June 4 to June 16
Trinity-St Paul’s Centre, Walter Hall (U of T) and Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, ON
Musicians from around the world gather in Toronto for the annual Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. An intensive 14-day residency in instrumental and vocal baroque performance, the Institute features four free concerts open to the public. See our website or call us for more details.
416-964-9562 x241
www.tafelmusik.org
September 21 to September 23
Owen Sound and Leith, ON
Join us for the ninth annual SweetWater Music Festival, being held this year from September 21 to 23 in Owen Sound and Leith, Ontario. This year's festival will highlight both early music and jazz, and feature programs led by artistic director and recent Juno award-winner Mark Fewer, along with co-artistic directors Phil Dwyer and Kenneth Slowik. This year's program will include works by Barber, Telemann and David Braid, and a world premiere of a work by Phil Dwyer! Check our website for more information.
519-371-2833
www.sweetwaterfestival.ca
June 10 to June 24
Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd., Toronto, ON
Visit Spadina Museum on Sundays in June for the Music in the Orchard concert series featuring the Taffanel Wind Ensemble on June 10, Michael Franklin on June 17 and VentElation on June 24. All concerts start at 1:30pm and are pay-what-you-can. Bring a blanket and your favourite people and enjoy a great afternoon of music. Or, go to Etobicoke for Musical Matinees at Montgomery's Inn, from 2pm to 4pm. On June 17 enjoy “Vocal Art Song” with soprano Christina Campsall. The concert on June 24 features Duo Primo (pianist Ronée Boyce and cellist Mahsa Madahian). For tickets see our website.
416-392-6910
www.toronto.ca/museum-events
July 16 to August 26
25 Ontario St., Stratford, ON
Stratford Summer Music presents over 100 events, including celebrations of the 80th anniversary of Glenn Gould’s birth with international and Canadian pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Simone Dinnerstein, David Jalbert, Jan Lisiecki and Gabriela Montero, and special performances from 2 Pianos 4 Hands and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. The Music at Rundles luncheon series presents Canadian musician George Meanwell and the annual BargeMusic series continues to present noon-hour concerts of different musical genres by a range of Canadian and international ensembles. Robert Harris hosts “Music that Changed the World” (illustrated music lectures), and three young Canadian organists perform during Organ Week.
www.stratfordsummermusic.ca
Summer has arrived and with it, the regular concert season closes. But this is by no means the end of music for the season: rather, summer festivals are starting in abundance, providing a rich array of musical experiences, from orchestra and choir concerts to chamber and solo recitals. So welcome to the WholeNote’s 11th annual Green Pages, our guide to summer festivals throughout Ontario, across Canada and beyond, presenting music of all sorts – classical, jazz, opera, folk, world music and much more – in a plethora of unique and beautiful settings across the country! Our Green Pages Summer Music Guide comprises three sections. First, you’ll find the profiles of 39 summer festivals from far and wide joining us as Green Pages members this year. Next, you’ll find listings from our Green Pages members hosting events between June 1 and July 7. Look out for further events hosted by these festivals between July 1 and September 7 in our July/August double issue!
Click here for a map of the Summer Music Festivals
THE 2012 GREEN PAGES TEAM
Project Manager Karen Ages
Project Editor Adam Weinmann
Layout and Design Uno Ramat
Website Bryson Winchester
On The Road 2014 Coming Soon
Compiled and edited by Sara Constant
Once again, it’s that time of year where we cast our nets wide and ask Canadian musicians across our community what they’re looking forward to this summer, both as listeners and performers, and what their plans are for the season ahead.
Every year it’s the same four questions – and yet, they call forth an array of responses as varied and unique as the musicians themselves. With new updates and responses coming in every day, be sure to check out this page from time to time to read up on the summer plans of this year’s “On-the-Roaders.” Here follows a taste of what they’re up to during the coming summer months.
MUSICIANS, CONCERT PRESENTERS AND MUSIC LOVERS: DO YOU TWEET?
Follow us @thewholenote and share your summer music festival experience by using the hashtag #WNontheroad.
