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Toronto Early Music News Volume 27, No. 2 June ’11 - August ’11 a quarterly bulletin of the Toronto Early Music Centre Distributed free to TEMC members - Cost to non-members is $2.00 Toronto Early Music News Contents of Vol. 27 no. 2 Calendar of Forthcoming Events is a quarterly bulletin of the Toronto Early Music Centre (TEMC) . Opinions expressed in June . 2 it are those of the authors and may not be endorsed by the Toronto Early Music Centre . Free Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (TBSI) Concerts 2011 . 4 Unsolicited manuscripts, letters, etc . are welcome, as is any information about early 27th annual Early Music Fair . 6 music concerts, events, recordings and copies of recordings for review . The deadline for the News Items the next issue (September ’11–November ’11) is August 12, 2011 . Speak Up! . 7 Subscription is free with membership to the Toronto Early Music Centre . For rates and Toronto Early Music Centre’s Telephone # 416-464-7610 . 7 other membership benefits, please call 416-464-7610, send e-mail to [email protected] E-mail News And Updates . 7 or write to us at the Toronto Early Music Centre (TEMC), P.O. Box 714, Station P, Have You Been Wondering If Your TEMC Membership Has Expired? . 7 Toronto, ON M5S 2Y4 . Web site: http://www.interlog.com/~temc . Medieval & Renaissance Reference Website . 8 Toronto Early Music Centre The TEMC Vocal Circle . 8 Board of Directors Prima la musica . 9 CanadaCD .ca . 9 Frank Nakashima, President Michael Lerner, Secretary Make A Donation . 10 Kathy Edwards, Treasurer TEMC Newsletter Online Instructions . 10 John Edwards Jenni Hayman Paul Jenkins Michael Lipowski Call For New Board Members . 11 Sheila McCoy Janos A . Ungvary Instrument Rentrals . 11 The TEMC gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, the Church of the Holy Trinity, Montgomery’s Inn, and its own DVD Review – L’arbore di Diana . 12 members and the following generous donors: CD Reviews Vivaldi & Bach For Recorder . 14 • $10-$49 • Dido And Aeneas . 14 Regina Bendig, Andrea Bizzotto, Penny Burrows, Katherine Cowan, Simone Desilets, Venetian Composers In Guatemala And Bolivia . 15 Fred & Ursula Franklin, Katalin Gallyas, Patricia Hanley, Alison Healing, David & Lara Hunt, Pieces De Viole des CinqLivres 1686, 1701, 1717 & 1725 . 16 Marion Jewell, Barbara J. Kaye, David Keenleyside, Krystina Lewicki, Peter Newton, Vespro A San Marco . 16 Jean Nichols, D.L. Parker, Scott Paterson, Paulette Popp, Helmut Rentschler, Stephen Ripley, Alessandro Severo HWV A13 . 17 Joan Robinson, Kevin Skelton La Didone (Naples Version, 1650) . 18 • $50-$99 • Selected Sonatas for Harp . 18 Janet & Roger Beck, Jim & Rachael Boles, Linda Deshman, Margaret Huggett, Alison Venezia . 19 Melville, Roger D. Moore, Dr. Mary Sidgwick, Irene & Sidney Smith, Robert Temkin, Le maître du Roy/The King’s Teacher, Vol . 1 . 19 Elaine Waddington Roma 1670 . 20 5 Magnificat and other sacred works . 20 • $100+ • Joyce Allen , Tamara Bernstein, Sara Blake, Elan Dresher, Bruce Ferreira-Wells, John & Pierrette Contributors: Frank Nakashima; Paul-James Dwyer Ferth, John Gillies & Anne-Marie Prendiville, Ron Greaves, Roger Greenwald, Christine Haggarty, Mary Enid Haines, Balfour Halevy, Jenni Hayman Patricia Hiemstra, David Klausner, Miep Editor: Frank Nakashima Graphic Designer: Karen Harkness Koenig, Anie Lafrance, Michael Lerner, Michael Lipowski, Blair MacKenzie, Susan Middleton, Rodoljub. Milankov, Tim Moody, Frank Nakashima, Frank Nevelo, John Newton, Christopher Palin, Greg Pastic, Bruno Ramirez, Stuart C. Rogers, J.L. Schachner, Merrilea Shields, Walter & Caryl Sinclair, Peter Solomon, Karen Waisglass, Shaunie Young of Music, University of Toronto 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto . Calendar of Forthcoming Events Free and general admission . No tickets required . 12 Sunday 1:00 The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute Orchestras and Choirs – Directed by Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurins • June and featuring the Institute participants . Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park, 3 Friday 8:00 Delightfully Baroque – A concert of music performed by Toronto . Free and general admission . No tickets required . the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, with soloists Ann Monoyios (soprano) & Peter Harvey (baritone) . 15 Wednesday 7:30 The Grand Finale – The combined forces of the TBSI Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto . Orchestra, Tafelmusik Orchestra, Tafelmusik Baroque Free and general admission . No tickets required . Summer Institute Choir and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir in a baroque extravaganza! Grace Church on-the-Hill, 5 Sunday 1:30-4:00 Toronto Early Music Players Organization workshop 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto . Free and general admission . – Dance music of Spain – 16th-century dance settings by Antonio de Cabezon including Susanna un jour and Canto Please note: Although the concert is free, tickets are required del Cavellero led by Kevin Komisaruk . Lansing United and must be obtained in advance. They will be made available Church, 49 Bogert Avenue, SW of Yonge & Sheppard . to the public on Thursday, June 9 starting at 10 a.m. in person Information: (416) 537-3733, non-members $20 only, at the Tafelmusik Box Office at 427 Bloor Street West. Maximum of two tickets per person. TBSI Participants and 5 Sunday 2:00 Music at Sharon – The world-renowned countertenor full-time Auditors do not require tickets. Daniel Taylor performs with the musicians of the Theatre of Early Music in a program of arias and duets by G F. Handel . 26 Sunday 2:00 Music at Sharon – The Toronto Consort, David Fallis, For tickets, call (416) 872-4255 Monday through Friday, artistic director . Since its founding in 1972, the Toronto 10:00 a m. to 6:00 p m. or visit http://www roythomson. com/. Consort has become internationally recognized for its excellence in the performance of medieval, renaissance and 5 Sunday 2:30 The Toronto Early Music Centre presents “Musically early baroque music . For Music at Sharon, they present a Speaking,” a one-hour enlightening program of historical program entitled Shakespeare’s Songbook, featuring songs and performance at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity dances from the plays of the immortal bard . For tickets, call Square (near the Eaton Centre, on the west side) Toronto, (416) 872-4255 Monday through Friday, 10:00 a m. to 6:00 Ontario M5G 1B1 . Admission by donation . For more p m. or visit http://www roythomson. com/. information, please call 416-464-7610 . – Valerie Sylvester & Sheila Smyth (violins), Rebecca Morton (cello), 27 Monday 7:30 Vocal Circle – Recreational reading of early choral music . Sara-Anne Churchill (harpsichord), and Katherine Ability to read music is desirable but not essential . 96 Hill (soprano) . Enjoy the rare opportunity to hear Barker Avenue, Toronto M4C 2N6, TEMC members some exquisite music written by seldom-heard women free, others $5 . For more information, call 416-464-7610 . composers of the Baroque . The programme includes works by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda and the enigmatic Mrs . Philharmonica . 8 Wednesday 12:00 Musical Interlude – A casual noon-hour concert of baroque chamber music by members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute Faculty . Walter Hall, Faculty 2 Toronto Early Music News Volume 27, No. 2 Volume 27, No. 2 Toronto Early Music News Tickets are required for The Grand Finale on June 15 . The tickets are free, Free Tafelmusik Baroque but must be obtained in advance . The will be made available to the public on Thursday, June 9 starting at 10 a .m . in person only, at the Tafelmusik Box Office Summer Institute (TBSI) at 427 Bloor Street West . Maximum of two tickets per person .TBSI Participants and full-time Auditors do not require tickets. Concerts 2011 * Admission to Delightfully Baroque, Musical Interlude, and The TBSI Orchestras & Choirs is on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required. The doors open 15 minutes prior to the start of each concert. Delightfully Baroque Friday, June 3 at 8:00 p.m. Trinity-St . Paul’s Centre 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto Free and general admission. No tickets required .* A concert of music performed by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, with soloists Ann Monoyios (soprano) & Peter Harvey (baritone). Musical Interlude Wednesday, June 8 at 12:00 p.m. Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto Free and general admission. No tickets required .* A casual noon-hour concert of baroque chamber music by members of the TBSI Faculty. The TBSI Orchestras and Choirs Sunday, June 12 at 1:00 p.m. Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto Free and general admission. No tickets required .* Directed by Jeanne Lamon and IvarsTaurins and featuring the Institute participants. The Grand Finale Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30 p .m . Grace Church on-the-Hill 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto Free and general admission. Advance tickets required . The combined forces of the TBSI Orchestra, Tafelmusik Orchestra, TBSIChoir and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir in a baroque extravaganza! Toronto Early Music News Volume 27, No. 2 Volume 27, No. 2 Toronto Early Music News Toronto Early Music Centre presents the News Items th 27 annual Early Music Fair • Speak Up! Come celebrate the delights of historical music performance The Toronto Early Music NEWS welcomes your commentary! Please include th th of the 14 through the 17 centuries. your name, city of residence, e-mail address, and phone number with all Saturday, October 1, 2011 correspondence . Send to: Toronto Early Music Centre, P.O. Box 714, Station P, 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Y4; e-mail: [email protected] . at Montgomery’s Inn 4709 Dundas Street West (at Islington Avenue . It’s really not that far away!) The Toronto Early Music NEWS reserves the right to edit letters for clarity, style, Montgomery’s Inn is now restored as a living museum to the and length.