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December 12, 2024Solo Journeys – boomerangs, loopers, and home from home
by Sophia Perlman
Shortly after I moved north I was having a conversation with one of my younger, wiser siblings, and they offered the general life philosophy that if you look at whatever it is you’re doing, and if it doesn’t scare the…
December 12, 2024Perennials, panto, old favourites and modern takes highlight this year’s holiday fare
by Jennifer Parr
The holiday season’s musical shows run a wonderful gamut: perennial holiday fare; more modern takes on the holiday; year-round family favourites; and, of course, pantomime. Among the perennials this year are such shows as the National Ballet’s Nutcracker, the Shaw…
December 12, 2024Packed Oshawa banquet hall for RESOUND’s fifth anniversary
by Angus MacCaull
Chandeliers shone down on empty tables. A handful of other early-admitted guests chatted next to the cash-only bar as RESOUND Choir warmed up. Many of the 60 singers wore a gold pin with the choir’s symbol: a phoenix. Their dress…
December 12, 2024Judith Lander at the Jean Darlene
by Ori Dagan
Many artists trace others’ footsteps, while certain standouts develop their own paths. Similarly, while many live music venues stick to a familiar formula, occasionally a space comes along with its own distinct vision, vibe and style. Jean Darlene in the…
December 12, 2024Remembering Norma Beecroft (1934-2024)
by David Perlman
BEECROFT, NORMA MARIAN: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Norma Marian Beecroft in her 91st year, peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024. … A beloved Canadian composer, electronic music pioneer, and trailblazer in the world…
November 19, 2024Still pushing boundaries: West End Micro Music Festival
by Lydia Perovic
A lot has happened since 2018, the year I described the Happenstancers in these pages as part of the future of chamber music and song recital. A year later, two of the ensemble’s three founding musicians (mezzo-soprano Adanya Dunn and…
October 19, 2024Diffuse by name and textured by nature | X Avant XIX at the Music Gallery
by Wendalyn Bartley
Diffuse was the name of a concert I attended on October 16, the second night of the Music Gallery’s X Avant Festival, this year titled TeXtures, now in its 19th season. The event was the realization of a long-held dream…
October 16, 2024DEATH, DEVILS AND … ELECTIONS?
by Colin Story
I was going to start this column with a joke about October being the scariest month of the year. “A time to contemplate death, devils, and diminished chords,” I wrote in an earlier draft, perhaps trusting that it would have…
October 15, 2024Music As Medicine: The healing powers of a song-filled life
by Angus MacCaull
Renowned neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin paused as he sang the word “strings” and looked over the neck of his guitar to the audience in the University of Toronto’s Desautels Hall. The air felt charged. Instinctively, we knew what he wanted.…
October 15, 2024ARCS: A CONCERT CURATORS’ Q & A | Chris Friesen - Trinity Bach Project
by The WholeNote
Q1: The opening work? The opening work of TBP’s first program of the season, Henry Purcell’s 1685 anthem, I Was Glad, is constructed as a lovely little musical triptych. It’s a vocal painting of Psalm 122 existing in three hinged…
October 15, 2024ART OF THE ARC: A CURATORS’ Q & A | Jean-Sébastien Vallée - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
by The WholeNote
Q1: The opening work? Our upcoming concert, The Love Affair, illustrates how an entire program can be a carefully constructed arc, guiding the audience through different aspects of love, all tied together by the theme of dance. We begin with…
October 15, 2024ART OF THE ARC: A CURATORS’ Q & A | Wonny Song - Mooredale Series
by The WholeNote
Q1: The opening work? In our upcoming Mooredale Series program, pianist Benedetto Lupo will take us on a captivating journey through Nino Rota’s 15 Preludi. Each piece is imbued with its own distinct character and mood, together crafting an evolving…12 Dec 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed10 Oct 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed01 Sep 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed31 Mar 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed06 Feb 2024 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed17 Feb 2023 - Colin StoryMainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz06 Nov 2022 - Colin StoryMainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz05 Nov 2022 - Paul EnnisRemembering04 Oct 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed27 May 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed25 Apr 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed15 Mar 2022 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed24 Sep 2021 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed06 Jul 2021 - David PerlmanRemembering20 Mar 2021 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed09 Feb 2021 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed08 Feb 2021 - Steve WallaceJazz Notes06 Dec 2020 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed06 Dec 2020 - Andrew TimarWorld Music06 Dec 2020 - Jennifer ParrMusic Theatre06 Dec 2020 - Jack MacQuarrieBandstand06 Dec 2020 - Colin StoryMainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz06 Dec 2020 - Steve WallaceJazz Notes03 Nov 2020 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed03 Nov 2020 - Matthew WhitfieldEarly Period03 Nov 2020 - Steve WallaceJazz Notes03 Nov 2020 - Jack MacQuarrieBandstandCurrent Issue
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