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December 04, 2023Precarious Independence and Big Hall Highlights
by Colin Story
Given the precariousness involved in the retail and service industries, it is something of a miracle when new grassroots venues emerge. It is not as though larger ventures – such as the nascent Allied Music Centre at Massey Hall –…
December 03, 2023The 6.47% Solution - Handel’s Messiah still holds its own
by David Perlman
For a classical work that features in only 19 of the 123 concerts in this issue’s listings that involve a choir (or choirs), Handel’s Messiah still commands a lot of Christmas concert attention. (I think the rule is I am…
November 30, 2023Brampton, Braun, Broadsway & Beyond
by Sophia Perlman
For those reliant on public transit, Brampton may seem impossibly north. From this writer’s current location, it’s 1,063 km south. With that in mind, it seems fair to say that Brampton On Stage’s wonderfully diverse programming (music and otherwise) across…
November 30, 2023Connecting the Dots...
by Paul Ennis
The sheer number of concerts in our listings is impressive enough. Even more impressive is the resonances between seemingly unrelated events once you start to dig a little deeper and start to connect the dots. Take, as an example, Art…
November 29, 2023Holiday Shows: Old Favourites and New Contenders
by Jennifer Parr
December is usually filled with the return of shows we think of as old family favourites, so it is exciting when new candidates for that status take a step into the spotlight. One such is new holiday musical Chris, Mrs. making…
November 28, 2023Crow's, MSC, and the Great Comet of 1812
by Jennifer Parr
I walk into the Crow’s Theatre gallery space, on a mid-November day, excited to be here to sit in on the afternoon’s rehearsal of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. The space is familiar to me from stage…
November 28, 2023String Magic - Lara St. John in Conversation
by Wendalyn Bartley
It was an inspiring moment for me – one that revitalized my love of music which can sometimes become dulled by too much media exposure. The moment I’m speaking of was listening to and watching one of violinist Lara St.…
October 06, 2023Playing It Forward: Christina Petrowska Quilico
by David Perlman
Ottawa-born pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico is no stranger to awards and prizes, both as beneficiary and as benefactor. As beneficiary, among her earliest achievements was a New York concerto competition (she shared first prize with pianist Murray Perahia), at age…
October 05, 2023Catastrophic Trifles & Musical Remedies
by Colin Story
Picture the scene: you are flannel-clad at an orchard, attempting to engage in Instagrammable autumnal fun, having spent well over $150 CAD on gas, Onroute snacks and admission for your family (and your son’s strange friend), and you stand there…
October 05, 2023Visions and Revisions: The Balancing Act
by Sophia Perlman
This time last year, the opera community was celebrating as companies large and small started to announce their first “normal” year of programming. Even as live performance began creeping back after the initial lockdowns, opera presenters struggled to balance reduced…
October 03, 2023Musical Weavings
by Wendalyn Bartley
Weaving disparate threads together to create something new is a fundamental approach for any creative artist, and in the world of contemporary music, the spectrum of elements interwoven into new works continues to progressively expand. Numerous concerts scheduled for October…
October 03, 2023Passing the Torch: Mooredale's Wonny Song
by David Perlman
With an upcoming season featuring, among others, Eric Lu (the most recent winner of the Leeds Piano Competition) and the Viano String Quartet (the most recent winner of the Banff String Quartet Competition), The WholeNote had an email conversation with…17 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 MacQuarrieBandstand03 Nov 2020 - Colin StoryMainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz04 Oct 2020 - David PerlmanEditorial and Op-Ed04 Oct 2020 - Matthew WhitfieldEarly Period04 Oct 2020 - Brian ChangChoral Scene04 Oct 2020 - Steve WallaceJazz NotesCurrent Issue
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