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TORONTO REGION NEWSLETTER October - November 2012 In this issue: Web: www.cammac.ca Many hands make light work! 1 Double reeds workshop, Nov. 3 6 Readings and Workshops 2 Reading, Nov. 25 ( Bach Cantatas) 7 CAMMAC RPS 2 Concert Notices 8 Some notes on Cantatas 80 and 147 3 Playing opportunities 8 Praise for CAMMAC Readings 4 Advertising rates 9 Reading, Oct. 21 (J. Haydn / M. Haydn) 5 Regional Management Committee 9 Many hands make light work! By Dianne Hughes I was delighted to attend my first Reading last June, especially since it was a presentation of Carmina Burana. Many years ago, I heard it and was struck by the power of the music. For those who are not familiar with this work, Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936. It is based on 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection Carmina Burana. (see CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter April-June 2012). My first exposure to Carl Orff was through his instrumentation for young children, the Carl Orff method. My mother, Betty Hughes, was a teacher and early proponent who studied with Doreen Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music in the 1960s. My appreciation for Orff s work reached a pinnacle with the work in our Reading. I was thrilled by the richness of both the orchestral and choral material and the accomplished sound generated within a few diligent re-workings directed by the enthusiastic and talented conductor, Colin Clarke. He certainly brought out the very best in us. All activities and organizations require inner and outer support. I felt prompted to offer to assist, and after speaking with Gerald and Tim, I found myself a Member at Large and with our first Fall meeting, learning a great deal from all present. CAMMAC has brought real joy to many amateur musicians over the years. If you enjoy taking part in CAMMAC activities and would like to see them continue, or if you have ideas for new directions for our organization, please consider joining me! CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 1

SCHEDULE OF READINGS 2012-2013 SEASON Once a month, CAMMAC singers and instrumentalists get together and read through a work for choir and orchestra under the direction of a professional choir director. Occasionally, readings feature pieces for singers only. Readings are not intended as rehearsals, and we do not perform for an audience, although listeners are welcome. All readings are in Elliott Hall, Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St, Toronto, and (except where noted below) are on Sunday afternoons from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. Admission is $6 for CAMMAC members and $10 for non-members. Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up so the reading can begin on time! October 21 J. Haydn, Te Deum and M. Haydn, Missa Pro Defunctis (Requiem) in C minor, with Erna van Daele (coordinator: Barbara Adams) November 25 Bach, Cantatas 80 and 147, with Daniel Norman (coordinator: Barbara Adams) January 20 Handel, Dixit Dominus with Ivars Taurins (coordinator: Peter Solomon) Note time change: 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm February 17 Haydn, Lord Nelson Mass, with David Weaver (coordinator: Gerald Martindale) March 17 Sadler / Storey, Stations, with Jacqueline Sadler (coordinator: Peter Solomon) April 14 Bruckner, Mass in E minor, with Dallas Bergen (coordinator: Tim Moody) May 26 Beethoven, Mass in C, with Hilary Apfelstadt, and AGM (coordinator: Dianne Hughes) NOTE TO ASPIRING VOCAL SOLOISTS Most of the pieces that we work on at our Sunday readings have vocal solo parts. Sometimes members of the choir sing these parts together. Sometimes the conductor invites his/her own soloists, and sometimes we find people to sing these parts at the readings. If you are an experienced singer and you d like to give it a try, please contact both Peter Solomon (peter.solomon@utoronto.ca.) and the reading coordinator (for contact information: page 8) at least a month ahead of the reading date so this possibility can be discussed. TORONTO REGION WORKSHOPS 2012-2013 SEASON November 3 - Double reeds workshop with Barbara Bolte February 23 - Band workshop with Fran Harvey Both workshops are at the Toronto Northern District Library, 2:00 4:30 pm. $25 CAMMAC members, $30 non-members. NEWSLETTER DEADLINES The deadline for content for the December- January issue is November 15. The deadline for the February-March issue is February 15. CAMMAC RECORDER PLAYERS SOCIETY The CAMMAC Recorder Players Society meets every three weeks from September to May at the Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Road East, between Yonge Street and Mount Pleasant Road. We play from 7:30 until 10, with a short break (refreshments included). CAMMAC members may choose to pay the annual RPS membership fee of $80 for 12 regular meetings. Non-members pay $15 per meeting (your first visit is free). Coached sessions are an additional CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 2

$5. Please bring a music stand and your CAMMAC membership card (http://cammac.ca/en/devenezmembre/) if you wish to pay the annual fee. For further information, call Anne-Marie Prendiville at 416-480-1853. (See also page 7) Dates for the 2012-13 season (all Friday evenings, except the spring workshop, which is on a Sunday): Oct. 19 (coach: Scott Paterson); Nov. 16; Dec. 7 (coach: Avery MacLean); Jan. 4 (coach: Vincent Lauzer); Jan. 25; Feb. 15 (coach: Colin Savage); Mar. 8; Mar. 22; Apr. 21 (spring workshop,coach TBA); May 10; May 31. THE NEWSLETTER NEEDS YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS!!!! Get your creative juices flowing! Share some musical memories! Pass on some advice! Tell us about your favorite musical websites or software! Tell us about a wonderful CD or DVD! Write anything at all that reminds us why we all so love making music! Photos are always welcome. Send something, the sooner the better, to mackenzie.blair@gmail.com. Your fellow newsletter readers will thank you! CAMMAC November 25 Reading features Cantatas 80 and 147 Here are some further music notes from Daniel Norman relating to the two Cantatas we will read through on November 25under his direction. BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress is our God): This cantata originated as BWV 80a, written for the 3rd Sunday of Lent in Weimar in 1715. Of that six movement cantata, five movements were retained for what is called BWV 80b; revised and expanded for use in Leipzig in around 1730. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784) changed the instrumentation slightly in the choral movements to include trumpets and timpani (we will read this version). The textual contributors are hymn texts of Martin Luther and Salomon Franck. Here is a link to the translation: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/texts/bwv80-eng8.htm. BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and Mind and Deed and Living): This cantata is interesting because Bach used the same source materials to come up with two distinct cantatas, one for the fourth Sunday of Advent in Weimar in 1716, and one (the one we will read through) for the Visitation of Mary in Leipzig in 1723. Salomon Franck, a frequent collaborator, wrote the majority of the libretto. The text tends to focus more on the benevolence and love of Jesus as opposed to focusing more on the status of Mary and the visitation. Perhaps a contributing factor was the differing view the protestant church had of Mary compared to that of the Catholic church. Here is a link to the translation: http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/faculty/bach/bwv147.html. CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 3

Praise for CAMMAC Readings Under the inspiring direction of Gerard Yun, CAMMAC members read through Gounod s Messe Solennelle de Sainte-Cécile on September 23. One year before, in September 2011, Gerard had led us through a work by Poulenc. Here, condensed, is an e-mail exchange between one participant and Gerard following those two readings. To Gerard, Sept. 18, 2011: I had to write to tell you what a wonderful afternoon I had today, discovering the works of Poulenc under your guidance and direction. And, you are such a delightful, inspiring person. Thank you so much! From Gerard, Sept. 18, 2011: Thank you for the kind words. I had an inspiring time. Was just writing a friend about the session and the organization. What a great thing CAMMAC has going! I sensed a sincere love and joy of music making. That is the best medicine for a "professional." To Gerard, Sept. 23, 2012: Well, it's a year later - and thank you - again - for a wonderful afternoon! I'm still recovering from goosebumps from such hauntingly beautiful music, and if it wasn't for CAMMAC and conductors like yourself, I might not have ever known of this music, yet alone had an opportunity to sing it (or at least try). I'm now trying to find a CD of it so I can play it often!... Love your approach and humour!! Such a fun day to start off the week! From Gerard, Sept. 23,2012: Thank you for your kind comments. I too am grateful for the opportunity to explore music with such enthusiastic and dedicated music lovers. Lynda Moon referred to a marvelous recording. It is an older one, conducted by George Prêtre and features Barbara Hendricks as the soprano soloist. It is available on itunes if you're into downloading music. Absolutely lovely recording. I hope to work with you once again. Have a wonderful year making music! CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 4

A CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians /Musiciens Amateurs du Canada) Toronto Region Event. Please copy and post. CAMMAC READING J. Haydn: Te Deum M. Haydn: Missa Pro Defunctis (Requiem) in C Minor Date SUNDAY OCTOBER 21, 2012 Time 2 PM SHARP TO 4:30 PM (Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up.) Conductor Erna Van Daele Biography Music notes Erna Van Daele has conducted the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble, Orchestra London, the Canadian Chamber Ensemble, the International Symphony Orchestra, and orchestras at Laurier, Western, and Brandon universities. She has held long-term appointments as music director of the Georgian Bay Symphony, the KW Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Kitchener-Waterloo and London Community Orchestras. She is a recipient of the Heinz Unger prize, Canada s national conducting award. Josef Haydn composed the Te Deum around 1799. Commissioned by the Empress Marie Therese of Austria, it was first performed at Eisenstadt to celebrate Lord Nelson's arrival there. Michael Haydn, Josef s younger brother, composed his Requiem in 1771 in response to the death of his patron, the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, and the death of the composer s infant daughter. In 1809 (three years after Michael s own death) it was the musical centerpiece for the funeral service for Josef Haydn. Mozart later modeled his Requiem on this particular Mass. Place Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St (2 blocks north of St Clair Avenue) in Elliott Hall (enter from Heath Street) Singers Choir SATB. (Note: singers do not need to pre-register) Instrumentation (J. Haydn) flute 1, oboe 1 & 2, bassoon 1 & 2, horns 1 & 2, trumpets 1, 2 & 3, trombones 1, 2 & 3, tympani, strings, piano. (M. Haydn) no violas, flutes, oboes or horns. Information Cost Refreshments For more information: Barbara Adams (brbr.adams@gmail.com) CAMMAC members $6; non-members $10; students free. Refreshments will be available for $1 during the break. Instrumentalists: Please pre-register with Barbara Adams (brbr.adams@gmail.com) Please bring your own music stand CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 5

CAMMAC Double Reeds Workshop, November 3 2:00 4:30 pm, Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd., Toronto (1st block north of Eglinton Ave, west side of Yonge St) We are fortunate to have Barbara Bolte leading the CAMMAC double reeds workshop on November 3. After graduating from the University of Toronto with an Honours B. Mus., Barbara was awarded a Canada Council Arts Grant to study with Heinz Holliger in Germany, followed by working with the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris directed by Pierre Boulez. On a whim she decided to move to London, England, where for almost 2 decades, she pursued an active free-lancing career, which included working with the Royal Opera Covent Garden, the London Philharmonic, English National Ballet, several of the BBC orchestras, as well as West End Shows. She also toured the world with the eclectic band, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Barbara returned to Canada in 1994, and has worked with the National Ballet, the Canadian Opera, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, New Music concerts and various shows, as well as doing chamber music broadcasts for the CBC. She currently plays principal oboe with the Kingston Symphony and teaches oboe and beginner piano at Queen s University as well as in her private studio. We will work on some fundamental concepts of playing double reed instruments, and end with a Grand Finale of massed double-reeds. Anyone with an english horn is welcome to bring it for the final blow. Here is an outline of what we will cover: 1. Warm-ups: some suggestions for getting you and your instrument moving. 2. Breathing: a review of good breathing technique and some exercises to help you develop strong breath support. 3. Embouchure: what is the optimal placement of the reed, how and where to exert lip pressure, and some reed exercises to develop flexibility and strength. 4. Tonguing: how this works and how to produce more effective articulation. 5 Fingering: improving hand position, learning some new and alternate fingerings, and trill charts that everyone can use. If participants are interested in going over any problem areas in repertoire or band pieces, you are welcome to bring the material. Be prepared to play everyone can learn through your experience. Grand Finale massed double-reeds the most amazing sound on earth! To participate, complete and mail this form together with your payment (cheque or money order, payable to CAMMAC Toronto Region) to: CAMMAC Double Reeds Workshop, 57 York Road, Toronto M2L 1H7. Name: Address: City: Postal Code: Tel: e-mail: Amount: $25 (CAMMAC member) $30 (non-cammac member) CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 6

A CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians /Musiciens Amateurs du Canada) Toronto Region Event. Please copy and post. CAMMAC READING J. S. Bach Cantatas 80 and 147 Date SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2012 Time 2 PM SHARP TO 4:30 PM (Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up.) Conductor DANIEL NORMAN Biography Music notes Originally from London, Ontario, Mr. Norman is an active conductor, recitalist and collaborative artist in and around Toronto. He studied composition at the University of Western Ontario and organ performance at the University of Toronto and has worked with choirs for many years. Mr. Norman is currently Director of Music at St. Anne s Church, Toronto and the Convent of the Sisters of St. John the Divine, North York. He is assistant conductor with Pax Christi Chorale, Toronto and the NYCO Symphony Orchestra, Toronto. BWV 80 (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott) (A mighty fortress is our God) and BWV 147 (Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben) (Heart and Mind and Deed and Living) are two of J.S. Bach s best known and most loved cantatas. The main chorale melody of BWV 80 will be recognized at once. Place Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St (2 blocks north of St Clair Avenue) in Elliott Hall (enter from Heath Street). Singers SATB (Note: singers do not need to pre-register) Instrumentation BWV 80: Oboes 1 & 2; oboe d amore 1&2;horn 1; trumpets 1, 2 & 3; tympani; keyboard; strings. BWV 147: Oboes 1 & 2; oboe d amore 1 & 2; horn 1 & 2; trumpets 1 & 2; 2 bassoons; keyboard; strings. Information For more information: Barbara Adams brbr.adams@gmail.com Cost Refreshments CAMMAC members $6; non-members $10; students free. Refreshments will be available for $1 during the break. Instrumentalists: Please pre-register with Barbara Adams brbr.adams@gmail.com Please bring your own music stand CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 7

WHAT DO I GET FOR MY CAMMAC MEMBERSHIP? By taking out membership in CAMMAC you support the work of Canada s foremost charitable organization devoted to meeting the needs of amateur musicians. CAMMAC members pay reduced admission to attend CAMMAC readings and workshops and have borrowing privileges from the extensive CAMMAC sheet music library. CAMMAC membership is a requirement for taking part in CAMMAC s summer music camp at Lake MacDonald. MOZART AND MORE Music for Christmas Coronation Mass Regina Coeli Toy Symphony and Sleigh Ride by Leopold Mozart French vocal favourites Christmas carol sing-along OAKHAM HOUSE CHOIR of Ryerson University MATTHEW JASKIEWICZ MUSIC DIRECTOR TORONTO SINFONIETTA Saturday, 1 December, 7:30 p.m. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Avenue, Toronto (one block north of Yonge and St. Clair) $25 $20 in advance $15 students Tickets and information: 416-960-5551 Playing Opportunities T.E.M.P.O. workshops: Dates for the balance of 2012 are as follows. All sessions are from 1:30 pm to 4 pm, and (except where noted) are held at Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Road, Toronto: Oct. 14 (tentatively at Armour Heights, with Francis Colpron); Nov. 4 (coach TBA); Dec. 2 (with Avery MacLean). Fee $20 per session. For further information: Frank Nevelo (franknevelo@sympatico.ca) or 416-245-3413. Brampton Youth Concert Band, directed by Susan Barber Kahro, has recently been formed. It is looking for band instrument players with some playing experience at the Grades 8, 9 and 10 level. For more information: www.bramptonconcertband.com. Concert Notices An Organ Spooktacular! Solo organ recital by Christian Lane, awarded First Prize at the 2011 Canadian International Organ Competition. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. Admission free. 416-872-4255. Wednesday October 31, 12 noon. Mozart and More: Mozart s Coronation Mass and Regina Coeli, Leopold Mozart s Toy Symphony and Musical Sleigh Ride, French vocal favourites, carol sing-along. *Oakham House Choir of Ryerson University, Toronto Sinfonietta. Matthew Jaskiewicz, Music Director. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave., one block north of Yonge and St. Clair. $25, $20, $15. 416-960-5551. Saturday December 1, 7:30 p.m. CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 8

E-MAIL AND / OR ADDRESS CHANGES / PRIVACY NOTICE Whenever your contact information changes, please remember to notify CAMMAC headquarters. We receive our mailing lists from them, so keep us current by keeping CAMMAC informed! Toll free: 1-888-622-8755 or national@cammac.ca If you do not want your name and personal information known to other CAMMAC members, please make sure that when you renew your membership, you mark the appropriate box at the bottom of the application form. ADVERTISING RATES Full page $90 Half page $50 (max. 7 ½ W x 4 5/8 H) Quarter page $30 (max. 3 ½ H x 4 5/8 H) Advertising is subject to space availability. Neither publication nor positioning is guaranteed. MUSICAL CHAIRS Are you looking for a music mate, someone with whom to make some music? We keep a list of others also looking! Please get in touch with our Musical Chairs group at 416-962-4847. CAMMAC TORONTO REGION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2011 2012 President: Tim Moody 416-605-2793 timmoody@sympatico.ca Past President: Gerald Martindale 416-551-5183 bellman@rogers.com Treasurer / National Rep.*: Marion Wilk 416-386-0258 marion.wilk@gmail.com Secretary: Lynda Moon 416-482-6562 ptriovc@gmail.com Newsletter Production: Blair Mackenzie 705-651-1083 mackenzie.blair@gmail.com Publicity Co-ordinator: Barbara Adams 905-877-0671 brbr.adams@gmail.com Volunteer Co-ordinator: Gerald Martindale 416-551-5183 bellman@rogers.com Member at Large: Dianne Hughes 905-751-5519 e.diannehughes@gmail.com Soloist Co-ordinator: Peter Solomon 416-781-4745 peter.solomon@utoronto.ca. *Toronto Region representative to the CAMMAC Board of Directors OTHER CONTACTS Webmaster: Barbara Adams 905-877-0671 brbr.adams@gmail.com Recorder Players Soc.: Anne-Marie Prendiville 416-480-1853 49acacia@sympatico.ca CAMMAC membership inquiries (toll free): 1-888-622-8755 or national@cammac.ca CAMMAC website: www.cammac.ca CAMMAC Toronto Region Newsletter October November 2012 9