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May 13, 2026Joyful Resistance
by David Perlman
Changing of the guard at Echo: I have been back and forth by e-mail over the course of April, with Alan Gasser, who has been part of Toronto’s choral scene for as long as The WholeNote has been around. In…
May 12, 2026Toronto Bach Festival Takes Roots In Its Surroundings
by David Perlman
Over the years, a tried-and-true pattern has emerged (except in special anniversary years, which this one is not) for the Toronto Bach Festival under the aegis of founding artistic director oboist John Abberger. The festival takes place as close as…
April 14, 2026She Holds Up the Stars at TSO and beyond: An interview with Sandra Laronde
by Jennifer Parr
A young girl, her face alight with wonder and recognition appears in an ever-changing space defined by floating wooden fence posts … Suddenly exploding near her a thunderous music of movement and sound …. a magnificent young horse rearing and…
March 09, 2026Vesnivka Choir at 60
by Leslie Ferenc
Sixty years ago, Vesnivka Choir stepped onto the Toronto music scene – young girls whose voices were uncertain but full of promise. Their conductor, Halyna Kvitka Kondracki, wasn’t much older but had clarity of vision and purpose – to share…
March 09, 2026New Creations & Happy Returns
by Jennifer Parr
The musical Piaf/Dietrich is about to open in a new production at the Grand Theatre in London (Ontario). It was a hit in Europe in 2013 when it was first produced (performed in German). The original book by Daniel Große…
March 08, 2026Moving with Ease Between Musical Worlds: A Tribute to Robert W. Stevenson (1954-2026)
by Wendalyn Bartley
Shortly after moving back to Toronto following my graduate studies in composition at McGill University in the late 1980s, I attended a concert by Hemispheres in the Great Hall at the Music Gallery, then located at Queen and Dovercourt. Bob…
March 07, 2026When Music Meets Mindfulness: LAWRENCE CHERNEY, Artistic Director of SOUNDSTREAMS
by Vania Lizbeth Chan
A fixture in the Toronto music scene for half a century, Lawrence Cherney is the Artistic Director of Soundstreams. Often referred to as Canada’s “Ambassador of New Music”, he founded Soundstreams back in 1982, and has continually worked with the…
January 30, 2026Black History at the Pilot Tavern
by Gloria Blizzard
I didn’t want this to be the story, but it is the story. Jazz, segregation, the Musicians’ Union and why jazz and Black musicians at the Pilot (and other venues) are still a big deal.
January 21, 2026WHEN MUSIC MEETS MINDFULNESS - In conversation with MARION NEWMAN
by Vania Chan
The start of a New Year can represent a turn of the page, a change in direction, and the anticipation of new challenges. There’s a fresh resolve to hit the ground running, sometimes with an eagerness to leave the past…
January 20, 2026THEATRE AQUARIUS - NCNM inaugural summit
by Jennifer Parr
The new National Centre for New Musicals (NCNM) at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton is presenting its inaugural Summit this January 25 to 27. The event promises three days filled with showcases of exciting new musicals in development, panel discussions, “provocations…
January 20, 2026NEWLY HATCHED! A beloved Toronto early music band is reborn
by Stephanie Conn
This past summer, an early music band was asked for a promotional group photo and a name for a concert at Toronto Harbourfront’s Music Garden. They realized they had neither, so they searched for a Renaissance painting to capture their…
November 04, 2025November’s feast, December’s follies - OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FAVOURITES
by Jennifer Parr
As I write this column, we are about to bid farewell to two extraordinary musicals that started their runs in September and were extended until November 2 – the Crow’s Theatre/Musical Stage Company/Soulpepper production of Dave Malloy’s Octet at Crow’s,…08 Mar 2026 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed26 Jan 2026 - David OldsRemembering26 Jan 2026 - David OldsRemembering21 Jan 2026 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed19 Nov 2025 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed22 Jul 2025 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed25 May 2025 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed12 Dec 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed10 Oct 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed01 Sep 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed31 Mar 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed06 Feb 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed17 Feb 2023 - Colin StoryMainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz06 Nov 2022 - Colin StoryMainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz05 Nov 2022 - Paul EnnisRemembering04 Oct 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed27 May 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed25 Apr 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed15 Mar 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed24 Sep 2021 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed06 Jul 2021 - David PerlmanRemembering20 Mar 2021 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed09 Feb 2021 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed08 Feb 2021 - Steve WallaceJazz Notes06 Dec 2020 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed06 Dec 2020 - Andrew TimarWorld Music06 Dec 2020 - Jennifer ParrMusic TheatreCurrent Issue
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