Soundboard Issue 3

Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall

SOUNDBOARD Spring 2016

Welcome.

Relax, listen and enjoy all that our Halls have to offer.

Roy Thomson Hall

Massey Hall

The Roy Thomson Hall lobby features a diverse selection of snacks and refreshments for your enjoyment before the performance and during intermission.

Join us in Centuries Bar & Lounge downstairs or in the Balcony Bar at Massey Hall for a variety of beverages and snacks.

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Message From THE PRESIDENT Welcome to issue 3 of Soundboard, which takes you across, into and behind the engaging and diverse performances of the next few months.

With spring on the horizon, our thoughts turn to the renewal that the season brings. We are particularly excited about the significant progress the Massey Hall Revitalization project continues to

make, mindful of the fact that you, our audience, will be its ultimate beneficiaries – just as Hart Massey envisioned when he gifted the Hall to our city in 1894.

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The Revitalization project embodies our ongoing commitment to reflecting, showcasing and supporting our city’s diversity, artistry and possibilities. This commitment packs our calendar with the world’s greatest performers and fuels our ongoing artist development work, with amazing folks like the ones on our cover (see pg 8). It also inspires the continued and expanded efforts, partnerships and excitement that contribute to making Toronto an internationally-renowned Music City.

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This commitment also jumps out of the following pages. You’ll see it as you make your way through the magazine – and onward, to the events highlighted here. Enjoy the show!

Deane Cameron President & CEO

FEATURES 5 | The Art of Live At Massey Hall Q&A with designer Jud Haynes A Celebration of Steve Reich at 80

by Stuart Berman On The Cover: Two artists we'd like you to meet Donovan Woods and Liz Loughrey

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Talkin' Blues

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Massey Hall Revitalization

The Power of Podcasts

By Vish Khanna Summer Preview

LISTINGS 4 | Live at Massey Hall 6 | Must-See Concerts 1 0 | Upcoming 15 | Blues 17 | Conversations 1 8 | National Geographic Live!

2 4 | Board and Staff 2 6 | Venue Information 2 8 | Event Calendar 30 | Sponsors & Supporters

Message From Director of Programming The most exciting part of putting together the program for each Soundboard is discovering artists.

While many of your favourites return each year, we also love to introduce you to new things. Some of these artists have been featured on our covers, captured by photographer Matt Barnes. And many of these artists are presented in concert with other community partners, including the AGO, Soundsteams and the Aga Khan Museum. Partnerships like these help us to reach new audiences and reflect the diversity of Toronto on our stages. Enjoy!

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Chris Lorway Director of Programming

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RHEOSTATICS with special guest

Amelia Curran

Fri Apr 29 • 8 PM Iconic art-rockers Rheostatics have influenced countless artists over their 35 years and 13 albums, while helping to define, celebrate and reinvent what it means to be Canadian. In 2007, the band chose Massey Hall to host their farewell concert; we’re honoured that they’ve chosen to return to participate in the series. Also on the bill is the pride of Newfoundland, JUNO Award-winning and Polaris Prize nominee singer-songwriter Amelia Curran.

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THE ART OF LIVE AT MASSEY HALL Q&A with designer Jud Haynes Acclaimed St. John's- based graphic designer, promoter and musician Jud Haynes exemplifies the health of the art behind music, having spent nearly two decades crafting iconic artwork for equally iconic artists and events. When it came time to create Live at Massey Hall’s visual identity, we turned to the respected artist. We checked in with him to speak about his process and the state of the art form.

What was the first concert poster you ever designed?

The first poster I ever got paid to design was for a Newfoundland band called The Punters. I was pretty excited as it was going to be printed at 18 x 24 and in full colour.

I remember a St. John’s band called Ditch, whose bass player would hand-draw all their posters. I heard that he often spent 8 hours illustrating one poster, which seemed like such a huge amount of work. Many posters I make now take upwards of 20 or 30 hours, so I’ve grown to learn that patience is one of the most important attributes to a great design.

Read the full Q&A and see more of Haynes' art at masseyhall.com/Soundboard

What role do posters play in the era of the smartphone?

Posters help us shape the character of our events. They all look the same on our phones, but when you can see the poster you get an idea of what kind of an experience you’re in for. Folks take posters down off the poles and take them home and buy and frame them. I think they’re just as important now as back in the Toulouse Lautrec days.

Talk about the Live at Massey Hall poster design.

I wanted to show as much of what makes Massey Hall special as possible, but to also keep the template simple enough that it wouldn’t take

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away from the content. In other words, while I want the poster to be recognizable as Massey Hall, I need the bands to be the stars.

I tried to drop in recognizable elements, the shell-like arch at the top of the poster is meant to represent the ceiling patterns in the theatre. Massey Hall is a legendary venue and I am very excited to be a part of the legacy, but wanted to be sure that what I created continued the story and fell in with the brand. There’s around 120 years of history to consider here, no pressure.

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Must-See Concerts

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A Celebration of Steve Reich at 80

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ver the course of a storied five-decade career, Steve Reich has made classical mainstream.

Sure, his Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning music is regularly performed by ensembles around the world. But Reich’s sensibilities are more in tune with the streets than elites – he uses seemingly simple, easily perceptible processes to create increasingly complex compositions that hum, pulsate and pant in the clamorous rhythm of everyday urbanity. And just as his signature pieces are built upon repeated, overlapping motifs that gradually sync up, slip out and coalesce once again, they’ve also prefigured uncanny convergences with key pop-cultural movements over the years.

They anticipated not just the rise of psychedelia and progressive rock, but also hip-hop, postpunk and modern electronica.

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Reich turns 80 this year, and though he is as active as ever, he will allow himself a moment to celebrate his legacy. On April 14, Reich joins acclaimed Toronto contemporary music presenter Soundstreams, Massey Hall, and an exclusive gathering of some of Canada’s top musicians to celebrate the composer with a special retrospective. Each of the three signature, decidedly different compositions that will be performed represents a significant signpost in Reich’s prolific career.

The self-explanatory Clapping Music (1972) is Reich at his most playful and participatory, a skinslapping pocket symphony that’s spawned DIY YouTube animations and an app. The mammoth 14-part Music for 18 Musicians (1976) was Reich’s first large ensemble piece, a trance-inducing masterwork of maximal minimalism that consolidated and expanded upon his prior experiments with looping, phasing and African rhythms. Tehillim (1981) marked a break from the elliptic quality of his work up to that point, foregrounding female voice and, through its melodic extrapolations of four Psalms, Reich’s Jewish roots.

But even at its most elaborate and conceptual, Reich’s music retains an uncommon accessibility. Its ultimate effect is not to overwhelm you with grandeur, but amaze you through intimacy – it’s music that invites you in for a close-up view of its machinations, and shows you how the most basic of ideas can yield extraordinary results. As Reich proved with Clapping Music, sometimes all the inspiration you need is right there in the palm of your hands.

Stuart Berman is a musician, contributor to Pitchfork, producer at CBC Radios' q and author of two books.

Read Stuart Berman’s full article at masseyhall.com/Soundboard

STEVE REICH AT 80 Thu Apr 14 • 8PM

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Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor Tue Nov 15, 2016 • 8 PM Boulez: Éclat Mahler: Symphony No. 7

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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 Having just celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first tour, the Boston Symphony Orchestra continues to be one of the continent’s most important orchestras.

Thousands are drawn to Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home, for outdoor concerts and North America’s most-respected musical training grounds. Rising-star Andris Nelsons, who debuted as BSO Music Director in the 2014-15 season, conducts, while Grammy-winning pianist and long-time member of the Juliard School faculty, Emanuel Ax is featured.

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Artist Development

On the Cover Two artists we'd like you to meet

Donovan Woods Donovan Woods’ songbook is full of carefully-crafted country and folk-tinged songs of his own as well as hits co-written for some of the biggest names in country music. His fourth album, Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled is his most confident, anticipated and acclaimed record to date.

First moved as an 8-year-old at an Emmylou Harris set at Mariposa, it wasn’t long before Bob Dylan and Paul Simon became major influences. His dream of one day performing a solo headlining set at Massey Hall is rooted in his awe of Dylan’s solo Royal Albert Hall performances, and is surely not far off. His 2015 Harbourfront Centre Theatre show won over the capacity crowd, and he’ll open for Matt Andersen at Massey Hall on March 5 (see p 15) – and at 26 other cross-country stops.

Though conversant in everything from chamber music to indie-folk, he says he listens to new-country radio “like all the time,” explaining that it’s important to know who is being played. “I also listen for my songs,” he adds with a smirk. But what he modestly fails to mention is that they

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are often in heavy rotation, performed by the likes of Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum) and Alan Doyle.

As a songwriter, Woods values the “satisfying finality in getting an idea that’s been bothering you pinned down in a song. It gives you the opportunity to move along. It’s a real gift.” He sympathizes with those who lack this outlet to deal with the wrangling that is inherent to the human condition, and that defines his music. “The message is the contradictions. Sad songs are happy, happy songs are sad. Everything is both, and never as sad or happy as you’d like them to be. My goal is not to be gritty like real life, but to be life, to communicate the actual wrangling that makes up life.” And that he accomplishes with a combination of self-deprecation, humour and confidence that define both his music and live-show banter, creating a one-of-a-kind performance experience.

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Liz Loughrey Liz Loughrey shot to online fame with her personal takes on Top 40 pop songs, moving confidently beyond internet-phenom working with renowned Toronto producer/ musician Adrian X (The Weeknd, Drake). A classically-trained pop/soul vocalist, she’s influenced by equal parts Etta James and Amy Winehouse and her voice belies the old-soul’s young age.

We are excited to present her at the Rivoli on April 7.

What is the first album you bought?

Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time. Then Thriller.

What artist made you want to do what you do?

Sade. She’s got such integrity as an artist, and as a woman, and embodies the qualities I aspire to have.

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What do you hope people take away from your music?

I hope that people feel like they’re a part of something. That the music uplifts them, and inspires them.

Music has the power to unite people.

Adrian X calls it ‘the sonic hug’.

I want people to feel that embrace.

What’s the best thing about doing what you do?

That if this is my life, I’ll feel like I’ve never worked a day. It’s what I believe I was put on the planet to do.

What do people most frequently misunderstand about what you do?

I think that people see a finished product and don’t fully understand how much has gone into getting there.

The theme of this issue is renewal.

How do you keep things fresh?

With songwriting, I have to take initiative to keep things fresh. To listen

to people I’ve never heard before, and speak to people with different perspectives.

What’s ahead for you this year?

We’re driving to LA to perform and record. But the key is to experience physically moving from point A to point B, to appreciate the destination even more, and to inspire the recording, and the performances.

So it’s more of a trip than a tour.

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Gordon Lightfoot B.C. Fiedler presents

Wed Nov 23 • 8 PM Thur Nov 24 • 8 PM Fri Nov 25 • 8 PM Sat Nov 26 • 8 PM One of the world’s most celebrated singer-songwriters and the first Massey Hall Honours Award recipi­ ent, Gordon Lightfoot continues his fifth decade of touring with a return “home” for a four-night engage­ment. The annual tradition that the Toronto Star calls “a defining event in the cultural life of Toronto” marks the “poet laureate” of the Hall’s 160th appearance at the iconic venue.

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THE MASSEY HALL HONOURS AWARD The Massey Hall Honours Award celebrates the cultural contributions of great artists and their commitment to performance at Massey Hall. It was clear who the first recipient in 2015 should be. In addition to helping create and shape Canadian identity, Gordon Lightfoot’s ambassadorship for live music in Canada and dedication to performance — at Massey Hall, across the country, and around the world — is unparalleled.

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The Massey Hall Band Rivoli Residency Wed Mar 16 | Apr 20 | May 18 • 9 PM The Massey Hall Band is made up of 18 of the most creative and unconventional musicians in town, with a diverse repertoire comprising inventive re-arrangement and re-invention of music associated with the eponymous Hall including Lightfoot, Feist and Blue Rodeo. It's the kind of Big Band you might imagine Tom Waits having. The Band takes over the Rivoli’s stage for a residency on the third Wednesday of March, April and May.

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Hayden A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Everything I Long For Fri Apr 15 • 8 PM In 1996, an understated clearing of the throat not only kicked off the debut album by the then-twentysomething Hayden, but announced the arrival of a unique talent and voice. With subtlety, simplicity, depth and a haunting quality that is no less affecting 20 years later, Everything I Long For is a classic record. On the occasion of a limited-edition anniversary vinyl reissue, Hayden performs the album in its entirety, in addition to material from throughout his extensive catalogue, in a venue befitting the album's intimate ambiance.

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Matthew BARBER & Jill Barber present The Family Albu m Sat May 28 • 8 PM The Family Album, the April 2016 record from siblings Matthew and Jill Barber began when Jill invited her brother onstage to close out her 2014 Massey Hall concert with an Everly Brothers tune. New versions of their favourite classic songs fit snugly alongside the original material, cementing their individual reputations garnered over their combined 14 lauded albums, three JUNO Award nominations, growing audiences and acclaim.

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April Fools An Evening of Comedy at Massey Hall Hosted by Gilbert Gottfried Fri Apr 1 • 8 PM After laughing in the New Year together, we reunite with the funnyfolk at Yuk Yuk’s to put the “Fool” in April Fools Day and kick your spring off with the kind of laughs only possible through a lineup curated by Mr. Yuk Yuk himself, Mark Breslin.

Hosted by acclaimed comic, actor and writer Gilbert Gottfried and headlined by Nikki Payne. Full lineup announcement coming soon.

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Michael Kaeshammer

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Originals and the Music of Michael Jackson

Sat Apr 16 • 8 PM German-born Canadian pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger and producer Michael Kaeshammer began studying classical music before discovering boogie-woogie and stride piano. He's since become known as one of Canada's most entertaining performers.

Special guest Bobby Bazini’s soulful sound propelled him to become Canada’s #1-selling domestic artist in 2014.

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Sat Apr 23 • 8 PM Miguel Zenón – Alto Saxophone David Sánchez – Tenor Saxophone Sean Jones – Trumpet Robin Eubanks – Trombone

Warren Wolf – Vibraphone, Marimba Edward Simon – Piano Matt Penman – Bass Obed Calvaire – Drums

The innovative approach to repertoire of the SFJAZZ Collective, one of the most exciting and acclaimed groups on the jazz scene, combines compositions by modern jazz masters and music icons with new pieces by Collective members each year. This year, they feature the music of the King of Pop alongside original compositions.

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Abbamania & Night Fever

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With more than 150 million worldwide record sales, four Grammy nominations, and a Golden Globe, over a nearly-five-decade career, Engelbert Humperdinck stands as a unique pop legend. Possessing one of the world’s most recognizable voices, the “King of Romance” performs his classic hits alongside songs from his latest duets album, Engelbert Calling.

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Hits of the ‘80s Re-imagined Sat Apr 30 • 8 PM

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This all-Canadian cast has toured the globe since 1999, performing over 200 shows per year, and is the only ABBA production to have performed twice for the cast of Mamma Mia. With 21 musicians, their look and sound will take you back to the days when ABBA and the Bee Gees ruled the pop charts.

80290 Rewind is Grammy-winning Glass Tiger lead-vocalist and Canadian musical icon Alan Frew’s new solo album, featuring '80's hits including "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and "Time After Time."

In the wake of his recent health scare, he has received tremendous support and has been speaking up about stroke prevention and care as he prepares to return to the stage later this year.

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abida parveen Sun May 15 • 8 PM Pakistani singer Abida Parveen is one of the most prominent and influential Sufi musicians of our time, and a pioneering artist who has taken on a form dominated by males. Breaking with tradition, she was taught by both her father, the renowned Ustad Ghulam Haider, and by master Ustad Salaamat Ali Khan, and performs interpretations of Sufi poetry solo and accompanied by harmonium and percussion. The Guardian called her “the greatest female Sufi singer in history,” and Björk has cited her music as an inspiration.

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Blues

The blues, he says, continues to be such an affecting form of musical storytelling because of “the way an artist writes (or interprets) what has gone before.” That performers must “do it so that the audience can really see, and hear, that it’s real – that it means something,” he says, "It is the best thing about any story telling."

The blues is known for its realness, and as the soundtrack to sadness, heartbreak and loss. But it’s also, a soundtrack that moves you. When someone says they’ve got the blues, a feeling is evoked. It’s not the only genre that expresses intense emotion but it is one whose very core identifies emotion, and tells a specific story, minute details and all—and often with an extended solo that amplifies that emotion. But the results are often uplifting and empowering. Indeed, the genre’s name belies its celebratory nature.

It’s in that spirit that we look deeper into the blues’ special place in the history of the Hall.

Flohil recounts the most memorable show he ever promoted: B.B. King’s 1968 Massey Hall debut, the bluesman’s second Canadian date. “I paid [him] $2000 and tickets were $4.50, $3.50 and $2.50 - as a promoter I think I made $700” Flohil recalls.

“The audience,” he says with a confident and nodding grin in a long slow stride as though watching it back in his mind, “loved it.”

Talkin’ Blues Long-time Toronto promoter and music aficionado Richard Flohil believes that the blues’ reputation as a simple art form is, in fact, a testament to its power. We feature Flohil, among others, in the new Soundboard podcast, which takes a closer look at the blues: the history and evolution of the music, and its influence on the artists performing at Massey Hall over the coming months. Flohil, who has spent several decades working on and watching some of the most memorable blues concerts in recent history, has collected more than his share of stories – many of which will appear in a forthcoming book and several of them can be heard on the podcast.

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Though he looks back at a career full of moments with the giants, he speaks excitedly about discovering the next generation of blues musicians. “If you have open ears and a big heart, you’ll go ‘whoa! What’s that?!” Which is just what he did the first time he saw Matt Andersen.

Feeling immediately that the New Brunswicker was destined for Massey Hall, he said: "It was like getting hit on the head with a rock,” he says. “Like, ‘Oh f--k, it’s gravity!’”

Visit masseyhall.com/Soundboard to hear the complete podcast

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BUDDY GUY Fri Apr 22 • 8 PM Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans, and a pioneer of and living link to Chicago’s halcyon days of electric blues. This show, his 12th Massey Hall performance in as many years, comes in support of his new release Born To Play Guitar.

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George Thorogood & The Destroyers with special guest JW Jones

Fri May 6 • 8 PM For more than 40 years, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have embodied blues rock, propelled by the same drive that first led them to the stage back in 1973. The band that put Wilmington, Delaware on the map continues to tour and record – 8,000 live shows and some 15 million album sales later. Special guest JW Jones is an Ottawa-based guitarist and singer, Billboard top-10 blues artist and 2015 JUNO Award nominee.

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RANDY BACHMAN Thu Apr 21 • 8 PM

Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide

Globally celebrated for his chart-topping and unforgettable hits with Bachman-Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who, Randy Bachman is widely regarded as the architect of Canadian rock and roll.

Always hungry for a new musical adventure, he released Heavy Blues, featuring guests Peter Frampton, Neil Young, the late Jeff Healey and others, in 2015. His Massey Hall performance features guest appearances by singer/guitarist Terra Lightfoot and blues-rockers The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer.

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Sat Mar 5 • 8 PM The New Brunswick bluesman returns to Massey Hall bringing with him, for the first time, The Bona Fide. Andersen celebrates a growing collection of awards – in the last year: a CIMA Road Gold and two Maple Blues Awards for Male Vocalist of the Year, a JUNO Awards nomination and the release of his ninth album, Honest Man. JUNO Award-nominated singer-songwriter Donovan Woods (see cover story), fresh off the release of his fourth album, Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled, and a sold-out show at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, opens the evening.

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Conversations

The Power of Podcasts Celebrating a welcome addition to the media landscape Though we are constantly told that micro-blogging and information tidbits are perfectly designed for our oversaturated brains, the success and popularity of long-form podcasts proves we’re as hungry as ever for stimulating stories and conversations. The relatively unmediated, passion-not-profit-driven scope of this medium is resonating among listeners who recognize that a whole swath of talent and knowledge exists outside of the confines of conventional media structures.

As a medium, podcasts are a natural outgrowth of the wildness and empowering aspects of the internet. We’ve discovered insightful journalists via writing on their own blogs, visionary filmmakers who distribute their work on YouTube, and bands who upload tracks on SoundCloud. Meanwhile, podcasting quietly began its ascent as a vital source of unfettered content of a different kind.

There’s a virulent strain of anti-intellectualism in mainstream media that manifests itself in clickbait headlines, eye-candy listicles, and an emphasis on things they think we want because they assume we’re kind of dumb. And yet, there’s hope when long-form podcasts including Serial and WTF with Marc Maron, and radio-shows-cum-podcasts like the CBC’s recently-departed WireTap, and the show that arguably started it all, This American Life, transcend their intended audience.

MINOTAURS Piya Chattopadhyay Sat Apr 9 • 8 PM Kreative Kontrol is an internationally renowned weekly podcast hosted

by Canadian journalist Vish Khanna.

This special live taping features indepth conversations with journalist and CBC host Piya Chattopadhyay, and Nathan Lawr, the outspoken leader of indie-Afrobeat band, MINOTAURS. The band will also perform a full set to celebrate the release of their third album, Weird Waves.

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The fact that more people are spending time with hour-long, conversation-based or documentary-structured podcasts is heartening and worth celebrating. That such programming is inspiring further discussion and action among fellow listeners is an incredible form of community-building.

We develop deep emotional bonds with hosts, thanks to the rare intimacy of the medium, and the growing interest seems to suggest that audiences are seeking, and finding, intellectual nourishment and connections there.

Writer, editor, musician and radio personality Vish Khanna (pictured above) hosts Kreative Kontrol, an interview/documentary podcast featuring conversations with an international collection of cultural creators and contributors.

As creators of the Soundboard Podcast, and the home of series and events including Munk Debates, National Geographic Live!, live comedy and more, we recognize the value of the spoken word. This season, join Deepak Chopra, Jonathan Goldstein, Khanna and others as we celebrate voices that matter.

Steve Martin in Conversation with Andrew Hunter Wed Jun 22 • 8 PM

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Widely known as a writer, musician, actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright, Steve Martin co-curated The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris, the first major U.S. exhibition devoted to the groundbreaking modernist painter Lawren Harris. Joining Martin in conversation to discuss the exhibition, which opens at the Art Gallery of Ontario in July, will be the AGO’s Fredrik S. Eaton Curator, Canadian Art, Andrew Hunter.

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An Intimate Evening with

Jonathan Goldstein Tue Mar 29 • 8 PM Jonathan Goldstein, who The Atlantic recently called "the Wes Anderson of podcasting,” hosted and produced CBC Radio's WireTap for its 11-year run. A frequent contributor to This American Life, he has written several books, for publications including the New York Times Magazine and GQ, and has a regular column in the National Post. This rare opportunity to hear Goldstein's storytelling with visual accompaniment comes as we eagerly await his new podcast for Gimlet Media.

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Deepak Chopra

Shane Koyczan

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Deepak Chopra, the world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, returns to Roy Thomson Hall.

The author of more than 80 books, including 22 New York Times Best Sellers, which have been translated into over 43 languages, TIME Magazine called him "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century,” and the Global Thought Leaders Index ranked him as one of the most influential voices of 2015. Chopra’s new book, Super Genes shares a bold new understanding of our genes and how we might boost genetic activity.

Author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan’s 2013 anti-bullying video “To This Day” has nearly 18 millions views, and his latest album, Debris, features a guest appearance from songwriter Ani DiFranco.

A winner of the US Slam Poetry Championship and the Canadian Spoken Word Olympics, Koyczan’s solo performances – including two sold-out Harbourfront Centre Theatre shows in 2015 – have been celebrated for their “furious honesty” and “tender humanity.”

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Our fifth season with National Geographic’s boldest and brightest continues, as they share awe-inspiring stories and images of their quest to unearth, explore and document the world’s wonders.

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K2: Danger and Desire On The Savage MOUNTAIN

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Illustration: Davide Bonadonna

Gorongosa Reborn: A Cameraman’s Journal

Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous

The so-called ‘mountaineer’s mountain,’ K2 has taken the life of roughly one climber for every four who’ve succeeded in reaching the top. Join Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner as she recounts how she overcame extreme weather and potential avalanches to carry out her historic ascent, and become the world’s first woman to summit all 14 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen.

Bob Poole, Wildlife Filmmaker Emmy Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Bob Poole reveals the inspiring rebirth of the epic African wildlife park and how he cracked the Gorongosa code to film elephants, lions, crocs, hippos and spectacular scenery for his new five-part PBS/Nat Geo International series.

Over 50 feet long and with dagger-like teeth, Spinosaurus was the largest predator on Earth, but despite its size, its fossils eluded scientists for decades. National Geographic Emerging Explorer Nizar Ibrahim will regale audiences with the story of how this ancient monster was rediscovered years after being found – and lost.

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman, violin Sun Mar 20 • 3 PM J.C. Bach: Symphony in G minor, Op. 6, No. 6 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216 Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 H. Meltzer: Vision Machine (Premiere) Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin

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Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey

Sat Mar 19 • 8 PM

Sun May 29 • 3 PM Five-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Kathleen Battle and longtime collaborator, jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut, and a mass choir join forces to present a program that explores traditional slave spirituals and the writings of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, taking the audience on a journey through the spirituals and hymns that express suffering, salvation and freedom.

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Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat Major, Op. 47 Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28 In 2000, at the age of 18, Yundi became the youngest musician to win the International Chopin Piano Competition, and hasn’t stopped impressing since. He is a pioneer of music education in his native China, an ambassador for Chopin at home and abroad, and a regular on both Deutsche Grammophon and EMI Classics rosters.

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July 2014. Massey Hall with Albert Building

2014 AUGUST: Phase 1 begins - temporary tower is installed

OCTOBER: Service relocation, south wall shoring completed; Massey Hall remains open

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Summer Preview

isKwé Photo: Megan Wilson

Nick Sherman

Sian Richards

TSO Late Night with special guest mike mills Fri Jun 17 • 10 PM FREE PRE-CONCERT PATIO EVENT AT 8PM FEATURING THE MASSEY HALL BAND While the next issue of Soundboard will announce the details of the third year of the Live on the Patio at Roy Thomson Hall series, we’re excited to kick off patio season in advance of the TSO’s Late Night celebrations.

The Massey Hall Band, an alternative big-band comprised of some of Toronto’s most adventurous musicians, will present a set of music under the stars, paying tribute to alt-rock legends R.E.M. With the Band’s novel interpretations still ringing in your ears, head into the Hall, where Peter Oundjian and the TSO perform the world premiere of the Concerto for Electric Violin, Rock Band, and Orchestra by special guest Mike Mills, founding member of R.E.M. Also on the programme is Beethoven’s mighty “Eroica” Symphony, and after the show, a party in the lobby features live music and more. Patio event is free; Late Night tickets available at tso.ca.

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Lunchtime Live!

Heading outdoors to showcase Toronto’s diverse and exciting music community This spring, join us once again as we present Lunchtime Live! at Yonge-Dundas Square, one of the city’s beloved outdoor concert venues. Curated for the second season by Massey Hall, the series shines a light on the many talented and innovative artists that help make up the diverse music communities in and around Toronto, and anticipates the arrival of outdoor-music season.

Lunchtime Live! programming and our partnership with Yonge-Dundas Square strengthens our commitment to the development of Canadian artists and audiences, and offers a great environment in which to experience a wide array of music being made in and around town – and the coming spring. Programming ranges from a l l i e’s cosmic-soul-R&B to Indo-Jazz from Justin Gray's Synthesis, trip-hop from isKwé and folk from Ojibway singer-songwriter Nick Sherman and more. Stay tuned for ongoing programming in the Square as our partnership continues with more great music to come.

Mon May 9 Mon May 16 Mon May 30 Mon Jun 6 Mon Jun 13

isKwé allie Nick Sherman Justin Gray's Synthesis Circle Band

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BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUS: Celebration of Youth Mon Feb 29 • 12 NOON Linda Beaupré, conductor Eleanor Daley, piano and organ Toronto’s much-loved and multiple award-winning Bach Children’s Chorus, celebrating its 28th season, has released six CDs and most recently won the 2015 National Competition for Amateur Choirs in the Children’s Category.

Toronto Mass Choir: The Glory Of Gospel Fri May 13 • 12 NOON A student conducts the Massey Hall Band in an improvisational activity

Sharing the Love of Music Since 1999, Share the Music has been opening the doors to music and performing arts for students across the city and beyond. By providing tickets – over 18,000 since we began – and a range of interactive, pre-concert workshops, we aim to create lifelong interest in and devotion to live performance. We don’t do this alone: We are grateful for the long-term support and leadership of Sun Life Financial, and a host of corporate, foundation and individual donors. But we need your help to bring more children and youth to Share the Music.

Visit us at masseyhall.com/support or call 416-593-9276 to donate

Share The Music Presenting Sponsor

Karen Burke, conductor Christopher Dawes, organ Joy Brown & Corey Butler, piano Founded 28 years ago, the JUNO award–winning Toronto Mass choir has released ten CDs and has brought its distinct and glorious gospel sound to festivals and venues throughout North America, the Caribbean and Europe.

Suitable for Ages 6 +. For student groups of 20 or more contact groups@rth-mh.com Made possible by the generous support of the

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BOARD CHAIR Richard Hamm Director & CEO Bristol Gate Capitol Partners

Lorna R. Marsden President Emerita York University

Alison McDonald Freelance Producer

VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD Eileen Costello Partner Aird & Berlis LLP

PRESIDENT & CEO Deane Cameron

GOVERNORS Susan Aglukark Owner, Director Aglukark Entertainment Inc.

Alexander Morley

FRONT OF HOUSE Brett Towns

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Stephen Clarkin

Sara Gilmour (leave)

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Karry Prendergast Manager

Senior Vice President TD Bank Group & CEO Ugo

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Business Executive

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Principal MOVA Capital Group Co-President Millennium Investment

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Neil Bowen Manager

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Chris Lorway

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Kim Cooke President Pheromone Recordings

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We have also developed an Accessible Customer Service Plan in accordance with the AODA that can be obtained via our website at roythomson.com and masseyhall.com or by asking one of our ushers.

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Calendar

2016 Program Calendar Calendar Sponsor

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RIV l The Rivoli (19+)

RTH l Roy Thomson Hall

TGH l The Great Hall (19+)

WGT l Winter Garden Theatre

TSP l Trinity St. Paul's Centre

DRK l The Drake Underground

YDS l Yonge-Dundas Square

Presentation

Date

Time

Venue

Blue Rodeo

Thu Feb 18, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Blue Rodeo

Fri Feb 19, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Classic Albums Live: The Beatles, Help!

Fri Feb 19, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Corb Lund with special guest American Aquarium

Sat Feb 20, 2016

8:00 PM

WGT

globalFEST On the Road: Creole Carnival

Tue Feb 23, 2016

8:00 PM

WGT

Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage

Fri Feb 26, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Sun Feb 28, 2016

2:00 PM

RTH

Free Choir & Organ: Bach Children's Chorus: Celebration of Youth

Mon Feb 29, 2016

12:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Mon Feb 29, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Tue Mar 1, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Steven Wilson

Tue Mar 1, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide with special guest Donovan Woods

Sat Mar 5, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Unique Lives & Experiences: Gloria Steinem

Mon Mar 7, 2016

7:30 PM

RTH

Leon Bridges

Thu Mar 10, 2016

8:00PM

MH

David Garrett & Band In Concert

Thu Mar 10, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Maxim Vengerov

Fri Mar 11, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Vienna Mozart Orchestra

Sun Mar 13, 2016

2:00 PM

RTH

The Massey Hall Band Rivoli Residency

Wed Mar 16, 2016

9:00 PM

RIV

Yundi

Sat Mar 19, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Sun Mar 20, 2016

3:00 PM

RTH

Johnny Reid with special guests

Mon Mar 21, 2016

7:00 PM

MH

Max Amini

Sat Mar 26, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

An Intimate Evening with Jonathan Goldstein

Tue Mar 29, 2016

8:00 PM

WGT

April Fools: An Evening of Comedy at Massey Hall Hosted by Gilbert Gottfried

Fri Apr 1, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

National Geographic Live: Bob Poole

Sun Apr 3, 2016

2:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Bob Poole

Mon Apr 4, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Bob Poole

Tue Apr 5, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Liz Loughrey

Thu Apr 7, 2016

9:00 PM

RIV

Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khanna, featuring MINOTAURS and Piya Chattopadhyay

Sat Apr 9, 2016

8:00 PM

DRK

Shane Koyczan

Tue Apr 12, 2016

8:00 PM

WGT

Smashing Pumpkins

Tue Apr 12, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Wed Apr 13, 2016

7:00 PM

MH

Steve Reich at 80

Thu Apr 14, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Hayden: A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Everything I Long For

Fri Apr 15, 2016

8:00 PM

TSP

Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd, Animals

Fri Apr 15, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

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Presentation

Date

Time

Venue

Engelbert Humperdinck

Fri Apr 15, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Michael Kaeshammer with special guest Bobby Bazini

Sat Apr 16, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Unique Lives & Experiences: Amanda Lindhout

Mon Apr 18, 2016

7:30 PM

RTH

Father John Misty

Wed Apr 20, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

The Massey Hall Band Rivoli Residency

Wed Apr 20, 2016

9:00 PM

RIV

Randy Bachman

Thu Apr 21, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Buddy Guy

Fri Apr 22, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

SFJAZZ Collective: Originals & the Music of Michael Jackson

Sat Apr 23, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Abbamania and Night Fever

Sat Apr 23, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Live at Massey Hall: Rheostatics with special guest Amelia Curran

Fri Apr 29, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

An Evening with Alan Frew Hits of the ‘80s Re-Imagined

Sat Apr 30, 2016

8:00 PM

TGH

National Geographic Live: Nizar Ibrahim

Sun May 1, 2016

2:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Nizar Ibrahim

Mon May 2, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

National Geographic Live: Nizar Ibrahim

Tue May 3, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Tori Kelly

Tue May 3, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Massey Hall Presents: Lunchtime Live! (multiple dates, see page 22)

Mon May 9, 2016

12:30 PM

YDS

George Thorogood & The Destroyers with special guest JW Jones

Fri May 6, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Free Choir & Organ: Toronto Mass Choir

Fri May 13, 2016

12:00 PM

RTH

Above & Beyond Acoustic

Sat May 14, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Above & Beyond Acoustic

Sun May 15, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Abida Parveen

Sun May 15, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Above & Beyond Acoustic

Sun May 15, 2016

8:00PM

MH

Unique Lives & Experiences: Chelsea Clinton

Mon May 16, 2016

7:30 PM

RTH

The Massey Hall Band Rivoli Residency

Wed May 18, 2016

9:00 PM

RIV

Classic Albums Live: David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Sat May 28, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Matthew Barber & Jill Barber present The Family Album

Sat May 28, 2016

8:00 PM

TGH

Kathleen Battle: Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey

Sun May 29, 2016

3:00PM

RTH

Unique Lives & Experiences: Arlene Dickinson

Mon Jun 6, 2016

7:30PM

RTH

Deepak Chopra

Mon Jun 13, 2016

7:30PM

RTH

TSO Late Night: With special guest Mike Mills & pre-concert patio event featuring The Massey Hall Band

Fri Jun 17, 2016

10:00 PM

RTH

Steve Martin in Conversation with Andrew Hunter

Wed Jun 22, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Bryan Ferry

Tue Jul 19, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

John Prine

Fri Sep 9, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Richard Clayderman

Sun Oct 2, 2016

3:00 PM

RTH

Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor

Tue Nov 15, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Berliner Philharmoniker: Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor

Wed Nov 16, 2016

8:00 PM

RTH

Gordon Lightfoot

Nov 23–26, 2016

8:00 PM

MH

Bravissimo! Opera's Greatest Hits

Sat Dec 31, 2016

7:00 PM

RTH

Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert 2017

Sun Jan 1, 2017

2:30 PM

RTH

Boston Symphony Orchestra: Andris Nelsons, Conductor. Emanuel Ax, Piano

Sun Mar 5, 2017

3:00 PM

RTH

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A standing ovation for our PROGRAM & VENUE SPONSORS

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INTRODUCING THE STRIKINGLY REDESIGNED 2016 LEXUS GS Every inch of the 2016 Lexus GS has been built to exceed expectation. Bolder, more aggressive lines emanate from its unique spindle grille, hinting at its powerful 3.5-Litre, 24-valve 311-HP engine. The interior is a deft balance of premium finishes like wood trim and a heated leather-wrapped steering wheel and technical comforts like a 12.3� LCD display.

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