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Listings are based on information sent to WholeNote in advance by event presenters. Includes listings for a future period of approximately six weeks. Listings will remain in the updates until the last day of availability. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, some events may be cancelled or postponed. Please visit presenters' websites or contact them directly for updates. The deadline for the next weekly update is Tue Jun 8 at 6pm. Thank you for your understanding and stay safe!
Jun 05 3:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Flipping the Songbird: Singing Truth to Power with Alan Gasser. The Gasser-Whitla Family will lead a workshop in harmony singing on justice themes. People will be encouraged to sing-along from home, and the family will demonstrate the sounds of simple and clear community song. Having sung during the pandemic, on the street, with evening mini-festivals, that include children and other neighbours, the Gasser-Whitla family are no strangers to creating a community through the power of singing. Visit SING! for more information. $15; $7.50(st/arts workers/underemployed). Via Zoom. ONLINE
Jun 05 7:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Slaight Music SING! Toronto Collegiate A Cappella Competition: Finals. Collegiate groups from across the country vie for the Grand Prize — and national bragging rights — as our team of celebrity judges pick the winner. Visit SING! for more information. $10; $5(st/arts workers/underemployed). Via Zoom. ONLINE
Jun 05 7:30: Tesla Quartet. A Bartók Journey – Week 5. Bartók: String Quartet No.5 Sz110. Tesla Quartet; Károly Schranz, founding 2nd violinist of the Takács Quartet, guest speaker. YouTube. ONLINE
Jun 05 8:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Global Voices II: Rajaton (Finland) and Vocal Sampling (Cuba). Visit SING! for more information. $15; $7.50(st/arts workers/underemployed). Via Zoom. ONLINE
Jun 06 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players Organization (TEMPO). Virtual TEMPO Tea and Fundraiser. A variety of early music, jazz, folk, you name it. Also, a musical video and a chance to get some recorder music. Various members of TEMPO will be playing recorders, string instruments and possibly other instruments. Call 416-537-6611 or visit TEMPO for information. $10 suggested donation. ONLINE
Jun 06 2:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Mapping the Body via Body Music with Keith Terry. Using the oldest instrument on the planet — the human body — we clap, slap, snap, step and vocalize our way through fun and funky, original and traditional rhythmic music. Body Music enhances the development of timing, phrasing, listening skills, independence, coordination and ensemble awareness. It is a useful tool for musicians, dancers and movers of all kinds, actors, DJs and film editors — anyone interested in deepening their rhythmic skills. Visit SING! for more information. $15; $7.50(st/arts workers/underemployed). Via Zoom. ONLINE
NEW!! Jun 06 7:00: TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Twilight Jazz Series: Bill Evans Tribute. Doug Mundy and Rob McBride; Emilio Geremia. Visit Bill Evans Tribute. $15(adv); $19(on Jun 6); $29(dinner & show). Discounts available for musicians, arts workers and students. ONLINE
Jun 06 8:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. In Conversation with Cadence. Members of Cadence over its 22-year run will swap stories, share some laughs, and take questions from the audience in this live, interactive conversation. The show also features the presentation of the SING! Slaight Music Legacy Award to Cadence, and two brand-new (virtual) performances featuring all 11 members. Heather Bambrick (JazzFM), host. Visit SING! for more information. $15; $7.50(st/arts workers/underemployed). Via Zoom. ONLINE
UPDATED INFO!! Jun 07 12:15: Music Mondays. Tasty Tunes. Traditional: NY Psycho Freylikhs (arr. C. Cozens); Beethoven: Cuban Sonata Pathetique (arr. C. Cozens); Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute (arr. C. Cozens); Goran Bregovic: Mesecina; and other works. Quartetto Gelato. Visit A440 Live for details. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jun 08 5:30: The Music Gallery. What Is Soul?: Singing on the Toilet. Series curated by Sanjeet Takhar. A one-hour vocal lesson on how to sing full from the confines of your apartment. Learn how to croon like the greats from your porcelain throne with dreamcastmoe. Visit Music Gallery for more information. Free. ONLINE
Jun 09 7:00: The Music Gallery. What Is Soul?: Touch of Soul - A Conversation with Eugene Tam & Raf Reza. Series curated by Sanjeet Takhar. A conversation with Eugene Tam, owner of Play De Record (for decades, Toronto's most crucial beat-oriented record store) and DJ/professional record store loiterer Raf Reza. Together they’ll explore the culture around music sharing. Visit Music Gallery for more information. Free. ONLINE
Jun 10 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music of My Life: A Conversation with Andrea Martin. Register at RCM Music of My Life. Free. ONLINE
Jun 10 5:30: The Music Gallery. What Is Soul?: Emoting Computer Music with Byron the Aquarius. Series curated by Sanjeet Takhar. Byron was raised on jazz piano and is now a techno & house producer. This one-hour workshop explores how he puts emotion into his music. Visit Music Gallery for more information. Free. ONLINE
NEW!! Jun 10 7:30: Toronto Consort. Just Breathe and Go, Part II: Male Singers Laura Pudwell Loves. "Just Breathe and Go!" is back by popular demand for a second installment. This time, join Artistic Associate Laura Pudwell for an exploration of male singers who produce that thrilling, unencumbered, free-flowing sound. How do they do it and why do we get those ever-so-enjoyable goosebumps listening to them? Is it their physiology? Is there a trick? You'll just have to join us to find out! Visit Toronto Consort for more information. ONLINE
NEW!! Jun 10 8:00: Opera Atelier. The Resurrection. Music by George Frederick Handel. Colin Ainsworth, Carla Huhtanen, Meghan Lindsay, Allyson McHardy, and Douglas Williams, vocal solists; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Musicians from Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director. Visit Opera Atelier. From $25. ONLINE
Jun 10 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Brandenburg Concertos. Elisa Citterio, director. Information at info@tafelmusik.org or call 1-833-964-6337. ONLINE
Jun 11 7:00: Bravo Niagara! Concert & Wine Tasting: Royal Wood. Royal Wood, singer/songwriter. Visit Bravo Niagara! for more information. On demand until June 18. ONLINE
Jun 11 7:00: The Music Gallery. What Is Soul?: Deep City Breaths - An Expansive Conversation About Soul and Toronto. Series curated by Sanjeet Takhar. A panel discussion curated by Anupa Mistry exploring how urban resilience, cultural exchange, and femme resourcefulness can liberate the soul of the city. Visit Music Gallery for more information. Free. ONLINE
Jun 11 8:00: Array Music. Virelai for Virus Days: Sandeep Bhagwati. Visit Array Music for details. Also Jun 12. ONLINE
Jun 12 Time TBA: The Music Gallery. What Is Soul?: Performance - Angel Bat Dawid + artist TBA. Series curated by Sanjeet Takhar. A special webcast performance & record release by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Angel Bat Dawid, one of the leading lights of Chicago's avant-jazz, boundary-defying labels, International Anthem and The Village, the like-minded L.A.-based record label stemming from the work and legacy of the Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra. Visit Music Gallery for more information. Free. Time and artists TBA. ONLINE
Jun 12 7:30: Tesla Quartet. A Bartók Journey – Week 6. Bartók: String Quartet No.6 Sz119. Tesla Quartet; Gabriela Lena Frank, composer & guest speaker. YouTube. ONLINE
Jun 12 8:00: Array Music. Virelai for Virus Days: Sandeep Bhagwati. Visit Array Music for details. Also Jun 11. ONLINE
Jun 14 12:15: Music Mondays. Impressions. Works by Xinyan Li, José Rìo-Pareja, Chen Yi, Guillermo Lago, and Viet Cuong. aksəs quartet (Nicole Tse, soprano sax; Jesse Ma, alto sax; Christopher Jones, tenor sax; Jennifer Tran, baritone sax). Visit A440 Live for details. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jun 17-20: Montreal Baroque Festival. Liquid Architecture. A hybrid festival offering sparkling performances live from Mile End and Outremont or online, in the comfort of home! Performances of Bach as well as controversial transformations and stylish improvisation on Bach’s brilliant structures, theatrical music on watery themes, and new choreographies to baroque masterpieces! Also works by C. P. E. Bach, Schmelzer, Rameau, Couperin, Marais, Boismortier, Metis songs and more. Featured Quebec artists include baritone Jonathon Adams, soprano Myriam Leblanc, Autour de la flûte, Les Barocudas, Les Jardins chorégraphiques, Les Boréades, Ensemble Caprice, Les Voix humaines, Mélisande McNabney, clavichord, baroque cellist, Jessica Korotkin and the amazing Alexander Bjarne Belser on serpent. Visit Montreal Baroque Festival for information. LIVE AND ONLINE
Jun 17 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music of My Life: A Conversation with Steve Paikin. Register at Royal Conservatory Music of My Life. Free. ONLINE
Jun 17 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. TD Jazz: Tdot Special. Thompson Egbo-Egbo, Joanna Majoko with Andrew Marzotto, Alexis Baro Quartet, and Selcuk Suna Quartet. Free. Visit RCM Performance. Available after Jun 17. ONLINE
Jun 17 7:30: Music Toronto. Virtual Concert Series: Rituaels. A concert film featuring collectif9. . Visit Music Toronto. Free. ONLINE
Jun 18: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. Adriana Lecouvreur. Music by Francesco Cilea; libretto by Arturo Colautti. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Natalya Gennadi, soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur); Julie Nesrallah, mezzo (Princesse de Bouillon); Tonatiuh Abrego, tenor (Maurizio); Evan Korbut, baritone (Michonnet); and other singers; Narmina Afandiyeva, music director/piano. Visit Opera in Concert: Adriana for info. $20. Available Jun 18-Jul 2. ONLINE
Jun 18 7:00: Pickering Village. Pickering Village Jam Fest Drive-in Concert. Cece Pastor and Word of Mouth; Boneyard; Ayden Jacobs Band; Free Label; Old Man Flanagan's Ghost. Ajax GO Station Parking Lot, 100 Westney Road South, Ajax. 416-723-7445. $22 per vehicle. LIVE EVENT!!
NEW!! Jun 19 7:00: Kincardine Summer Music Festival. Suzie Vinnick. Email info@ksmf.ca or call 519-396-9716. Free. ONLINE
Jun 20 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. Souvenirs. Bernard Hermann: Souvenirs de Voyage for Clarinet Quintet; Beethoven: String Quartet in e Op.59 No.2. Peter Shackleton, clarinet; INNERchamber String Quartet (Andrew Chung, violin; Julie Baungartel, violin; Jody Davenport, viola; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello). Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. Visit INNERchamber for information. $35; $10(st/arts workers). Pre-show 6:30pm. A light take-out meal is provided by Revival House for patrons living in Stratford. LIVE & ONLINE
Jun 21 12:15: Music Mondays. Chamber Music Concert. Alana & Leigh Cline, Celtic fiddle & guitar. Visit A440 for information. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jun 22: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sarah Jeffrey Plays Mozart. Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C K314/271k; Mozart: Symphony No.29 in A K201/186a. Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; Jonathan Crow, leader. Visit TSO: Sarah Jeffreys for info or call 416-598-3375. Pay What You Wish with pre-set pricing options at $50, $20, and $10. Available until Jun 29. ONLINE
Jun 22 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Bruckner's First Symphony. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Op.100; Tan Dun: Concerto for Piano and orchestra “The Fire”. Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano; Bartosz Żurakowski, conductor. Call 905-604-8339 or visit Kindred Spirits Orchestra or Richmond Hill Centre for information. $15. ONLINE
NEW!! Jun 23 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Al Qahwa and Friends Present African Routes CD Celebration. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. Visit Al Qahwa for information. From $3. LIVESTREAM.
NEW!! Jun 23 7:15: Against the Grain Theatre. Sāvitri. Music by Gustav Holst. A filmed performance. Meher Pavri, soprano (Sāvitri); Vartan Gabrilian, bass-baritone (Yama, God of Death); Andrew Haji, tenor (Satyavān); Miriam Khalil, director; Simran Claire, associate director; Arnab Chakrabarty, sarod; Shahbaz Hussain, tabla; Simon Rivard, conductor. Register at Savitri.7:15pm: pre-show discussion with directors and cast (Jun 23 only); 8pm: performance. Available on demand until Jul 11. ONLINE
Jun 24 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Spotlight 15. Fifteen soloists and fourteen concertos are featured in this playful mix-and-match showcase of Tafelmusik’s artistry. Elisa Citterio, director. Email info@tafelmusik.org or call 1-833-964-6337. ONLINE
Jun 26 8:00: Array Music. Situated Sounds III: Sound as Contact. Visit Array Music for information. ONLINE
Jun 26 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Grace, Fire and Beauty. Tan Dun: Concerto for Piano and orchestra “The Fire”; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Op.100. Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Call 905-604-8339 or visit Kindred Spirits Orchestra or Richmond Hill Centre for information. $15. ONLINE
Jun 28 12:15: Music Mondays. The Waters Unfolding at Daybreak. Giuliani: Preludes Op.83; Bach: Partita in b BWV1002; McDonald: The Waters Unfolding at Daybreak. Andrew Paul MacDonald, guitar. Visit A440 | A New Home for Classical Music for more information. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
NEW!! Jun 29 7:30: Toronto Consort. A New Voice: The Birth of Polyphonic Playing on the Lute. Along with society at the time, music and its performance practice during the Renaissance enjoyed considerable development. Join Artistic Associate Esteban La Rotta, The Toronto Consort’s resident plucked-strings specialist, for an Explorer Learning Series session that dives into the sublime world of polyphony for the Lute, its popular musical forms, performance technique, and technological advancements. If you’ve ever wanted to get up close and personal with this beautiful instrument, this is the session for you! Visit Toronto Consort for information. ONLINE
Jun 30 7:30: Music Toronto. Virtual Concert Series. A new Haydn discovery. Lecture/demonstration followed by a complete performance of Hadyn: String Quartet Op.20 No.5. St. Lawrence String Quartet. Visit Music Toronto for more information. Free. ONLINE
NEW!! Jul 01 2:00: Q107. Great Canadian Concert. Guildwood GO Station Parking Lot, G-3360 McCowan Rd., Scarborough. 416-723-7445. $40-$60 per vehicle. LIVE EVENT!!
Jul 05 12:15: Music Mondays. The Nankunda Experience. Gloria Gift Nankunda, vocalist; Martin Kuwawi, guitar; Natalie Wong, violin. Visit A440 | A New Home for Classical Music for info. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jul 09 7:00: Bravo Niagara! Concert & Wine Tasting: Stéphane Tétreault. Stéphane Tétreault, cello. Visit Bravo Niagara! for info. On demand until Jul 16. ONLINE
NEW!! Jul 12 12:15: Music Mondays. A Wild Innocence. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata in d Op.14; Schumann: Symphonic Etudes Op.13; David L. McIntyre: A Wild Innocence. Jean-Luc Therrien, piano. Visit A440 | A New Home for Classical Music. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
NEW!! Jul 17 8:00: Array Music. Young Composers Workshop Concert. Visit Young Composers Workshop Concert on Livestream. ONLINE
ETCETERAS
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. Visit Arts@Home to learn more about this exciting collaborative initiative. ONLINE
Soundstreams. Composer Spotlight: Melissa Hui. Watch two movements from Map of Reality for string quartet, Ecology of Being for violin and piano, and listen to (1) Lacrymosa for soprano, clarinet and piano; (2) And blue sparks burn for violin and piano; and (3) Come as you are for pipa and nine instruments at Soundstreams. ONLINE
ONLINE BLOGS
Toronto Consort. Explorer: Discovering the World of Early Music. Explorer is a blog for the curious; a place of learning, sharing, and community. This all-new offering will present an assortment of curated content in a range of formats, like original short- or long-form articles, original video and audio recordings, and educational content on relevant topics relating to Early Music, history, and world music, as they relate our beloved repertoire. Visit Toronto Consort for further information. ONLINE
ONLINE GROUPS
Recollectiv: A unique musical online meeting group made up of people affected by memory challenges caused by illness (such as dementia) or brain injury (stroke, PTSD, etc.) and their care partners. Volunteers of all ages also form part of the band, providing a positive intergenerational experience for all. Participation is free with pre-registration. Contact Recollectiv by email at info@recollectiv.ca for meeting times, information and registration. ONLINE
PODCASTS
NEW!! Glenn Gould Foundation. The Gould Standard: Ai Weiwei: The Conscience of an Artist. Ai Weiwei is a unique presence in the world of visual art -- equal parts avant-garde icon, activist and moral conscience for our times. His courage is legendary both in pushing the boundaries between the new and the traditional in art, and between art and politics. He has inspired the world with his defiance in the face of authoritarianism. Join us for a deeply moving conversation, ranging from Ai's origins and formative influences, his struggles to defend freedom of expression against the forces of repression, his monumental installations and his equally bold provocations of the powerful and complacent through his documentary films. Visit The Glenn Gould Foundation.
STILL AVAILABLE
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir. Choral Concert. Bach: Easter Cantata: Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV4. Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir; Ensemble Regale Chamber Orchestra; Nick Halley, director. Visit Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir. Available on demand after May 1. ONLINE
collectif9. The Night of the Flying Horses. A film-concert transporting the viewers in five centuries of European musical traditions (Sapo Perapaskero, Taraf de Haidouks, François Couperin, and Osvaldo Golijov). collectif9. Visit Tickets for link and passcodes. Available on demand until Jun 13. ONLINE
Common Thread Community Chorus. We Will Rise All Together: A Virtual Concert. Eve Goldberg; Susanne Maziarz; Common Thread Kids; Isabel Bernaus, conductor. Visit Common Thread Chorus or email info@commonthreadchorus.ca. Free. Donations appreciated. Available until Jun 26 at 11:59pm. ONLINE
Estonian Music Week. Memories of Home. Works by Heino Eller and Erik Kreem; Improvisation. Erik Kreem, piano. Visit Estonian Music Week or call 416-925-9405. Available after live streaming date. ONLINE
Kevin Barrett. Live from Lockdown. Kevin Barrett does a live-streamed set of solo guitar tunes, coming directly from his Lockdown studio. Tune in to Kevin's Facebook page on Friday at 4pm here. YOUTUBE & FACEBOOK
Music in the Afternoon. CDA Celebration. Performances by Women's Musical Club of Toronto's Career Development Award recipients from 1990 until today. Works by Tartini, Telemann, Schubert, Lerner & Loewe, and others. Michael Bridge, accordion; Jeanie Chung, piano; Yegor Dyachkov, cello; James Ehnes, violin; Francine Kay, piano; Vincent Lauzer, recorder; Shannon Mercer, soprano; Blake Pouliot, violin; Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano. Visit Music in the Afternoon for more information. Free. On demand until Jun 24. ONLINE
Royal Conservatory of Music. The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase. Visit Royal Conservatory Live - Academic Performances. Free. ONLINE
Royal Conservatory of Music. Music of My Life: A Conversation with Paul Shaffer. Register at Royal Conservatory Music of My Life. Free. ONLINE
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna & Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor. Il segreto di Susanna - Juliana Krajčovič (Susana); Alex Mathews (Gil); Andrea Grant, music director/piano; Mario Pacheco, director. Der Schauspieldirektor - M Herz: Heidi Duncan (Mme Herz); Noelle Slaney (Mme Silberklang); David Walsh (Vogelsang); Vlad Soloviev, piano; Sandra Horst, conductor; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit Segreto di Susana & Schauspieldirektor. Free. ONLINE
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen. Mélissa Danis (Micaela); Elias Theocharidis (Don Jose); Alex Hetherington/Alessia Vitali (Carmen); Escamillo: Danlie Rae Acebuque/Luke Noftall (Escamillo); Sandra Horst, conductor & piano; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit Carmen (1st Cast)
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Walton: The Bear & Hoiby: Bon Appétit. The Bear - Renee Fajardo (Popova); Nicholas Higgs (Smirnov); Andrea Grant, music director/piano; Mario Pacheco, director. Bon Appétit: Alexandra Fee, mezzo; Andrea Grant, music director/piano; Mario Pacheco, director. Visit The Bear & Bon Appetit. Free. ONLINE
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen. Mélissa Danis (Micaela); Elias Theocharidis (Don Jose); Alex Hetherington/Alessia Vitali (Carmen); Escamillo: Danlie Rae Acebuque/Luke Noftall (Escamillo); Sandra Horst, conductor & piano; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit Carmen (2nd Cast). Free. ONLINE
