Weekly Update #205 – Covering July 8 - July 15, 2024
NOTE: All times are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted.
FESTIVAL ROUNDUP
Summertime! A great opportunity to discover the abundance of music festivals available to enjoy throughout Southern Ontario. Here is a brief summary of the festivals offering their first performances this week or continuing through the coming seven days. Please visit the WholeNote at www.thewholenote.com/index.php/listings/just-ask for detailed listings or check out the festival items in the Daily Listings section below. You can also visit the festivals’ websites directly. Enjoy!
Brott Music Festival
Jun 20-Aug 15
Collingwood Music Festival
Jul 5-12
Elora Festival
Jul 5-20
Festival of the Sound
Jul 19-Aug 3
Leith Summer Festival
Jun 22-Aug 24
Music at Port Milford
Jul 13-Aug 3
Music Mondays
Jun 3-Sep 2
Toronto Summer Music
Jul 11-Aug 3
Westben
Jun 14-Aug 4
DAILY LISTINGS
Listings are based on information sent to WholeNote in advance by event presenters. Includes dated listings for the period Mon Jul 8 to Mon Jul 15, 2024.
These daily listings include only basic information. For complete and detailed listings or for information on all events, click here to use our JustAsk feature.
The deadline for the next weekly update is Tue Jul 9 at 6pm. Presenters are asked to advise us as soon as possible of any changes or cancellations to John Sharpe at listings@thewholenote.com.
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LIVE OR ONLINE
Jul 08 12:15: Music Mondays. Modern Music for Guitar. Works by Aphex Twin, Takashi Yoshimatsu, and others. Simon Farintosh & Adam Batstone, guitars. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.comPWYC ($10 suggested).
Jul 08 1:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Harmonious Conversations. Explore how to strike the right chords, prevent dissonance, and orchestrate harmonious conversations. Dr. Gail Nemetz Robinson. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com.
Jul 08 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Africville Stories. Jackie Richardson, singer & actor; Joe Sealy, composer & piano; and Jazz Trio. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $45.
Jul 09 10:30am: Avenue Road Music & Performance Academy. A Study of Piano Etudes with Michael Berkovsky. Piano Etudes from Czerny to Rachmaninoff. Michael Berkovsky, piano. Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy - Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, 460 Avenue Rd. www.avenueroadmusic.com or info@avenueroadmusic.com or 416-922-0855. $50.
Jul 09 1:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Creating Music in the Digital Age. Geoffrey James, host. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com.
Jul 09 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Postcards Lost. Bringing to life the love story of a couple who wrote Yiddish postcards to each other in World War II. Includes heart-warming Yiddish songs, profoundly moving children’s poems set to music and stirring works by a variety of Jewish composers. James Campbell, clarinet; Daniel Vnukowksi, piano; Jaclyn Grossman, narrator; Andrea Ludwig, mezzo; and Moshe Hammer, violin. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $45.
Jul 10 12:15: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Downtown Summer Concert Series: Strings in Summer. Strings of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. King William Street, Between James St. N. and Hughson St. N., Hamilton. www.hpo.org/hpo-in-the-summertime Free.
Jul 10 1:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Rhyme Time Rendez-vous: A Poetry Workshop. Jillian Morris, Collingwood's Poet Laureate / poetry workshop. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. Limited space. Please register on website.
Jul 10 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer's Market. Music in the Market - J. Patrick O'Neal. Celtic, folk and pop. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine.
Jul 10 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Youth Talent Night in Partnership with GTMTA. From classical greats to Cole Porter. Cadence Brassard, organ; Sally Bruce, mezzo; Glohw (Matthew Shepperdson, Will Smythe, and Hanne Poulsen), Theadora Koski, piano; Lauren Smith, soprano; Maddison Wilkey, violin. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. Free. Limited space. Please register on website.
Jul 10 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Offspring. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $76.85-$187.75.
Jul 10 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Shooglenifty. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/shooglenifty. $45.
Jul 11 8:00am: Elora Festival. Music in the Woods. Elora Singers; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. Grand River Community Church, 7438 Wellington Rd 18, Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $20. Also 8:20am, 8:40am, 9am, 9:20am, 9:40am. Trail uneven. Arrive 5-10 min. early for bus. No washrooms. Not mobility accessible. Weather dependent.
Jul 11 1:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Young Talent Laureates – Three Virtuoso Pianists. Arya Nuthulapati - Beethoven: Mvmt 1 from Sonata in f Op.2 No.1; Chopin: Nocturne in b-flat Op.9 No.1; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in c-sharp Op.3 No.2; William Bolcom: Old Adam. Laura Nyburg - Alexina Louie: I Leap Through the Sky with Stars; Albéniz: Leyenda, Asturas, Prelude from Cantos de España Op.232 No.1; Chopin: Nocturne in c-sharp Op.27 No.1. Justin Chen - Bach: Partita No.2 in c BWV 826; Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op.32 No.5. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. Free. Limited space. Please register on website.
Jul 11 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Tomson Highway: Songs in the Key of Cree. Tompson Highway, playwright & novelist; Patricia Cano, vocalist; Marcus Ali, saxophone. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $45.
Jul 11 7:00: Elora Festival. Fauré: Piano Trio & Quartet. Fauré: Piano Trio; Piano Quartet No.1. Boson Mo, violin; Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola; Cameron Crozman, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).
Jul 11 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Crossroads. Iranian classical. Tarolinbak Persian Trio. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free.
Jul 11 7:00: Westben. Natural Balance. An intimate and evocative evening of music, art and storytelling. Members of Alderville First Nation, Dave Mowat, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Cale Crowe, Jordan Mowat. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca. $5-$45.
Jul 11 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville). Music by Gioachino Rossini. Justine Ledoux (Rosina); Mikelis Rogers (Figaro); Wesley Harrison (Count Almaviva); Nicholas Murphy (Doctor Bartolo); Matthew Li (Basilio). Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From $25.
Jul 11 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Opening Night: The Fairy Queen. Purcell: The Fairy Queen. Paulina Francisco, soprano; Georgia Burashko, mezzo; Rebecca Leggett, mezzo; Juliette May, mezzo; Ilia Askionov, tenor; Rodrigo Caretto, tenor; Hugo Herman-Wilson, baritone; Benjamin Schilperoort, bass-baritone; Orchestre des Arts Florissants; Dancers of Compagnie Käfig; Paul Agnew & William Christie, musical direction; Mourad Merzouki, choreographer & stage director. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. Tickets at 416-408-0208 / 647-430-5699 / www.tosummermusic.com. From $26. Discounts are available for those over 65 and under 35. Join us for a champagne reception for the entire audience after the concert.
Jul 11 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. UB40 - Red Wine Tour with Maxi Priest. Fallsview Casino Resort - OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $70.20-$99.45.
Jul 11 9:00: Elora Festival. Elora Singers at Twilight. Elora Singers; Wallace Halladay, saxophone; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. Guests: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).
Jul 12 1:00: Mostly Madrigals. Singout at Humber Bay West. Mostly Renaissance songs. Gazebo at Humber Bay, 50 Humber Bay Park Rd. W., Etobicoke. Free. Google "Gazebo at Humber Bay". Please bring a lawn chair.
Jul 12 3:00: Toronto Summer Music. Art Song Masterclass with Dame Sarah Connolly. Featuring Art of Song fellows. University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. Tickets at 416-408-0208 / 647-430-5699 / www.tosummermusic.com. Free.
Jul 12 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Closing Night: An Enchanted Evening. Featuring iconic tunes from West Side Story, Chorus Line, and Les Misérables. Gino Quilico, baritone; Julie Nesrallah, mezzo; Dominic Boulianne, piano. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $45.
Jul 12 7:30: Elora Festival. Unplugged. Broadway classics and pop hits. Elora Singers; Scott Christian, piano. Gambrel Barn Elora, Corner of County Rd. 7 and 21, Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $20-$75; $20(st).
Jul 12 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Transfigured Night. Brahms: Sextet No.2 in G Op.36; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4. Andrew Wan, violin; Jonathan Crow, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Eric Nowlin, viola; Brian Manker, cello. University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. Tickets at 647-430-5699 or www.tosummermusic.com. From $25. Discounts are available for those over 65 and under 35.
Jul 12 8:00: Brampton On Stage. The Rosebowl. Hip Hop and R&B. TCspades. The Rose Studio, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800. $10.
Jul 13 10:30am: Elora Festival. Free Community Event: Elora Sings Bach. Members of Elora Singers; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. Free.
Jul 13 11:00am: Xenia Concerts/TO Live. ASD Youth Advisory Council Concert with Jennarie and Drew Jurecka. Original songs and jazz standards. All expressions welcome! Feel free to make noise, get up, or stim! Wheelchair accessible venue. Gender-neutral, wheelchair accessible washrooms. Accessible PDF concert programs and listening guide emailed before event. Fidget toys and noise-cancelling earmuffs can be provided upon request. Flexible seating and a separate area for breaks. Stretch breaks. Visual schedule. Drew Jurecka; vocalist; Jon Catanus, drums; Ewen Farncombe, keyboard. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. 647-896-8295 or Xenia Concerts. $5.
Jul 13 12:00_noon: Brott Music Festival. Brott on the Waterfront. Please visit www.brottmusic.com closer to date for repertoire and performers. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. Free.
Jul 13 1:00: Toronto Summer Music. ReGeneration Concert: From Memories Past - Mendelssohn, Elgar, and Brahms. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in d Op.49 (Tsubasa Muramatsu, Peter Stumpf, Yumi Jang); Songs by Brahms, R. Strauss, Mahler, Berg, Chaminade, and Elgar (Christina Thanisch-Smith, Nicole Percifield, Aarón Ormaza Vera, Corinne Penner); Brahms: String Quintet No.2 in G Op.111 (Hudson Ye Hyung Chung, Eric Tsai, Eric Nowlin, Celia Morin, Elliot Sloss). University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. Tickets at 416-408-0208 or www.tosummermusic.com. From $20. Discounts are available for those over 65 and under 35.
Jul 13 1:30: Elora Festival. J.S. Bach's Long Walk in the Snow. Rebekah Wolkstein, violin; Suba Sankaran, voice; Dylan Bell, voice/harp; Lori Gemmell, harp; Tom Allen, narration/trombone. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).
Jul 13 4:00: Elora Festival. Elinor Frey Plays Bach. Bach: Cello Suites. Elinor Frey, cello. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).
Jul 13 4:00: Toronto Summer Music. ReGeneration Concert: Veiled Devotion - Schumann, Debussy, and Howells. Songs by Schubert, Mahler, Wagner, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Howells, and Gurney (Morgan Manifacier, Alla Salakhova, Jared Andrew Michaud, Hillary Tufford, Corinne Penner, Aarón Ormaza Vera, Christina Maria Koti, Daniel Silcock); Schumann: Piano Quartet No.2 in E-flat Op.47 (Andrew Wan, David Montreuil, Juliana Moroz, Jiarong Li. University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. Tickets at 416-408-0208 or www.tosummermusic.com. From $20. Discounts are available for those over 65 and under 35.
Jul 13 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. The Coriolis Trio. Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.1; Paul Schoenfield: Cafe Music. Jung Tsai, violin; Rebecca Morton, cello; Tomoko Inui, piano. First United Church Waterloo, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms $35; $10(st).
Jul 13 7:30: Elora Festival. Immortal Bach. Elora Singers; Elinor Frey, cello; Jonathan Oldengarm, organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).
Jul 13 7:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Jason Mraz & The Superband: The Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride. Fallsview Casino Resort - OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $75.85-$483.88.
Jul 13 7:30: Music at Port Milford. Beginnings. Works by Enescu, Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Perkinson, Suk, and Kevin Lau. Chloé Chabanole, violin; Taylor Mitz, violin; Amadi Azikiwe, viola; Thomas Beard, cello; Angela Park, piano. St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, 335 Main St., Picton. 914-439-5039. $50; $20(ages 16 & under).
Jul 13 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. ReGeneration Concert: Postcards from Europe - Dohnányi, Grieg, and Tchaikovsky. Dohnányi: Serenade in C Op.10 (Ria Honda, Jie-Ling [Jennie] Tang, Brian Manker; Songs by Schumann, Grieg, Duparc, Gurney, Walton, Undine Smith Moore (Ellen Mawhinney, Hannah Moreno, Christina Maria Koti, Daniel Silcock); Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Op.70 (Kenneth Naito, Lauren Conroy, Daniel Simmons, Sharon Wei, Hyunah Lee, Kelcey Howell). University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. Tickets at 416-408-0208 or www.tosummermusic.com From $20. Discounts are available for those over 65 and under 35.
Jul 14 2:00: Westben. Performer-Composer Residency Concert - Music of Many Gardens. World premieres by the 2024 Performer-Composer Residency participants. Ben Finley, creative director; Sarah Belle Reid, Davy Sumner, annais linares, co-facilitators. The Barn (Campbellford), 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca Pay-What-You-Can.
Jul 14 3:00: Elora Festival. Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time. Gryphon Trio; James Campbell, clarinet. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).
Jul 14 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: The Nine Maidens. Early music & traditional. Ménestrel. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free.
Jul 15 12:15: Music Mondays. Tales and Dedications. Works by Ravel; Stephanie Orlando: Mod for Piano and Electronics - An Homage à Ravel; Nauroz Tanya: Mosaic Portrait; Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-flat. Joseph Ferretti, piano. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ($10 suggested).
Jul 15 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Death and the Maiden. Mozart: String Quartet No.15 in d K.421; Ian Cusson: New Work for String Quartet (World Première); Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in d "Death and the Maiden". New Orford String Quartet: Jonathan Crow, violin; Andrew Wan, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Brian Manker, cello. University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. Tickets at 647-430-5699 or www.tosummermusic.com From $25. Discounts are available for those over 65 and under 35.
AUDITIONS
Elmer Iseler Singers. Open Call for Auditions for the 2024-2025 Concert Season. The Elmer Iseler Singers invite Canadian professional singers to apply! Based in Toronto, The Elmer Iseler Singers and Lydia Adams, Artistic Director, are excited to announce auditions for all voices for core and substitute work with the choir. The Elmer Iseler Singers, established in 1979, is a foremost Canadian professional chamber choir performing a wide range of choral styles and genres, specializing in contemporary Canadian and international repertoire, and is known for its superb musicianship, its spirit of collaboration with organizations nationally, and its educational focus. The choir is looking for choral singers with excellent musicianship and sight-reading skills, and an ability and desire to work closely within the team. The Elmer Iseler Singers is committed to the principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility.
Auditions will entail:
- 2 prepared arias or songs. Please bring music for the provided pianist. One of the works should be in a language other than English.
- sight-reading
- ear tests and voice range check
Please note: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada. Submission deadline is July 15, 2024.
Please fill out the form at https://www.elmeriselersingers.com/2024/06/open-call-for-auditions-2024-25-season and we will contact you to set up an audition. For more information, please contact Jessie Iseler, General Manager, by email at jessie@elmeriselersingers.com or by phone at 416-217-0537.
FESTIVALS
Hillside Festival 2024. Jul 19-21. An annual, not-for-profit summer music festival that celebrates creativity through artistic expression, community engagement, and environmental leadership. Performers include Patrick Watson, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with Daniel Lanois and Terra Lightfoot, Aysanabee, Richard Thompson, and Five Alarm Funk. Guelph Lake Island, Guelph Lake Conservation Area. https://hillsidefestival.ca or call 519-763-6396. Weekend Passes: $189.00. Day Passes: Friday - $75.00 / Saturday - $95.00 / Sunday - $95.00. Senior Weekend Passes (65+): $104.50.
LIVE REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
A New Quartet is an emerging Toronto area ensemble that rehearses traditional repertoire and writes new music. The quartet is currently seeking saxophone players and composers. For details please visit www.anewquartet.net.
The Choralairs is a non-audition, adult choir that welcomes new members in September and January. Rehearsals are on Tuesday 6:45-8-45pm at Edithvale C.C. 131 Finch Ave. W, Toronto. Please contact Elaine at choralairs.delighted.720@silomails.com to RSVP. Check out our new website at www.Choralairs.com.
Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Full rehearsals every Wednesday night at 7:30pm. 309 Horner Ave. Open to all who are looking for a great band to join. Text Rob Hunter at 416-878-1730.
Harmony Singers of Etobicoke. The women of The Harmony Singers survived COVID and are regrouping for 2024! If you'd like to sing an exciting repertoire of pop, jazz, folk and light classics, the group will give you a warm welcome! Rehearsals start in January on Wednesday nights from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Richview United Church in Etobicoke. Contact Conductor Harvey Patterson at: theharmonysingers@ca.com or call 416-239-5821.
New Horizons Band of Toronto. All levels from beginners to advanced for brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Weekly classes led by professional music teachers. Loaner instrument provided to each new registrant in the beginners’ program. Visit www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca.
North Toronto Community Band. Openings for drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, French horns. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.
String Orchestra TO is a new string orchestra in Toronto for amateur intermediate and advanced string players. No auditions. Our season runs from Sep 11, 2024 to May 28, 2025. Wed rehearsals: 7:15-9:15 pm at St. Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave.. Visit www.sites.google.com/view/stringorchestrato/home or email us at StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com.
Strings Attached Orchestra, North York. All string players (especially viola, cello, bass) are welcome. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. from Sep to Jun. Email us first at info.stringsattached@gmail.com to receive music and other details or visit our website at www.stringsattachedorchestra.com for more information.
Toronto Shape Note Singers. Sacred Harp Singing. Shape note selections from the Sacred Harp tunebook.Singing is participatory, not a performance. No experience necessary. All are welcome and there are books to borrow. Monthly on the third Wednesday from Feb 21 to Dec 8, 2024. Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. 647-838-8764. Pay what you can. Jun 19, Jul 17, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20 & Dec 18.
MUSICALS
Blyth Festival. Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes. By Alison Lawrence. Inspired by the Book by Bonnie Sitter & Shirleyan English. Harvest Stage (Aug 14-31). Memorial Hall (Sep 3-7). $60; $35(partially obstructed view); $30(obstructed view); $20(youth). www.blythfestival.com.
Drayton Festival. Naked Radio: A Comedy With No Dead Air. Music by Paul Libman. Book and Lyrics by Dave Hudson. Dayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton. www.draytonentertainment.com. Aug 7-25.
Shaw Festival. Cotton Club. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/cotton-club.To Oct 11.
Shaw Festival. Kabarett. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/kabarett. To Oct 12.
Shaw Festival. My Fair Lady. Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/my-fair-lady. To Dec 21.
Shaw Festival. The Roll of Shaw. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-roll-of-shaw. To Sep 28.
Shaw Festival. The Secret Garden. A Play with Songs. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Adapted for the stage by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-secret-garden. To Oct 13.
Shaw Festival. The Shaw Variety Show. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-shaw-variety-show. To Oct 6.
Stratford Festival. La Cage aux Folles. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman. Based on the play by Jean Poiret. Directed by Thom Allison. Choreographed by Cameron Carver. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. www.stratfordfestival.ca. To Oct 26.
Stratford Festival. Something Rotten. Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell. Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick. Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. www.stratfordfestival.ca. To Oct 27.
ONGOING EVENTS
Trinity College, University of Toronto. Evensong. Traditional Anglican choral music. Trinity College Chapel Choir; Thomas Bell, director of music; Peter Bayer, organ scholar. Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-978-2522 or Trinity College. Free. Evensong is sung every Wednesday at 5:15pm in the beautiful Trinity College chapel during term time.
Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert Band Concert. The first Thursday of every month at 11am. 35-piece concert band performing band concert music, pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.encoreband.ca. $10.
ONLINE EVENTS
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. www.artsathome.ca.
North Toronto Community Band. Openings for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba and auxiliary percussion. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.
Recollectiv. For anyone living with cognitive challenges from Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke or PTSD. The group meets weekly to rediscover the joy of making music. Community members and music students are welcome to this fun, rewarding and inter-generational experience. Sessions take place from 2 to 3pm (with sound checks and socializing at 1:30pm). No summer sessions after Jun 22. Weekly sessions resume on Sep 7. Please contact recollectiv@gmail.com for more information.
SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS
Canadian Opera Company. Summer Music Camps. Jul 8–12: Little Company (entering grades 1–3). Jul 15–19: Junior Company (entering grades 4–6). Jul 22–26: Intermediate Company (entering grades 6–8). Jul 29– Aug 2: Senior Company (entering grade 9 to 1st year college/university). Times: 9am–3:30pm (grades 1–8). 9am–4pm (Senior Company). Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Target: Children and teens, ages 6–18. The COC’s Summer Music Camps invite young creatives from grade 1 through first year university to learn about music, drama, and design. Participants are supported in a creative and non-competitive environment where they learn and experiment with several modes of artistic expression, including singing, composing, movement, drama, and design. In creating their own original work, campers are guided by the COC’s roster of teaching artists, highly skilled professionals in their respective fields, culminating in a final showcase performance for family and friends. No previous experience with music required. Tuition: $395. Registration for each company is available until the Friday before their first day. Extended care is available until 5pm for Little Company and Junior Company participants for an additional $40. To register, visit coc.ca/Camps.
Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Summer Music Camp. Session 1: Jul 8-19 & Session 2: Jul 22- Aug 2, Full-day classes: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Morning Only classes: Mon-Fri 9am-12noon. Afternoon Only classes Mon-Fri 1-4pm. Before and after care is available for a flat fee of $100 extended care is available 8:30-9am and 4-5pm daily. A $1 per minute Late Pickup Fee also applies after 10 minutes. Campers do not need an instrument as instruments are provided for all classes. However, if your camper is registered in the Ukelele, Guitar, Brass & Winds, or Strings classes and prefers to provide their own instrument, just select “PROVIDING PERSONAL INSTRUMENT” on the registration form. For more information, email the SMC Admin Team at karlie.boyle@niagarasymphony.com or call 905-687-4993.
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 17-21. Kaeja d’Dance. Porch View Dances (PVD).. Returning for its 13th year to Toronto’s historic Seaton Village neighbourhood. Founded by Karen Kaeja and developed with Allen Kaeja, this year’s site-specific, outdoor dance event will feature a series of short, original performances performed by everyday people that explore the heart of play – choosing joy over fear, giving into laughter and silliness, and unashamedly embracing our truest selves. Curated by Mayumi Lashbrook, this year’s roving PVD will feature porch performances choreographed by Toronto dancemakers Sid Ryan Eilers, Fer Camacho, and Zita Nyarady. The works, performed by non-professional participants, will be interspersed with short dance vignettes, choreographed by Esie Mensah. The open-air experience will conclude with the premiere of a multifaceted work by Indigenous creator Jim Adams, in partnership with Heryka Miranda (Saturday and Sunday only), coupled with the return of PVD’s interactive finale, Flock Landing – an audience-inclusive gentle movement installation led by Mio Sakamoto. For Pay-What-You-Can ticket details and further information, visit www.kaeja.org.
