Volume 21 Issue 8 - May 2016
INSIDE: The Canaries Are Here! 116 choirs to choose from, so take the plunge! The Nylons hit the road after one last SING! Fling. Jazz writer Steve Wallace wonders "Watts Goode" rather than "what's new?" Paul Ennis has the musical picks of the HotDocs crop. David Jaeger's CBC Radio continues golden for a little while yet. Douglas McNabney is Music's Child. Leipzig meets Damascus in Alison Mackay's fertile imagination. And "C" is for KRONOS in Wende Bartley's koverage of the third annual 21C Festival. All this and as usual much much more. Enjoy.
INSIDE: The Canaries Are Here! 116 choirs to choose from, so take the plunge! The Nylons hit the road after one last SING! Fling. Jazz writer Steve Wallace wonders "Watts Goode" rather than "what's new?" Paul Ennis has the musical picks of the HotDocs crop. David Jaeger's CBC Radio continues golden for a little while yet. Douglas McNabney is Music's Child. Leipzig meets Damascus in Alison Mackay's fertile imagination. And "C" is for KRONOS in Wende Bartley's koverage of the third annual 21C Festival. All this and as usual much much more. Enjoy.
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CANARY PAGES<br />
theWholeNote <strong>2016</strong>/17 CANARY PAGES DIRECTORY<br />
LINDA HAWKINS,<br />
artistic director and general manager<br />
519-371-1237 (home); 519-375-6789 (mobile)<br />
gbccmanager@gmail.com;<br />
lindamariehawkins@gmail.com<br />
www.gbcc.ca<br />
● Grace Church on-the-Hill<br />
The Choirs of Grace Church on-the-Hill proudly<br />
embrace our excellent Anglican choral tradition,<br />
while looking towards the future for new music and<br />
proud traditions. Our choirs for both adults and children<br />
sing weekly from September to June. The Boys<br />
and Girls Choirs provide the ideal learning environment<br />
for young musicians, and we have funding available<br />
to subsidize the cost of music lessons for our<br />
children! Choristers of all ages develop lifelong friendships,<br />
self-esteem, and the joy of coming together<br />
for a shared goal. In the summer of <strong>2016</strong>, we will be<br />
touring to cathedrals in Dublin and Oxford to sing<br />
daily services of Evensong and Choral Eucharist. We<br />
welcome new members (especially tenors and children!)<br />
every September.<br />
STEPHEN FRKETIC<br />
416-488-7884<br />
music@gracechurchonthehill.ca<br />
www.gracechurchonthehill.ca<br />
● Grand Philharmonic Choir<br />
The Grand Philharmonic Choir, based in Kitchener,<br />
includes four choirs in one organization: an adult<br />
choir, a chamber adult choir, a youth choir and a children’s<br />
choir. We perform in large concert halls, at free<br />
public gatherings and in small, intimate settings. Under<br />
the direction of Mark Vuorinen, it is our mandate to<br />
present choral repertoire of the highest standard, to<br />
share our love of music with the public through varied<br />
outreach programs and to provide music education<br />
to our members and enlightenment to our audiences.<br />
We are one of a few large choirs in Canada, outside<br />
the major metropolitan areas, with the resources and<br />
community support to deliver a full choral season with<br />
professional musicians.<br />
AMY DALE, administrator<br />
519-578-6885<br />
info@grandphilchoir.com<br />
www.grandphilchoir.com<br />
● Harbourfront Chorus<br />
You are invited to join Harbourfront Chorus, a nonauditioned<br />
choir performing an eclectic repertoire for<br />
a diverse city. Under the direction of Josh Priess, we<br />
rehearse Tuesdays from 7:45pm tto 9:15pm in the<br />
Assembly Room of Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre<br />
(formerly Harbourfront Community Centre), located<br />
at the south-east corner of Queens Quay W. and Bathurst<br />
St. Our season runs September through <strong>May</strong>. All<br />
levels of experience are welcome. The <strong>2016</strong>/17 season<br />
begins Tuesday, September 13, <strong>2016</strong>. For information,<br />
please contact Dwight Griffin by phone or email.<br />
DWIGHT GRIFFIN<br />
416-977-6448<br />
dgriffin680@yahoo.ca<br />
● Harmonia Hungarica<br />
Our semi-professional women’s chamber choir<br />
performs a range of repertoire from renaissance to<br />
contemporary Hungarian, mostly sacred, in Latin<br />
or Hungarian. Good sight-reading ability is required,<br />
familiarity with the Hungarian language is an asset.<br />
Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings. Performances:<br />
Advent concert, Lenten adoration, spring<br />
concert. We also do Lyric Vigil at a bedside and<br />
funerals. We would welcome new members.<br />
ADEODATA CZINK<br />
416-971-9754<br />
adeodata@harmoniahungarica.ca<br />
www.harmoniahungarica.ca<br />
●The Harmony Singers<br />
Under conductor Harvey Patterson, this dynamic<br />
35-voice women’s chorus memorizes, stages and<br />
performs a sparkling repertoire of pop, show, folk<br />
and light classical music. Our accompanist is the<br />
renowned pianist Bruce Harvey. The group proudly<br />
presents “GOOD TIMES!” on <strong>May</strong> 27 and 28 at<br />
Martin Grove United Church, Etobicoke. Special<br />
Guest is Emma Burke-Kleinman, scholarship winner<br />
from Etobicoke School of the Arts. The Harmony<br />
Singers have performed for the charity L’Arche,<br />
sung the national anthems at a Blue Jays game and<br />
appeared in a music video with Down With Webster.<br />
There are a few openings for new members who will<br />
receive a warm welcome! Rehearsals are Monday<br />
evenings from September to June at Martin Grove<br />
United Church.<br />
HARVEY PATTERSON<br />
416-239-58<strong>21</strong><br />
theharmonysingers@ca.inter.net<br />
www.harmonysingers.ca<br />
● Hart House Chorus<br />
The Hart House Chorus is a 50-voice choir auditioned<br />
from musically talented students, faculty and<br />
alumni of the University of Toronto. Since its inception<br />
in 1972 as a reincarnation of the long-standing<br />
men’s Glee Club, the Chorus has maintained a reputation<br />
for the highest standard of performance locally,<br />
nationally and abroad. In 1993, the Chorus was a<br />
finalist in the Large Choir category of the CBC Radio<br />
Competition for Amateur Choirs and in 2002, it was<br />
featured in the University of Toronto’s first reading<br />
of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. In addition<br />
to other engagements, the Chorus performs twice<br />
annually in the Great Hall at Hart House.<br />
The Hart House Chorus is active in the international<br />
choral community, having hosted choirs<br />
from the United States, Austria and Finland,<br />
and toured to various countries in Europe. Last<br />
November, the Hart House Chorus toured to<br />
Belgium to represent Canada in the 1000 Voices<br />
for Peace festival, which commemorated 100 years<br />
since the start of World War I.<br />
TONNY HUANG<br />
647-823-1680<br />
tonnyc.huang@outlook.com<br />
www.harthouse.ca/chorus<br />
● Healey Willan Singers<br />
The Healey Willan Singers will celebrate its tenth<br />
anniversary season this fall. The choir was originally<br />
formed as a youth choir to celebrate Dr. Willan’s<br />
125th anniversary in 2005. Since 2007, the choir has<br />
reinvented itself into a women’s ensemble and it is<br />
fast becoming one of the finest women’s ensembles<br />
in the city. Rehearsals run from September to April,<br />
with one concert in late November/early December<br />
and the other one in mid-April. The choir performs<br />
repertoire from Gregorian chants to contemporary<br />
works, especially music by women and Canadian<br />
composers. Auditions are held throughout the year.<br />
RON CHEUNG<br />
416-519-0528<br />
healeywillansingers@yahoo.com<br />
www.healeywillansingers.com<br />
● Hillcrest Village Choir<br />
Since 2003, this SATB non-auditioned teaching<br />
choir has enabled amateur singers to improve<br />
their singing technique and performance skills<br />
in full choir, small-group and solo settings. In an<br />
open and engaging atmosphere, members enjoy an<br />
eclectic repertoire that evolves with the interests<br />
of the membership. The director/conductor, Ben<br />
D’Cunha, trains members in vocal technique, sightreading,<br />
theory and improvisation, and writes the<br />
arrangements for the choir. Choir rehearsals are held<br />
September to June on Tuesdays, 7pm to 9pm, with<br />
sectionals on Mondays, 7pm to 9pm. Registration<br />
for the <strong>2016</strong>/17 season starts June 1. Each year the<br />
HVC does a composer study where members are<br />
invited to learn solos by a particular composer. In<br />
the <strong>2016</strong>/17 season we will be studying the music<br />
of Jimmy Van Heusen.<br />
BEN D’CUNHA<br />
hillcrestvillagechoir@gmail.com<br />
● Islington United Church Choirs<br />
The extensive and active music program at<br />
Islington, under the direction of Dr. John Derksen<br />
and assisted by many talented and committed musicians<br />
including two music associates, includes the<br />
Junior (grades 1 to 6), Youth (grades 7 to 12), and<br />
Senior choirs, along with two handbell choirs, chimes,<br />
string and brass ensembles. Supported by a magnificent<br />
Schoenstein organ and grand piano, music rings<br />
through the neo-Gothic sanctuary for two morning<br />
services each Sunday and numerous special services,<br />
events and concerts. The accomplished Senior choir,<br />
with 25 to 30 talented singers enriched by section<br />
leaders, is attentive to musical detail and expressiveness<br />
to enhance worship, singing renaissance to <strong>21</strong>st<br />
century, a cappella to orchestral accompaniment,<br />
spirituals to Bach cantatas.<br />
JOHN DERKSEN<br />
416-239-1131 x26<br />
john@islingtonunited.org<br />
www.islingtonunited.org<br />
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