WholeNote CLASSIFIEDS can help you recruit new members for your choir or band/ orchestra or find a new music director! Advertise your help wanted needs or promote your services starting at only $24/issue. INQUIRE BY FEB 24 for the MARCH 2018 issue. classad@thewholenote.com
AUDITIONS & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Available pro bono positions with the KINDRED SPIRITS ORCHESTRA: Oboe, Horn, Trumpet, Bass Trombone, sectional Violins, Violas, Violoncellos and Contrabasses. The KSO is an auditioned-based civic orchestra in residence at Flato Markham Theatre. For information, visit KSOchestra.ca or e-mail GM@KSOrchestra.ca.
COUNTERPOINT COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA – now in our 33rd season. We invite volunteer musicians in all sections to play with us at Monday evening rehearsals. Our next concerts are on March 24, and June 9. Contact
info@ccorchestra.org. www.ccorchestra.org.
JOIN THE BEL CANTO SINGERS! We share the love of singing - Broadway show tunes, folk songs, spirituals, rock songs, and opera excerpts, and welcome singers of all ages. Under the direction of Leanne Piller we rehearse Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:30 at St. Nicholas Anglican Church, Kingston Rd. near Warden. Concerts are early December and (this year) May 5; we also give outreach concerts at community retirement and nursing homes. Occasional workshops combine socializing with improving our singing skills. Members quickly become friends and our annual banquet solidifies these friendships. Auditioned ensemble. 416-265-7586 www.belcantosingers.ca.
PLAYERS NEEDED for children’s concert band program at St. Albans Boys and Girls Club. Age 9+. All levels welcome. Wednesdays from 6-7:30. $180 for 12 week session. Please contact Michelle Clarke for more info 416-534-8461. stalbansclub.ca/st-albans-band
THE EAST YORK CONCERT BAND has openings for trumpets, flutes, clarinets, french horns, euphoniums and tubas. No auditions necessary. For more information, contact president@eastyorkconcertband.ca, or check out www.eastyorkconcertband.ca
THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is accepting applications for the Resident Conductor & TSYO (Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra) Conductor positions. Please see: tso.ca/resident conductor for detailed information. Application deadline is Monday, February 19, 2018 at 5pm.
BUY & SELL
BUY OR SELL INSTRUMENTS with a WholeNote classified ad! What’s in YOUR closet? Does your old guitar gently weep? Give that nice old clarinet / drum kit a new life. Ads start at $24.00 INQUIRE BY FEBRUARY 24 for the MARCH.
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CLASSICAL RECORD AND CD COLLECTIONS WANTED. Minimum 350 units. Call, text or e-mail Aaron 416-471-8169 or A@A31.CA.
DIGITAL ORGAN FOR SALE Superb two-manual, 37 stop Allen Quantum Q265D drawknob organ (2012) seven channel audio, seven tonal suites, occasionally used by dealer as concert rental instrument, available immediately. Organ may be played and inspected by appointment. $47K, price negotiable, financing available, includes delivery in Ontario. Call/Text: 416-571-3680 or email: gdmansell@sympatico.ca.
TRUMPET Bach Stradivarius model 37 (never used); SAXOPHONE Bundy Selmer alto; BASSOON Linton; TUBA Besson ¾ size, in hard case with wheels. Phone 416-964-3642.
FLUTE, PIANO, THEORY LESSONS. RCM exam preparation. RCM certified advanced specialist. Samantha Chang, FTCL, FLCM, Royal Academy of Music PGDip, LRAM, ARCT. Toronto, Scarborough 416-801-9196, samantha.studio@gmail.com.
www.samanthaflute.com.
JAMMING WITH A COACH - a 10 week Adult Band Workshop seeks singers, piano, guitar, bass, drums and horns etc for a weekly workshop. For those who want to reconnect with music, play in a band, make friends and most of all have fun. Like School of Rock but for adults. Marc Enkin Music 647 522-4213. marcenkin@gmail.com.
LESSONS FOR ALL! Friendly and firm - I’m an experienced musician and mom teaching piano and singing to children (and the young at heart) in my Toronto home (East Leslieville). To discuss your child’s need for music-making please contact
kskwhite@gmail.com.
PIANO, VOCAL, THEORY LESSONS in Etobicoke and East Mississauga with RCM piano advanced certified specialist. MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES and ADAPTED LESSONS. www.lmmtstudio.com
larissa@lmmtstudio.com 416-574-0018.
www.MosePianoForAll.com - Friendly Cabbagetown teaching studio welcomes nervous adult hobby pianists, moody teenagers, and normal upbeat kids. Uncommonly encouraging piano teacher with loyal following and buckets of patience. RCM washouts a specialty. Peter Kristian Mose, 416/923-3060. “Sure beats studying with those Quebec nuns!” S.A., age 65+. “Now there’s a teacher!” R.D., age 13.
SERVICES
ACCOUNTING AND INCOME TAX SERVICE for small business and individuals, to save you time and money, customized to meet your needs. Norm Pulker, B. Math. CMA. 905-251-0309 or 905-830-2985.
AUDIOLOGY SERVICES FOR MUSICIANS. Treatment for tinnitus, hyperacusis, misophonia. Custom musician ear plugs, hearing testing, clinical hypnosis for peak performance. All services by Doctor of Audiology. Telemedicine option available. Short walk from Stouffville GO train/bus station. www.auditorypathways.ca 647-527-7107.
CD LINER NOTES, PROMO MATERIAL, CONCERT PROGRAMS, LIBRETTI, WEB SITE CONTENT AND MEMOIRS need proofreading and editing for correct spelling and grammar, clarity and consistency. Contact Vanessa Wells, wellsread@editors.ca, for a copy editor with a music background. Quick turnaround and reasonable rates! wellsreadediting.ca.
DO YOU NEED MUSIC FOR A BIRTHDAY, WEDDING, ANNIVERSARY OR OTHER SPECIAL OCCASION? Aquarius DJ Service plays music for all ages to fit your budget. Motown, sixties-and-up and your requests. For more information, phone Jen at 416-693-8875, or send an e-mail to mejen@bell.net.
KARAOKE FOR ALL OCCASIONS! We offer on-site karaoke services for your private party, team-building event, or fund-raiser. All equipment provided plus a skilled and friendly karaoke host to run things smoothly and make your guests feel like stars. Sing musical theatre favourites, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday, Beatles, Queens of the Stone Age, and everything in between. Contact
jason@jasonrolland.com or call 416-809-4311.
RESTORE PRECIOUS MEMORIES lost on old records, tapes, photos etc.? Recitals, gigs, auditions, air checks, family stuff. on 78’s, cassettes, reels, 35mm slides etc?. ArtsMediaProjects will lovingly restore them to CD’s or DVD’s. Call George @ 416-910-1091.
VENUES AVAILABLE / WANTED
ARE YOU PLANNING A CONCERT OR RECITAL? Looking for a venue? Consider Bloor Street United Church. Phone: 416-924-7439 x22. Email: tina@bloorstreetunited.org.
PERFORMANCE / REHEARSAL / STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE: great acoustics, reasonable rates, close to Green P Parking, cafés & restaurants. Historic church at College & Bellevue, near Spadina. Phone 416-921-6350. E-mail
ststepheninthefields@gmail.com.
