Returning with my In The City series with a personally curated list of various arts and culture offerings across Toronto.
As always, you will notice some favourite venues. I am sharing a mix of music, film and exhibitions that should appeal to many of you.
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Amanda Martinez is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose music is an original blend of influences from her Mexican and South African roots.
Described by World Music Central as “one of the great new voices in Spanish language Latin music,” Martinez has been embraced by audiences all over the world with four previously released, highly acclaimed albums to her credit: Sola, Amor, Mañana and Libre.
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Soundstreams’ The Bright Divide is a new concert experience featuring Rothko Chapel by American composer Morton Feldman, and the world premiere of mark by Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston with original text by Duncan McFarlane.
The Bright Divide is inspired by the work of two artistic masters: Mark Rothko, one of the most important painters of the 20th century and one of the finest artists of all time, whose richly colourful works continue to captivate viewers; and Feldman, a contemporary of Rothko, and a major figure in 20th-century classical music.
READ MOREThought I would compile a list of music events happening In The City this month.
This list includes an array of musical artists and styles that I think will appeal to many of you.
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The entire FINAL FANTASY video game franchise, which has sold more than 168 million video game copies worldwide, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. Crystalline Resonance: Final Fantasy, the new and intimate concert features the most acclaimed video game music in the world continues the FINAL FANTASY celebration through various cities worldwide.
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My Music Notes series returns with multidisciplinary artist SlowPitchSound (Cheldon Paterson).
Paterson has a new collaboration with Soundstreams, a company that showcases the work of Canadian and international composers through innovative musical experiences. His latest commission, A Fanfare for Spaces Between, will open Soundstreams’ 40th anniversary fanfare March 25th program.
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As part of my birthday month celebration, I always make it a point of enjoying as much of the Toronto arts & culture scene as possible. This year was no exception and I compiled an In The City list that I hope some of you were able to use to plan your days out and about.
Here are some details and recap of my time at a couple of events in the past month.
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Sara Farb is a veteran with The Musical Stage Company. She has been part of all the UNCOVERED series except one. She has also been part of five seasons at The Stratford Festival with shows including Romeo and Juliet, Anne Frank, King Lear; Fun Home (Musical Stage Company/Mirvish — Dora nom); Canadian premiere of The Humans (Canadian Stage/Citadel), R-E-B-E- C-C-A (playwright and performer, Theatre Passe Muraille).
Sara is the bookwriter for Kelly v. Kelly, which she wrote with Britta Johnson (music and lyrics) with the Canadian Stage and Musical Stage Companies. The world premiere of Kelly v. Kelly was delayed due to COVID. The Musical Stage Company is dedicated to the future of the piece and look forward to premiering it in a future season.
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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) makes its long-awaited return to the concert hall, with Gustavo Gimeno’s highly-anticipated in-person début as Music Director. November’s concerts promise to be emotional experiences as audiences return to Roy Thomson Hall (RTH) for the first time since March 2020.
After many months away from RTH, I am very much looking forward to spending more time enjoying the TSO’s in-person concerts again!
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Toronto’s Upper Canada Choristers and their accomplished Latin ensemble Cantemos celebrate the diversity of music from Latin America in a concert titled Inti Ukana: A Latin American Tapestry. Originally scheduled for May as a public performance, it will now be live-streamed, with some pre-recorded elements this Friday, October 2 at 7:30 pm EDT.
Co-founder/conductor Laurie Evan Fraser directs the 45-member mixed choir in music new and old, traditional Indigenous and more widely known contemporary, with pianist Hye Won Cecilia Lee. Joining them are leading artists from Toronto’s Latino community, among them tenor Antonio Mata, and Claudio Saldivia on charango and quena. Well-known singer-songwriter and radio host Laura Fernandez will emcee the evening and serve as narrator.
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