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
August 9 to August 12
Scarborough, ON
The first of its kind in the District of Scarborough, the four day Scarbough Town Jazz Festival will take place at the Burrows Hall Community Centre Park, Rosebank Park and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. A highlight of this event is its cultural fusion, reflecting the multicultural face of Scarborough with a talented and diverse lineup of artists. Be prepared for a global musical journey! There will be food, drink and activities for the whole family and community to enjoy.
LMP (the organizers) is planning a music scholarship and projects with young talent in Scarborough to encourage them to reach out and take their talent further still.
647-427-8675 or 647-427-1403
www.latinmusicprod.com
Aaron Davis’ Circle Of Friends, March 26: 8pm. Composer and keyboardist Aaron Davis performs original compositions from his upcoming new recording, in collaboration with Suba Sankaran, Lori Cullen, Maryem Tollar, Gabriel Davis, Dylan Bell, John Johnson, Rob Piltch, Davide Direnzo and others at the Lula Lounge, Toronto. A pair of tickets awaits RICHARD SMITH at the door!
Confluence Concerts: The Mandala, May 9: 8pm. Their final show this season is curated by Suba Sankaran: words and music inspired by an enduring image, with Ed Hanley, Dylan Bell, Sheniz Janmohamed and others, at St. Thomas’s Church, Toronto. A pair of tickets each, is waiting for MARGARET OLDFIELD and CELIA HARTE.
Sing! In Concert – O Canada! We Are The World, May 29, 8pm. Suba Sankaran and Dylan Bell are co-artistic directors of the 2020 SING! THE TORONTO VOCAL ARTS FESTIVAL (May 19 to 31). Sankaran and Bell’s own genre-bending duo, FreePlay, will host the May 29 concert, celebrating the many cultures that comprise Canada, using nothing but their voices and innovative live-looping techniques for an a cappella concert of astounding variety. The concert will feature Tom Wilson and include East Coast shanty singers Pressgang Mutiny, and others. At Young People’s Theatre, Toronto. A pair of tickets goes to JOAN SAYER.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 1976
- A rare moment of sitting quiet – these days he’s always on the move!
- Adventures so far this season include Love & Murder (with Northern Début Nord, Sudbury); The Marriage of Figaro, as Bartolo (Edmonton Opera); La Bohème as Schaunard (Calgary Opera); La Cenerentola, as Don Magnifico (Vancouver Opera)
- Hope he travels with his Overcoat! (Toronto 2018)
- When gardening season returns, in April, he’ll be reprising a role that had everyone rocking in 2016, in an award-winning production with Tapestry New Opera.
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