary Heard, artistic director. 

Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth 

Ave. 905·893·9626. $15,$12. 

-- 8:00: Oakville Centre for the 

Performing Arts. J.P. Cormier & Gordie 

Sampson, singers/songwriters. 130 Navy 

Street, Oakville. 905·815·2021. $24.99. 

-- 8:00: Orchestra Toronto. Revueltas: 

Night of the Mayas; Brahms: Symphony #1 

in c Op.68. Douglas Sanford, conductor. 

Leah Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St. 

416·467·7142. $20,$18. 

-- 8:00: Oriana Singers. Canadian 

Exposure: Ruth Watson Henderson Choral 

Composition Competition Winner. Music by 

Adams, Willan, Daley, Raminsh, Watson 

Henderson & others. William Brown, 

conductor; Claire Preston, accompanist. 

Grace Church on·the·Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 

416·742·7006. $17, $14(sr), $8.50(st). 

-- 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Old World, 

New World. Mozart: Divertimento K138; 

Hovhaness: Violin Concerto; MacDonald: 

Triangulum; Miaskovsky: Sinfonietta. Jasper 

Wood, violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. 

Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416· 

205·5555. $29,$24(sr),$18(st). 

-- 8:00: Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra/ 

Etobicoke Youth Band/Upper Canada 

College Band. Youth Band Spectacular. 

Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 

Winterton Drive. 416·712·6582. $10,$8. 

-- 8:00: Tryptych Productions. Verdi: 

Rigoletto. Workshop production. Edward 

Franko, director; William Shookhoff, music 

director. The Stone Church, 45 Davenport 

Rd. 416·489·5349. $15. For complete run 

see Music Theatre listings. 


of Music. Artists in Song II. Kulesha: 

Shaman Songs; other works. MacMillan 

Singers; Doreen Rao, conductor. The Chapel, 


416·978·3744. $12,$6. 

-- 8:30: living Arts Centre 

Mississauga. Jane Bunnett, jazz 

saxophone/flute. Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 

living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905·306· 

6000. $29,$19.50. 

Sunday March 04 

-- 1 :30: Oakville Centre for the 

Performing Arts. Al Simmons. Family 

concert with assorted musical instruments 

& other gadgets. 130 Navy Street, Oakville. 

905·815-2021. $14.99. 

-- 2:00: Northdale Concert Band. 

Stephen Chenette, conductor. Scarborough 

Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive. 416·485· 

0923. Free. 

-- 2:30: Aldeburgh Connection. The 

Enchanted Garden. Songs by Ravel. Nathalie 

Paulin, soprano; Catherine Robbin, mezzo; 

Brett Polegato, baritone. Walter Hall, 80 

Queen's Park. 416·444·3976. $25,$20. 

-~ 2:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. 

Family Concert. Students from the Glenn 

Gould Professional School; Elisabeth Pomes, 

director. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 

Bloor St. West. 416-408·2824 ext.321. 

$10,$7,$5. 

-- 3:00: Concertsingers. Bach 

Masterworks. Motet #3 Jesu Meine Freude; 

Cantata #4 Christ lag in Todesbanden. Jan 

Overduin, organ; string ensemble; Peter 

Tiefenbach, music director. Saint Thomas's 

Church, 383 Huron St. 416·769·7991. 

$16,$12. 

-- 3:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. 

Kaffeemusik: Henry Purcell, Britain's 

Orpheus. Purcell: Hear My Prayer; Jehovah 

Quam Molte; They That Go Down To The 

Carmina Burana 

Carl Orff 

works by 

C.P.E. Bach, Hesse, Kittel, Krebs, 

Mozart, Reger, Rheinberger, Vogler 

Sharla Nafziger, Soprano 

Darryl Edwards, Tenor 

Doug MacNaughton, Baritone 

Popov & Vona, Duo Pianists 

Ian Sadler, Organ 

& orchestral ensemble 

Saturday, March 3rd at 8:00 PM 

Deer Park United Church 

129 St. Clair Avenue West 

Tickets: $20 (Students $15) 

For information call 416-481-2979 


Sea In Ships; Welcome to All the Pleasures. 

Giles Bryant, guest lecturer & conductor. 

Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. 

West.416-968-1338. $12,$10. 


Pinchas Zukerman. See February 28. George 

Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416- 

593-4828. $25 to $60. 

-- 4:00: Toronto Classical Singers. 

Gounod: St. Cecilia's Mass; Faure: Requiem. 

Lena Auclair, soprano; Lenard Whiting, 

tenor; Bruce Kelly, baritone; Talisker 

Players; Jurgen Petrenko, conductor. Christ 

Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-443- 

1490. $20,$15. 

-- 4:30: St. Anne's Church. Great Music 

at St. Anne's: Choral Evensong. Plainsong; 

music by Raminsh. 270 Gladstone Ave. 416· 

536-3160. 

-- 7:30: Valen Ense'mble. Works by 

Hovhaness, Handel, Vivaldi, Persichetti, 

Penderecki, Bridge & Bloch. Sam Cancellara, 

trumpet; John Trembath & Charita Holod, 

cellos. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 

Manor Rd. East. 416-229-0946. $12,$8. 


Sunday Series. Improvisational performance 

of new music, new media & collaborations. 

Eugene Martynec, host. 75 Portland. 416· 

408-2783. $8. 

-- 8:00: Meadowvale Theatre. Lorne 

Elliott · The Collected Mistakes fl 

Contemporary satire, music, storytelling, 

performance art. 6315 Montevideo Rd., 

Mississauga. 905-821-0090. $25,$23. 

-- 8:00: New Music Concerts. Charles 

Wuorinen: A Portrait. Wuorinen: lepton; 

Trombone Trio; The River of light; Wolpe: 

Piece in Two Parts; lieberson: Free and 

Easy Wanderer. New Music Concerts 

Ensemble; Robert Aitken, flute; James 

Avery, piano; Charles Wuorinen, conductor. 

7:15: Illuminating Introduction with Charles 

Wuorinen. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. 

West. 416-205-5555. $20,$10. 

-- 8:00: Victoria Scholars. Of Pipes and 

Men. Durufle: Masse Cum Jubilo; choral & 

organ music by Part, Bach, Bruckner, 

Cabena, Faure & Mulet. Jerzy Cichocki, 

director. Our lady of Sorrows Church, 3055 

Bloor St. West. 416-761-7776. $22,$17. 

Monday March 05 

-- 8:00: lnnermusica. Mark O'Connor, 

violin in Recital Waldorf Forum, 9100 

Bathurst St. 416-921·4377. $40. 

-- 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ 

Society/Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. 

Wurlitzer Pops! at Casa Loma. William 

O'Meara accompanies the classic film The 

Mark of Zoro. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-870- 

8000. $12.50. ' 

Tuesday March 06 


Hours at St. James'.· Michael Bloss, organ. 

65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. 

Forbidden Playthings.' Music by Byrd, 

Gibbons, Purcell, Bach, Mico & others. 

Richard Boothby, Wendy Gillespie, William 

Hunt, Susanna Pell & Ellen Harg!s, viols. 

Sanctuary, Bloor Street United Church, 300 

Bloor St. West. 416-978-6031. $10. 

-- 8:00: lnnermusica. Mark O'Connor, 

violin in Recital Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 

427 Bloor St. West. 416-872-4255. $20· 

$40, $ 50 (premium). 


Studio. Louis Lortie, piano & Friends. 

Schumann: Soanisches liedersoiel Oo.74: 

Spanisches liebes-lieder Op.138; Brahms: 

liebeslieder Walzer Op.52. Helene Mercier, 

piano; Edith Wiens, soprano; Catherine 

Robbin, mezzo; Mark DuBois, tenor; Mark 

Pedrotti, baritone; Eric Friesen, host. 250 

· Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $30. 

Wednesday March 07 


Noonday Recital: Marty Smyth, organ. 1585 

Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. 

-- 7:00: Kiwanis Music Festival of 

Greater Toronto. Showcase of Stars. 

Festival winners with presentation of 

awards. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 

Yonge St. 416-872-2222 .. $20. 


Handel's 'Water Music". Music of Handel 

and Rameau. Jeanne Lamon, music director. 

Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 

416-964-6337. $26-$50, $20-$45 (st/sr). 

-- 8:00: Toron~o Symphony Orchestra. 

Barber: Essay #2; Ravel: Tzigane; Saint· 

Saens: Havanaise; T chaikovsy: Symphony 

#4. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Marin 

Alsop, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 

Simcoe. 416-593-4828. $25 to $85. 

.,..- 8:00: University of Toronto at 

Scarborough. Brecht/Weill· Three Penny 

Opera. Directed by Paula Sperdakos. Leigha 

lee Browne Theatre, 1265 Military Trail. 

416-287-7007. For complete run see Music 



FURTHER AFIELD 

(but within easy 

· travelling distance 


-- B:OO: Millpond Centre. Scrijj 

Th{l John and bois ®ov{l M{lmorial Cone{lrt 

. b Norman Myall 

the viol was bU1lt Y hard soothby. 

and is owned by IR1c by Hanya Cnlala. 

the phOtO wa~ ta em 

FRETWORK 

(the famous UK Viol Consort on 

their 200l·North American Tour) 

with 

Ellen Hargis, Soprano 

presents 

"f OR5JDDEN 

FLA YTHJNGS" 

Tuesday, March6, 2001 

at 8.00 p.m. · 

The Sanctual)', 

Bloor Street United Chirch 

(300 Bloor Street West, Toronto) 

Tickets$ I 0.00 

call Sue McClelland 

at 416-978-6031 

NEWaccents 

..- e-mail smcclell@chem.ut9ronto.ca 

MacOuhk. Celtic, Appalachian striog band 

music & music of French Canada. 106 

Victoria St. West, Alliston. 705-435-3092. 

$13. 


-- 2:00: Brian Finley & Friends. A 

Chopin Celebration. Brian Finley, piano. The 

Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, 55 King St. 

West, Cobourg. 905-372-2210. $30. 

-- B:OO: Heritage Theatre Brampton. 

The Return of Leahy in Concert. Fiddling & 

step·dancing. B6 Main. Street North, 

Brampton. 905-B74·2BOO. $39. 



The Return of Leahy in Concert. See 

Feliruary 4. 


-- 12:30: McMaster University. Carolyn 

Sinclair, voice & Michael Jarvis, harpsichord 

in Recital Convocation Hall, McMaster 

University. 905-525-9140 ext.23333. Free. 



Valdy & Gary Fjellgaard, singers/songwrit· 

ers. B6 Main Street North, Brampton. 905· 

B74-2BOO. $26. 

-- B:OO: Sanderson Centre. Bowser and 

Blue. M 0 usical comedy duo. BB Dalhousie St. 

Brantford. 1-B00-265-0710. $25,$23, 

$22(sr/st). 



Bowser & Blue. Musical comedy duo. B6 

Main Street North, Brampton. 905-B74· 

2BOO. $31.60. 


-- B:OO: McMaster Uniyersity. Celebrity 

Concert: Dang Thai Son, piano in Recital 

Convocation Hall, McMaster University. 

905-525-9140 ext.23333. $15, $12. 

-- B:OO: St. Jacobs Schoolhouse 

Theatre. The Sacred & The Profane. Works 

by Buhr, Peters, Palestrina & Allegri. 

Penderecki String Quartet; Willem 

Moolenbeek, saxophone; Tactus Vocal 

Ensemble; dance artists; David Earle, 

choreographer. 11 Albert Street, St. Jacobs. 

519-664-1134. $20. 


-- B:OO: Hamilton Philharmonic 

Orchestra. The German Mark. Colgrass: 

The Schubert Birds; Schumann: Piano 

Concerto in a; Beethoven: Symphony #2. 

Janina Fialkowska, piano; Matteo Rubiconi, 

conductor. Hamilton Place, 1 Summers Lane. 

905-526·6556. $22-$42, $20-$3B(sr/st). 

-- B:OO: Millpond Centre. Valentine Jazz: 

Darren Johnston Ouartet. Darren Johnston, 

trumpet; David Braid, piano; Jim Vivian, 

bass; Anthony Michelli, drums. 106 Victoria ' 

St. West, Alliston. 705-435-3092. $13 . 

. -- B:OO: Sanderson Centre. Valdy. 

Singer/songwriter. BB Dalhousie St. 

Brantford. 1-B00-265-0710. $25,$23, 

$22(sr/st). 


-- 7:30: Peel Choral Society. Sing To 

love. Gilbert & Sullivan; Viennese operetta . 

Mervin Fick, director. Centennial Recreation 

Centre, BO Mary St., Brampton. 905·B40· 

6547. $15,$7. 


-- B:OO: Sanderson Centre. A Phantom 

Valentine's. Moments from some o.f the 

great musicals. J;ff Hyslop, singer/actor; 

David Warrack, piano. BB Dalhousie St. 

Brantford. l·B00-265-0710. $25,$23, $22 

(st/sr). 


MARCH 7 at 7-00 pm 

MARCH 8 - 10 at 8:00 pm 

MARCH I I at 330 pm 

• 

Plus 3 suite from Rameau's 

Le Temple de la Claire 

ROYAL BANK 

FINANOAI.. GROUP 

SPONSORED BY 

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DOMINI.ON OF C.:ANADA 

SPECIAL 

FAMILY MATINEE 

SAT, MARCH IO 

at 2:00 pm 

With musicians' 

introductions to baroque 

instruments and music 

Special Youth Price: $15 

Charles Villiers Stanford 

Requiem 

• >;: *~•~*;;;' • 

Come hear this 19th Century Choral masterpiece 

March 9, 2001, 8pm. at St James' Cathedral 

Featuring 

Jennie Such - Soprano, Vicki St Pierre ' Mezzo-Soprano 

Darryl Edwards - Tenor, Marc Boucher - Baritone 

Brainerd Blyden-Taylor -Artisic director, Christopher Dawes - Organ 

Trinity - St. Paul's Centre 

(I block west ef Spadina) www.tafclmusik.org 

Call 416-964-633 7 

Tickets are $20 for adults 

$10 for students 

call 416 • 530 • 4428 


-- 8:00: Heritage Theatre Brampton. 

Jeff Hyslop Now! In Co11cert wjth David 

Warrack, piano. 86 Main Street North, 

Brampton. 905·874-2800. $35.78. 


-- 8:00: The Melodymakers. luv is ... 

Variety show. Heritage Theatre, 86 Main St. 

North, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $15., 

group rates. for complete run see Music 



-- 8:00: Lindsay Concert foundation. 

Triskelion. Music for violin, viola & cello. 

frost Theatre, Sir Sandford Fleming College, 

Lindsay. 705-328-0587. $20,$10. 

-- 8:00: St. Jacobs Schoolhouse 

Theatre. Pierre Beaudry: like Out of This 

World. Works for guitar by Villa-Lobos, 

Rodrigo & Bach. 11 Albert Street, St. 

Jacobs. !i19-664· 1134. $18,$15. 

-- 8:00: Symphony.Hamilton. 

Celebrating Beethoven & Brahms. 

Beethoven: Symphony 115; Brahms: 

Concerto for violin & cello. op: 102. Corey 

Gemmell, violin; Tom Mueller, cello; James 

R. McKay, music director/conductor. Tivoli 

Theatre, 108 James St. North, Hamilton. 

905·526-6690. $15, $12(sr/st), $ 5(under 

12). 


-- 2:00: Hamilton Philharmonic 

Orchestra. How the Bimquat Found Her 

Song. With Platypus Theatre Company; 

Michael Reason, conductor. For ages 6 and 

up. Hamilton Place, 1 Summers lane. S05· 

526-6556. $10,$7. 


-- 8:00: 'Heritage Theatre Brampton. 

Bruce Buthro in Concert. 86 Main Street 

North, Brampton. 905·874·2800. $35.78. 


-- 8:00: McMaster Unjversity. Rivka 

Boiani, viola in Recital Convocation Hall, 

McMaster University. 905-525-9140 

ext.23333. $15,$12. 

-- 8:00: Northumberland Players. A 

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the 

Forum. Music by Sondheim. The Concert 

Hall at Victoria Hall, 55 King St. West, 

Cobourg. 905-372-2210. $20,$18. For 


-- 8:15: Te Oeum Singers. Rise and 

Schein. Schein: motets, sacred concerts for 

~ 2 and 3 voices; madrigals. Richard Birney· 

Smith, conductor. 8:00: Chat from the 

Stage. Christ's Church Cathedral, 252 

James St. North, Hamilton. 1 ·800-263· 

0320. $20,$15, $6(child). 


-- 2:00 & 8:00: Theatre Aquarius. I Can 

Sing! (Can't I?) By Jo-Ann Waytowich. 

Musical parody on the art of singing. Studio 

Theatre, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 1 · 

800-465-7529. $25. For complete run see 


-- 8:00: Brampton Symphony 

Orchestra. Comedy a~il Tragedy. Brahms: 

Tragic Overture; Prokofiev: Romeo and 

JulietSuite; comic arias from Mozart, 

Rossini; Gilbert and Sullivan, Lehar and 

others. Leander Mendoza, tenor; Tak-Ng Lai, 

conductor. Heritage Theatre, 86 Main St. 

North, ~rampton. 905-874-2800. $15,$10. 

' Tuesday February 27 

-- 12:30: McMaster University. Greg 

*February 13 8:00: Revered. Reviled. 

Revived! One-woman cabaret. Ellen 

Bush Jazz Ouartet in Concert. Convocation 

Hall, McMaster University. 905-525-9140 

ext.23333. Free. 

Thursday March 01 

- -- 8:00: Heritage Theatre Brampton. 

Jesse Cook in Concert. Flamenco guitar. 86 

Main Street North, Brampton. 905-874· 

2800. $39.95. 

Friday March 02 

-- 8:00: Hamilton Philharmonic 

Orchestra. peltic Passions. An evening of 

celtic music from Danny Boy to Riverdance. 

Richard Wood, fiddle; Michael Reason, 

conductor. Hamilton Place, 1 Summers Lane. 

905-526-6556. $22-$42, $20-$38(sr/st). 

Saturday March 03 

-- 7:30: Oshawa-Durham Sympho.ny 

Orchestra. The Eternal lovers. Liszt: Fantasy on 

Hungarian Folk Melodies; Mozart: Concerto for 

Two Pianos; Prokofiev: ballet music from Romeo 

and Juliet. Aleksandar Serdar & Sun· Young Lee, 

pianos; Marco Parisotto, conductor. Salvation 

Army Temple, 570 Thornton Rd, North. Oshawa. 

905-579-6711. $22,$18(sr),$12(st), $5(child 

under 13), farrily rates. 

--8:00: Millpond Centre. Dinah Christie. Jazz 

vocals. 1 06 Victoria St. West, Alliston. 705435· 

3092. $13. 

HONOURABLE MENTION, FEBRUARY 2001: 

Vest~rdal, performer; Ray Twi~k-Watson, 

narrator; David Smith, accompanist. 

Gatsby's Restaurant, 504 Church St. 416· 

925-4545. $35 (includes 6:00pm dinner). 

Mezzetta Restaurant Cafe, 681 St. Clair 

Ave. West. 416·658-5687. Cover $6. 

*February 1"8 2:30: Trinity-St. Paul's - 

Vocal Concert Series. Choir soloists in 

Recital 427 Bloor St. West. 416-422-0741. 

Free will offering. 

*February 24 8:00: The Canadian 

Singers in Concert. Donway Covenant 

United Church, 230 The Donway West. 416· 

444-8444. $14. 

Royal Conservatory of Music. Student 

recitals. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 

·Bloor St. West. 416-408·2824 ext.321. 

Fre~. 

• Feb.8 5:00: Mari Ogawa, piano 

• feb.12 4:30: Claire Chapman, flute 

*feb.13 5:00: Rob MacDonald, guitar 

*feb.17 3:00: Dan Mitton, voice 

*feb.17 8:00: Annabelle Meara, violiri 

*Feb.20 8:00: Akiko Tominaga, piano 

*March 5 2:00: Jordan Kirkness, 

1 . 

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J Wednesday Concerts in a Cafe: Sets at 

9: 15 & 10:30pm (reservations rec om· 

mended for 1st set): 

*February 7: Lorne Lofsky, guitar; Mike 

Downes, bass 

*February 21: Bernie Senensky, piano; 

John Tank, sax 

*March 7: Brian Katz' Jazz duo New Jazz 

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presents 

David Palmer, organist 

(University .of Windsor) 

Tryptych Productions/Camillo di 

Liberato. Gatsby's Restaurant & Dinner 

Theatre, 504 Church St. 416·925-4545. No 

cover. 

*Every Sunday in February plus 

Wednesday February 14 at 7:00: Heart 

Songs. Edward Franko, Robert de Vrij, 

Vanessa Grant, Gisele Kulak, performers; 

William Shookhoff, music.director. 

Friday, February 23 at 8:00 p.m. 

music of Bach, Alain, Durufle & Messiaen 

on the magnificent Florence Grand Organ 

Lawrence Park Community Church 

2180 Bayview A venue,. Toronto 

Tickets: .$25 I 20 seniors & students 

Reservations & information: 416-489-1551 Ex. 21 

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Two new driversare needed to distribute copies of WholeNote Magazine 

to distribution outlets within the GT A, monitor demand and complete the 

related paper·work one or two days each month. Car essential. 

Remuneration: $10/hour + $.27/km 

Please telephone the publisher at 416-323-2232.

NDEX OF PRESENTERS AND VENUES 

Non: NUMBERS REFER TO DATES, NOT PAGES; 11 M 11 BEFORE A DATE = MARCH; 11 FA 11 AFTER A NAME MEANS THE LISTING IS IN "FURTHER AFIELD" COMMENCING PAGE 31 

Aldeburgh Connection 21, m4 

All The King's Voices 24 

Amici Ensemble m2 

Arbor Oak 24 

Arraymusic 23 

Arte Flamenco! 10 

Arts & Letters Club 11 

Artword Theatre 4, 11, 18, 25, m4 

Associates of the TSO 1 12 

Autobiomusics 2000/2001 25 

Baroque Music Beside the Grange 3 

Baroque Players of Hamilton 10 

Bell' Arte Singers m3 

Betty Oliphant Theatre m3 

Bickford Centre Theatre 14, 16 

Birchmount Park C.I. 10 

Bloor Street United Church m6 

Brampton Symphony Orchestralfal 24 

Brian Finley & Friends(fa) 4 

Burlington Civic Chorale 17 

Burton Auditorium 3 

Calvin Presbyterian Church 24 

Canadia dell' Arte Theatre 15 

Canadian Music Competitions 3, 18, 25 

Canadia~ Oqera Company 17 

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra 3, m3 

CBC Radio 1, 8, 15, 22, ml 

Cedarbrae Collegiate 19 

Centennial Recreation Centre, 

Brampton(fa) 11 

Christ Church 26 

Christ Church Deer Park 24, m4 

Christ's Church Cathedral, Hamilton (fa) 23 

Church of ihe Holy Trinity 17 

Church of the Redeemer 24 

Church of the Trans figuration m4 

Civic Light Opera Company 15 

CJRT FM 12, 26 

Cliff crest' United Church 20 

Common Thread Community Chorus 28 

Concertsingers m4 

Continuum 21, 22 

Counterpoint Community Orchestra m3 

Critical Mass 27 

Deer Park Concerts m3 

Don Mills Organ Society 21 

Du Maurier Theatre Centre 11 

Earl Bales Community Centre 10 

Earshot 27 

Eastminster United Church 10, 25, m2 

Elmer lseler Singers 2 

Etribicoke Philharmonic Orchestra 16 

Etobicoke Youth Band m3 

Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall 11, 15, 16, 18, 

25,m4 

Exultate Chamber Singers 23 

Fairview Library Theatre 15 

Flying Cloud Folk Club 4, 11, 18, 25 

Fretwork Viol Consort m6 

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art 18 

George Weston Recital Hall 11, 15, 17, 24, 

.m3, m4, m7 

Glenn Gould Studio 1,3,9, 11, 18,21,22, m 1 ·m4 

Grace Church on·the·Hill m3 

Great Music at St. Anne's 4 

Guerrilla Gallery 1, 2, 9, 15, 22, 23 

Hamilton Philharmonic (fa) 10, 18, m2 

Hamilton Place(fa) 10, 18, m2 

Hammerson Hall 3, 8, 9, 23, 24, m3 

Hannaford Street Silver Band 19 

Harbourfront Centre 4, 11, 18 

Hart House Theatre 8 

Heliconian Hall 9, 24, 25, m2 

Heritage Theatre Brampton(fa) 4, 5, 7, 8, 15, 

_16, 22, 24, ml 

Humber College Auditorium 7 

Humber Jau Series 7 

lnnermusica m5, m6 

Jane Mallett Theatre 1, 4, 6, 10, 15, 20, m 1 

Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario 11 

Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma m5 

Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto m7 

Knights of Columbus 10 

Lawrence Park Community Church 23 

Leah Posluns Theatre 9, m3 

Leaside Presbyterian Church 11 

Leigha Lee Browne Theatre m7 

Les AMIS Concerts 2, m2 

Lindsay Concert Foundation(fa) 17 

Living Arts Centre Mississauga 3, 8, 9, 16, 23, 

, 24, m2, m3 

MacMillan Theatre 2, 3 

Mariposa 4 

Mark Ruhnke 10 

Markham Theatre for Performing Arts 4 

Martingrove Collegiate Institute m3 

Masques 2 

Massey Hall 17, 21, 28 

Mclaughlin Performance Hall 21 

McMaster University(fa) 6, 9, 23, 27 

Meadowvale Theatre 16, 25, m4 

Metropolitan Silver Band 18 

Metropolitan United Church 2, 13, 24, 25 

Millpond Centrella) 3, 10, m3 

Minkler Auditorium 25 

Mississauga Guitar Society 3 

Mississauga Pops Concert Band 25 

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra m3 

Mooredale Concerts 17, 18 

Mozart Society 7 

Music Alive! 20 

Music at Metropolitan 24 

Music a! Rosedale 18 

Music at St. John's 4, m3 

Music Gallery 1, 2, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 27 

Rothko Trio 16 

Roy Thomson Hall 1·3,8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 

19-21, 24-26, 28, ml, m7 

Roy Thomson Hall Volunteers 2, 9, 16, m2 

Royal Bank Theatre 3, 11, 16, m2, m3 

Royal Conservatory of Music 3, 10, 11, 15, 

16, 18, 25, m4 

Saint Thomas's Church 23, 27, m4 

Salvation Army Temple, Oshawa(fa) m3 

Sanderson Centrella) 7, 10, 14 

Scarborough Civic Centre 18, m4 

Scarborough Music Theatre 1 

Scarborough Philharmonic 10 ' 

Scarborough Village Theatre 1 

Seeley Hall 25 

Seneca College 25 

Sinfonia Mississauga 11 

Sinfonia Toronto 3, m3 . 

Sir Sandford Fleming College, lindsay(fa) 17 

Song Circle 11 

Soundstreams Canada 13 

St. Andrew's Church 10 

St. Anne's Church 18, m4 

St. Christopher's Church 17 

St. George the Martyr Church 1 ·3, 9, 15, 16, 

22, 23, 27 

St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre(fa) 9, 17 

St. James' Cathedral 6, 13, 20, 27, m6 

St. John's Church 4, m3 

St. Mark's Church 3 

St. Michael's Choir School 18 

St. Patrick's Church 2 

St. Paul's Bloor Street 1, 8, 15, 22, m 1, m3 

St. Stephen·in·the·Fields Church 14 

St. Theodore of Canterbury Church 18 

St. Thomas a Becket Church 3 

Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute 3, m3 

Studio Theatre, Hamilton(fa) 24 

Sunderland Hall, First Unitarian Congregation 2 7 

' Symphony Hamilton(fa) 17 

Music Theatre Mississauga 16 

Music Toronto 6, 15, 20, m 1 

Music Umbrella Chamber Concerts 1 O; m2 

Musicians in Ordinary 24 

National Shevchenko Musical Ensemble 25 

Neilson Park Creative Centre 4 

New Music Concerts 4, 18, m4 

Newman Centre 25 

Newmarket Theatre 4 

North Toronto Institute of Music 11 

North Toronto Players 9 

North York Concert Orchestra 21 

North York Singers m3 

Northdale Concert Band m4 

Northumberland Players(fa) 23 

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts 1, 3, 4, 

8· 11, 15, m3, m4 

Oakville Symphony Orchestra 10, 11 

Off Centre Music Salon 18 

OnStage at Glenn Gould Studio 2, 4, 6, 13, 22, 

24; 27, m6 

Ontario Science Centre 12, 26 

Opera Encore 10 

Opera in Concert 11 

Orchestra Toronto m3 

Oriana Singers m3 

Oshawa·Durham Symphony Orchestra(fa) m3 

Our Lady of Sorrows Church m4 

Our Lady of The Assumption Church 10 

Peel Choral Societylfa) 11 

Performing Arts York Region 16 

Richview Collegiate Institute 16 

Ritmo Flamenco Dance Company 24 

Roger Scannura 24 

Rosedal~ Presbyterian Church 18 

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra 7· 11, m7 

Te Deum Singers 24 

Te Deum Singers(fa) 23 

The Chapel, Victoria University 8, 10, 11, 14, 

m2,m3 · 

The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, Cobourg(fa) 

4, 23 

The MadriGALS 14 

The Meeting Place 8 

The Melodymakers(fa) 16 

The New Guitar 9 

The Stone Church m3 

Theatre Aquarius(fa) 24 

Theatre Sheridan 7 

Thornhill Presbyterian Church 16 

Tivoli Theatre, Hamilton(fa) 17 

ToneART Ensemble 24 

Toronto Accolades of Harmony 10 

Toronto Chamber Choir m4 

Toronto Children's Chorus 2, 25, m3 

Toronto Classical Singers m4 

Toronto Heliconian Club 25 

Toronto Latvian Concert Association 11 

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 23, 24 

Toronto Northern Lights 24 

Toronto Opera Repertoire 14, 16 

Toronto Operetta Theatre 4 

Toronto Organ Club 26 

Toronto Philharmonia 15 

Toronto Symphony Orchestra 1 ·3; 8, 10, 14, . 

15, 17, 19-21.24-26,28,m1,m4,m7 

Toronto Theatre Organ Society m5 

Toronto Wind Orchestra m2 

Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra m3 

TRANZAC 4, 11, 18, 25 

Trinity·St. Paul's Church 2, 7·12, 23, 24, m4, 

m6,m7 

T ryptych Productions m3 

U.C. Follies 8 

University of Toronto at Scarborough 8, m7 

University of Toronto Faculty of Music 2, 3, 

6·11, 14·16, 27·m3 

Upper Canada College Band m3 

Valen Ensemble m4 

Via Salzburg 9 

Victoria Scholars m4 

Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket 4 

Voca!Point C.hamber Choir 17 

Waldorf Forum m5 

WalterHall6-9, 14·16, 18,27·m1,m4 . 

Willowdale United Church 2, 17, 24, m3 

Women's Musical Club of Toronto 8 

Yana lvanilova 18 

York Quay Centre 4, 11, 18 

York Symphony Orchestra 3, 4 

York Woods Public library Theatre 21 

Yorkminster Park Church 7, 14, 21;23, 24, 

28,m7 

CALL FOR VOLUNTEER SINGERS 

Was it a New Year's Resolution to join a choir, or 

to at least get back into singing? If so, St. 

Andrew's United Church may be the place for 

you. 

Nestled at Yonge and Bloor Streets, St. Andrew's 

offers a wa_rm atmosphere, challenging and 

varied music and a nice place to sing. We ·are 

seeking volunteer choristers who can read music 

or have a good ear to join our choir. 

If you think you may be interested in joining us, 

please call Music Director Dexter Roberts at 

416-929-0811 . 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 

•February 9 8:30: Swing Shift Big Band. 

Valentine's Dance. Dance to an 1 B·piece 

band. Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. West. 

416-466-2685. $20/person. · 

*February 10 6:30: Toronto Children's 

Chorus. Bala Ball Dining, dancing & silent 

auction. Marriott Hotel Eaton Centre, 525 

Bay St. 416-932-8666 ext.111. 

*February 10 · 24: The 5Bth Kiwanis 

Music Festival of Greater Toronto, with 

over 3,500 entries (32,000 individual 

participants) in 500 classes at more than 20 

venues across Toronto. Admission is free. 

For daily schedule information, please call 

the Festival Coordinator at 416·487·5885. 

•February 10 · 25: The Pickering Metro 

East Music Festival, located in Pickering 

and Scarborough. For information call the 

Festival telephone number: 905·83l·5045. 

*February 11 2:00: Mississauga Pops 

Concert Band. 1940's Tea Dance. Dance to 

swing music & more. Port Credit Legion;35 

Front St. North, Port Credit. 905-338·5768. 

•February 16 · 18: Canadian Opera 

Company presents Find it at the Opera 

Sale. Antiques, furniture, vintage clothing, 

paintings & more. Feb. 15: Opening Night 

Party & Auction; Feb.16: 12:00 noon· 

8:00pm; February 17: lO:OOam-5:00; 

February 18: 12:00 noon-5:00. Joey and 

Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227 Front 

St. East. 416-363-6671. $25(openin'g 

night), $2(Feb.16-18). 

*February 16: Orchestra Toronto. Winter 

Wonderland Dinner & Oance. Featuring the 

Chamber Players of Orchestra Toronto & 

The George Lake Big Band. Casa Loma, 1 

Austin Terrace. 416-467-7142. $135/ 

pQrson, $1200/table of 10. 

LECTURES 

*February 1 12:10: University of 

Toronto Faculty of Music. Lecture 

presentation by R. Murray Schafer. Walter 



Toronto Faculty of Music. New Music 

Festival· Symposium I. The Chapel, Victoria 

University, 91 Charles St. W. 416-978· 

3744. Free. 


Toronto Faculty of Music. New Music 

Festival: Symposium II. The Chapel, Victoria 

University, 91 Charles St. W. 416·978· 

3744. Free. 

*February 20 8:00: Toronto Wagner 

Society. Opera from Scratch: a Practical 

Guide to the Earliest Approaches to Vocal 

Record1Jg. Lecture by John Rutherford, 

audio historian. Arts & Letters Club, 14 

Elm St. 416-966·5289. Members free; ·non· 

members by donation ($5-$10 suggested). 

*March 2 10:00am: Royal Conservatory 

of Music Glenn Gould Professional 

School/New Music Concerts. Composer 

Forum · The Music and Ideas of Charles 

Wuorinen. Lecture/demonstration by the 

renowned American composer. 273 Bloor 

St. West, Room M308. 416·408•2824. 

Free. 

*March 2 7:30: Toronto Gilbert & 

Sullivan Society. Talk on Topsy-Turvy; 

reminiscences of two D'Oyly Carte 

principals. Cody Hall, St. Paul's Bloor 

Street; 227 Bloor St. East. 416-221-4864. 

MASTER CLASSES 

*February 10 12:00 noon: University of 

Toronto Faculty of Music. Jane Coop 

Piano Masterclass. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's 

Park. 416-978-37 44. Free. 

*February 24 10:00am: Fridays at 

Eight. Master Class with organist David 

Palmer. Lawrence Park Community CHurch, 

2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551 ext.21. 

*RCM Glenn Gould Professional 

School. Upcoming master classes (all free 

to the public) at 273 Bloor St. West: 

Feb.1 1 Q:OOam, 2:00 & 7:00: Peter 

Zazofsky, violin; Feb.1 2:00 & 5:00: ' 

Timothy Eddy, cello; Feb.1 1 O:OOam: John 

Perry, piano; Feb.2 1 O:OOam & 2:00: 

'Peter Zazofsky, violin; Feb.2 1 O:OOam & 

THE ETCETERA FILE .... 

2:00: · Timothy Eddy, cello; Feb.2 2:00: 

John Perry, piano; Feb.3 9:30am & 2:00: 

James Thompson, trumpet; Feb.B 10:00 & 

2:00: Julian Martin; piano; Feb.9 2:00: Tom 

Diamond, voice; Feb.9 10:00 & 2:00: Julian 

Martin, piano; Feb.9 1 O:OOam: John 

Hawkins, composer: The Music and Ideas 

of John Hawkins; Feb.9 2:00: Patrick Roux, 

guitar; Feb.15 1 O:OOam & 2:00: Desmond 

Hoebig, cello; Feb.15 1 O:OOam: Andre 

Laplante, piano; Feb.16 2:00: Gwen 

Thompson, violin; Feb.16 1 O:OOam & 2:00: 

Bail Williams, trench horn; Feb. 16 

1 O:OOam & 2:00: Andre Laplante, piano; 

March 1 1 O:OOam: Gilbert Kalish, piano; 

March 2 1 O:OOam & 2:00: 

Edwin Barker, 

double bass; March 2 10:00am·& 2:00: 

Gilbert Kalish, piano 

WORKSHOPS 

*February 4 1:30: Toronto Early Music 

Players' Organization. Workshop with 

David Klausner. Lansing United Church, 49 

Bogert Ave. 416-480-0225. $20. 

*February 11 2:00: CAMMAC. Readings of 

Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle & 

Tavener's The lamb. For singers only. 

Condui:tor: Peter Merrick. Christ Church 

Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-924-1938. 

$5(non·members),$3(members). 

*February 22 8:00: Toronto Folk 

Singers' Club. Informal meeting with the 

purpose of exchanging songs, traditional or 

·contemporary. Tiki Room, TRANZAC Club, 

292 Brunswick Ave. 416-532-0900. Free. 

*March 3 9:00am-5:30: 7th Annual 

Unionville Wind Conductors' S\'.mpo· 

sium. Workshop open to all music educators 

& university students interested in 

improving their knowledge of the wind band 

literature & their skills as effective musical 

leaders. Featured clinicians: Craig Kirchhoff 

& Bud Beyer. Unionville High School. 201 

Town Centre Blvd., Unionville. 905·4 79· 

2787 ext.549. $65(teacher),$45(student). 

*March 41:30: Toronto Early Music 

Players' Organization. Workshop with 

Bertha Madott, recorder. Lansing United 

Church, 49 Bogert Ave. 416-480-0225. 

$20. 

UNCLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: FEBRUARY 2001 

ACCOUNTING AND INCOME TAX · Leonard's Anglican Church, Arthur Wenk, Music 

SERVICE for small business and individuals, to save Director. 416-485-7278. 

you time and money, customized to meet your needs. EAR TRAINING, MUSICIANSHIP, 

Norm Pulker, B. Math. CHA. 905-508-4274. SIGHT-SINGING, dictation, rhythmic training, 

keyboard skills, theory (all Conservatory-type 

BOARD MEMBERS WANTED. Well subjects, soJfa, jazz). All levels, professional/serious 

established Toronto chamber orchestra is looking beginners. Detailed study available · J.S.Bach, 

for motivated music lovers to join our board. Please 

call Diana at 416-538-9879 or fax 416-929-4332 

for more information. 

Renaissance, jazz. Art Levine, MA, ARCT; Host of 

"This is Art" on CBC; RCM-Professional School Faculty; 

Instructor, University ofT oronto, etc. 416-924-8613. 

BARITONE SOLOIST/SECTION LEADER. Visit website: www.artlevine.com 

$501week. Sundays only: rehearsal and service. St. 

UNCLASSIFtEOS CONTINUE 

We buy your classical LP collection · 

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FESTIVAL WIND ORCHESTRA seeks 

new membm, especially clarinets, oboes, french 

horns, percussion and brass. P.ehearsals: Tuesdays 

at 7:30. For more info, call Shelley: 416-491- 

1683- . 

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO SING, 

thought you wouldn't or couldn't, or do you just want 

a place-to play with the possibilities of your voice. 

Small groups. 6 - $75. Johanne, 461-8425. 

JAPANESE KOTO MUSIC. Private le!ions for 

all levels. Classical and contemporary music. Also 

available for private and public functions. Linda 

Caplan, (416)783-4652, www.lindacaplan.com 

MERLIN WILLIAMS is available to do digital 

recordings of your orchestra, band, choir or chamber 

group on location. Reasonable rates for archival and 

demo recordings. For more info, call (416)489-0275 

onmail: merlinw@netcom.ca 

MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS! Duets, Trios, 

Dance Band, Big Band. Background, Centre-stage. 

Classical, Contemporary, Dixieland, Jazz! JSL 

Enterprises 905-276-3373. 

1971 G2 5'7" YAMAHA. Musician 

owned. Tuned 4x year. Voiced, regulated. Excellent 

condition. Satin ebony finish. Asking $12,000 Tel: 

Barrie 705-737-1147. 

PART-TIME GENERAL MANAGER 

REQUIRED for the Oakville Children's Choir. 

Event management skills, computer-literate, 

flexible hours, musical appreciation necessary to 

meet needs of growing/touring children's choir. 

Please fax resume to: (905)338-9671 or phone: 

letta A~dair M.Mus. 

I Lyric Soprano 

f A rich and warm voice combined 

with an impeccable presentation! 

*Available for operas, 

oratorios, recitals, orchestral 

works, etc ... 

* Great packages for 

weddings, corporate events 

or any special occasion! 

* RCM registered teacher 

(private lessons for all ages I . 

levels) 

*Also offering coaching in 

French diction 

(416) 630-5786 

lauclair@hobnail.com 

~ 

'lloice ~ .'liano 

£essons 

In your own h.ome 

given by 

a qualified teacher 

-Reasonable Rates 

-R&B, POP, Classical 

-Conservatory Grades 

(416)767-8779 

(905)337-7104. Deadline Feb.23. 

PIANIST WILL PUY jazz-flavoured 

background music free of charge at charitable and 

non-profit events. Can bring own piano. Call Neville 

at(905)877-8471. . 

PIANO LESSONS. Classical and contemporary 

1tyles. RCH levels. Theory. Ear training and sight· 

reading. Call Natalie. (416)741-9522. 

SICK OF VIRUSES? Your performance can be 

guaranteed with Electrovir; homeopathically charged 

water programmed to effectively inactivate most 

common microbes. For free sample and literature, 

call/fax (416)766-9333/0676. 

SINGING LESSONS Experienced, . qualified 

Bae. Music, Classical, Semi-popular. R.C.M. prep .. all 

levels. Central location. Interest in disabilities. 416· 

~24-3877. 

STUDIO FOR RENT. Dundas/Runnymede. 6' 

grand piano. Ideal for warm-ups; practice, 

rehearsals, coaching. Out-of-town musicians. 

welcome. Short/long terms. 416-763-5230. 

THE AWARD WINNING VICTORIA 

SCHOLARS are holding. auditions for men 

interested in early and sacred music performance. If 

you can read music and are able to make a 

commitment to this group of talented singers, plme 

call Jerzy Cichocki, Director at (905)277:1362 to . ·. 

arrange an audition,. 

THE PERFORMING EDGE Performance 

enhancement training in tension· ·management, · 

concentration, goal setting, imagery: Individualized 

to .meet your periormance situation. Kate .F .. Hays, 

Ph.D., C.Psych:, practising clinical .and performing 

arts psychology. 416-961-0487. 

THE POWER OF TONE. Toning and rhythm 

group meets twice a month. Vocal toning opens 

voice, body and mind. All welcome. $10/session. · 

Phone Riel< Cline 416-538-0268. 

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Spring & Summer 

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Exact scheduling 

is done after 

consultation with 

the participants. 

AU courses 

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For more information 

or to register 

phone: 

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ore-mail: 

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Coordinating singing with acting 

1. Audition Arias 

7 sessions. May-June 

2. Don Giovanni excerpts 

7 sessions. May-June 

,3. Opera Project: "La Calisto" 

Francesco Cavalli, Venice 1651 

Teaching sessions begin in May. 

Fully staged performances-with orchestra-in September 

Peter Neff, Instructor 

Lied 

Interpretation and presentation 

1. Franz Schubert 

7 sessions. March~Apri l 

2. Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, op.39 

7 sessions. March-April 

Peter Neff, Instructor 

Elizabethan Lute Song 

Interpretation and performance 

with lute accompaniment · 

7 sessions. March-April 

John Edwards, Instructor and Lutenist 

Com media dell'Arte 

The Acting Technique 

for actors, dancers and singers 

9 sessions. mid April-mid May 

Gian Giacomo Colli, Instructor 

Languages 

for singers and coaches 

12 sessions. April-June 

1. French Anne Lefoulon, MA, Instructor 

2. Italian Gian Giacomo Colli, MA, Instructor 

3. German Karin Barton, PhD, Instructor 

• The Vocal Art Forum 

THE 

INTERNATIONAL 

RESOURCE 

•. -CENTRE 

FOR.PERFORMING 

ARTISTS 

presents 

An E.ncounter with 

SHIRLEY VERRETT 

March 31 .and April 1, 2001 · 

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

COLUMBUS CENTRE 

Lower Lobby 

901 Lawrence. Ave West 

(atDufferin) Toronto 

Participants: $200 

members 

$235 - Includes 

membership 

Observers: $20 - $70 

For details/registration: 

Tel: 416.362.1422 

Fax: 416.359.0043 

Web: www.sumarts.com 

Special Projects 

Yoµ are cordially invited 

to join 

SHIRLEY 

VERRETT 

and 

CLARICE CARSON 

in celebrating the life 

and career of 

LOUIS QUILICO 

Saturday, March 31 

Reception: 5 p.m. 

Dinner: 6 p.m. 

Cost: $75* 

Boccaccio Ristorante 

Columbus Centre 

We wish to acknowledge 

the collaboration of 

Columbus Centre, 

Boccaccio Ristorante, 

General Electric of Canada 

Inc., the Royal York Hotel, 

Opera Canada, WholeNote and 

the Italian Cultural Institute 

FEBRUARY 1, 2001 • MARCH 7, 2001 wholenote 35

B.Y DAVID PERLMAN 

"True to its talent-spotting 

reputation, the Women's Musical 

Club of Toronto opened its ... 

season with the local debut of what 

is probably one of the most 

promising young quartets currently 

before the public. " 

. The writer quoted above was 

William Littler of the Toronto 

Star talking about the October 14 

1999 performance of the Miro 

String Quartet, opening WMCT's 

102"d season. But the words could 

apply to almost any year you 

could name in the last century. 

Robin Elliott's entertaining 

1997 book Counterpoint to a 

City celebrates the "first hundred 

years" of the Women's Musical 

Club. In it he says: 

"During the tenth season , 

two US musicians were presented 

in their local debuts -the baritone 

Francis Rogers and pianist Olga 

Samaroff. In the ensuing ninety 

years, the list of artists who have 

made their Toronto or Canadian 

debuts for the WMCT reads like 

a who's who of the great 

musicians of this century: Myra 

Hess; Wanda Landowska; Mitsuko 

Uchida; the Flonz.aley and Kolisch 

String Quartets; the Vienna Boys 

Choir; Andres Segovia; Szigeti, 

Enesco, Grumiaux; Alexander 

Kipnis; Marian Anderson; 

Leontyne Price; Dietrich Fischer 

Dieskau ... . " 

This month's WMCT 

Toronto debut recital by pianist 

Dang Thai Son promises to add 

another pearl to that string. 

Vietnamese-born Dang Thai Son 

burst, seemingly from nowhere, 

onto the world stage in 1980, 

when he was awarded the First 

Prize Gold Medal at the tenth 

Chopin Piano Competition in 

Warsaw. His resume since then 

reads like a guide to the world's 

concert halls; conductors and 

orchestras. · 

But when he takes the 

Walter Hall stage February 8 he 

will pull no punches, packing into 

the daunting all-Chopin first half 

of his program as much 

excitement and challenge as 

many artists would into a whole 

recital. 

"The program for this 

Toronto concert is what it is 

because I consider it my real 

Toronto debut. So I want to show 

the best I can do - the most 

Cover Story 

WMCT welcomes Dang Thai Son 

beautiful, Chopin's chef 

d'oeuvre. The first half of the 

program is therefore all Chopin. 

From the point of view of form it 

encompasses everything, the big 

·and the small, the mazurka and 

,the polonaise." .. 

The second half of the 

program is French - Debussy and 

Ravel. "It is the school that I 

very much enjoy. And again 

there is the contrast - in the 

Debussy the small elements, and 

with the Ravel, the large. For me 

Debussy and Chopin come from 

the family of Mozart - 

but contemplative." 

romantic 

The place of western classical 

music in the Indo-China of Dang 

Thai Son's youth was tenuous at 

best. There was ofcourse a 

massive French influence, born 

of nearly one hundred years of 

colonization. "I was born in what 

was then Saigon," he says. " It 

was still a French colony and my 

mother and my aunt were 

schooled in the French system, 

becoming the country's first 

teachers of western classical 

piano. " 

Then came the American 


And then in 1970 his mother 

was invited to attend the Chopin 

competition in Warsaw, as an 

observer. "She brought back the 

complete Chopin scores and a 

recording - Martha Argerich, 

her competition-winning 

performance in 1965- the e minor 

(Concerto #1) with the op. 59 

mazurkas. I was twelve years old 

at the time. It changed me." 

"In my learning I was 

fortunate to get both sides" he 

says. "My mother's teaching - 

the French school -- taught some 

things very well - strong finger 

technique, and velocity. Then in 

my Russian years I was able to 

build on it the more massive and 

architectural side. In the Russian 

school, everything is grande. It is 

perhaps because Russia comes to 

classicism and romanticism all at 

once, I suppose, with Glinka. It 

is all suddenly just there." 

The years in Russia almost 

didn't happen, though. "There 

was a cultural exchange. Three or 

four students a year would be 

chosen. But my father Dang Dinh 

Hung was a poet - a dissident, 

which went against me." 

Then, in 1974 a visiting 

war and in 1965 the whole Hanoi . Russian pianist Isaac Katz heard 

Conservatory of Music was the sixteen year-old play, and 

moved into the mountains to made it his business to get him to 

avoid the bombing. Seven year Moscow - to the Moscow State 

old Dang Thai Son went too. Tchaikovsky Conservatory. "Katz 

"There were no roads; no is now in Jerusalem. All my key 

way really to take pianos. But teachers in Moscow were Russian 

they did-two grands and a few Jews - Katz, Vladimir Natanson, 

uprights, across four rivers with Dmitry Bashkirov. Bashkirov is 

no bridges, using buffalo. Of now in Spain and his students are 

course when they arrived remarkable." 

everything was broken apart. We The 1980 Warsaw Chopin 

had to share time. I remember I competition was the turning 

would have 20 minutes a day point in his life. "It was curious 

only to play piano." 

that I even came to be there. 

Music had a function in There were no audition tapes at 

wartime. "All of us piano the time, no videos. It was all on 

students had to study accordion as paper. And I had no concert 

a second instrument, so the music history to send. I had never 

could be taken where it was played with an orchestra. Finally 

needed, although at first I was I was accepted I think because 

exempt because I was too small Moscow was what it was, so by 

to carry the instrument." being there I couldn't be that bad. 

And also, I think, because I was 

It was there in the mountains, the first Vietnamese who had 

that his link with Chopin was applied." 

made. "I am really connected to The competition itself never 

Chopin. It is a special 

felt like a competition, he says, 

. relationship. I remember because making it past the first 

listening to my mother playing round was already beyond his 

pieces of music I liked very expectations. "The only thing I 

much. It was Chopin - the became scared of," he says, "is 

Nocturne in c minor and the that I had no suit. It was all right 

Berceuse, some mazurkas." for the first couple of rounds, but 

then we ran around to department 

stores. There was nothing. This 

was eastern bloc. And I was too 

small. Finally a tailor was 

ordered to prepare a suit for me, 

in twenty four hours .." 

The final was, he says, 

"inspiration upon inspiration. For 

me there was nothing to fear. 

Nobody knew me. It felt fresh." 

His victory began to change 

the attitude to western classical 

music in Vietnam, he says. And 

in the immediate short term it 

saved his father's life. "He was 

in hospital with a tumour on his 

lung, and the situation was 

palliative only. He was a 

dissident. There would be no 

treatment. But with my arrival 

after the competition, suddenly 

the finest surgeon was available. 

He survived ten more years." 

Dang Thai Son lived in 

Moscow from 1977 till 1987, 

then went to Japan, touring from 

there. In 1989 he made his first 

visit to Montreal. "Right then I 

knew, this is where I want to be" 

he says. In 1991 he returned to 

live in Montreal, and in 1995 

became a Canadian citizen. He 

has played with all Montreal's 

major ensembles, but though 

Montreal is his home "my work 

takes me everywhere-this year I 

go to Boston, then Toronto, then 

Hamilton, then Japan, China, 

Russia again. " 

"Russia has changed a lot 

since my ten years as a student. 

Some things are better, some 

worse. Concerts in the big cities I 

like less than I did. The audiences 

all used to be highly cultured, the 

atmosphere electric, charged. 

Now the typical audience is more 

nouveau, the understanding less." 

Dang Thai Son's mother is 

still with him, at 83 years of age. 

She took Canadian citizenship 

with him in 1995 and 

accompanies him to Japan when 

he goes there to teach. 

In his future? "I would like 

to record all of Chopin" he says. 

(Ironically none of his 

recordi.ngs, most of them with 

Victor in Japan, are normally 

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Expanding our horizons 

BY COLIN PUFFER 

Past 

The WholeNote magazine went 

online in February 1999. The 

original site was little more than a 

reproduction of the paper version 

of the magazine. Over the last 

two years every issue of The 

WholeNote has been put online 

and there is now a sizeable body 

of writing from WholeNote 

contributors available at the site. 

The site also features 

profiles, updated annually, of 

WholeNote members and the 

beginnings of an online store 

where members can promote and/ 

or sell their recordings. 

Present 

This month is a major milestone 

in the expansion of our website. 

One of the major advantages of 

the Internet is its "interactivity." 

The 'net, unlike most traditional 

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interact, in a very immediate 

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allow our readers to have their 

say about what appears in the 

magazine. 

One of our first forums 

will be a general discussion: the 

WholeNote and its contents. 

Another forum will be reserved 

for discussion of New Music, a 

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develop we shall be adding other 

discussion groups -- it all 

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E-listing 

Another of our new web projects 

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Currently, assembling the listings 

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WholeNote re-keys it for the 

print version which is then 

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Commencing in 

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The Future 

We know from our reader 

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cumbersome. With the online 

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but we are working on it) be able 


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The WholeNote online 

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Press release cork board 

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press releases we receive to the 

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Baby steps 

The print version of the 

WholeNote grew by baby steps. 

Longtime readers will remember 

its early days as "Pulse" -- how 

month after month, group by 

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quadrupled, our roster of 

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Step by tiny step the WholeNote 

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Well the WholeNote 

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As a rapidly and 

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One of the greatest 

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