December 04, 2023

Precarious Independence and Big Hall Highlights

by Colin Story

Given the precariousness involved in the retail and service industries, it is something of a miracle when new grassroots venues emerge. It is not as though larger ventures – such as the nascent Allied Music Centre at Massey Hall –…
December 03, 2023

The 6.47% Solution - Handel’s Messiah still holds its own

by David Perlman

For a classical work that features in only 19 of the 123 concerts in this issue’s listings that involve a choir (or choirs), Handel’s Messiah still commands a lot of Christmas concert attention. (I think the rule is I am…
November 30, 2023

Brampton, Braun, Broadsway & Beyond

by Sophia Perlman

For those reliant on public transit, Brampton may seem impossibly north. From this writer’s current location, it’s 1,063 km south. With that in mind, it seems fair to say that Brampton On Stage’s wonderfully diverse programming (music and otherwise) across…
November 30, 2023

Connecting the Dots...

by Paul Ennis

The sheer number of concerts in our listings is impressive enough. Even more impressive is the resonances between seemingly unrelated events once you start to dig a little deeper and start to connect the dots. Take, as an example, Art…
November 29, 2023

Holiday Shows: Old Favourites and New Contenders

by Jennifer Parr

December is usually filled with the return of shows we think of as old family favourites, so it is exciting when new candidates for that status take a step into the spotlight. One such is new holiday musical Chris, Mrs. making…
November 28, 2023

Crow's, MSC, and the Great Comet of 1812

by Jennifer Parr

I walk into the Crow’s Theatre gallery space, on a mid-November day, excited to be here to sit in on the afternoon’s rehearsal of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. The space is familiar to me from stage…
November 28, 2023

String Magic - Lara St. John in Conversation

by Wendalyn Bartley

It was an inspiring moment for me – one that revitalized my love of music which can sometimes become dulled by too much media exposure. The moment I’m speaking of was listening to and watching one of violinist Lara St.…
October 06, 2023

Playing It Forward: Christina Petrowska Quilico

by David Perlman

Ottawa-born pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico is no stranger to awards and prizes, both as beneficiary and as benefactor. As beneficiary, among her earliest achievements was a New York concerto competition (she shared first prize with pianist Murray Perahia), at age…
October 05, 2023

Catastrophic Trifles & Musical Remedies

by Colin Story

Picture the scene: you are flannel-clad at an orchard, attempting to engage in Instagrammable autumnal fun, having spent well over $150 CAD on gas, Onroute snacks and admission for your family (and your son’s strange friend), and you stand there…
October 05, 2023

Visions and Revisions: The Balancing Act

by Sophia Perlman

This time last year, the opera community was celebrating as companies large and small started to announce their first “normal” year of programming. Even as live performance began creeping back after the initial lockdowns, opera presenters struggled to balance reduced…
October 03, 2023

Musical Weavings

by Wendalyn Bartley

Weaving disparate threads together to create something new is a fundamental approach for any creative artist, and in the world of contemporary music, the spectrum of elements interwoven into new works continues to progressively expand. Numerous concerts scheduled for October…
October 03, 2023

Passing the Torch: Mooredale's Wonny Song

by David Perlman

With an upcoming season featuring, among others, Eric Lu (the most recent winner of the Leeds Piano Competition) and the Viano String Quartet (the most recent winner of the Banff String Quartet Competition), The WholeNote had an email conversation with…
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