Photo by John Beebe of John Beebe Photography and provided courtesy of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale.
PERFORMANCES
Free Noon Hour Concert (Tuesday): You may recall from a posting a few weeks ago that Roy Thomson Hall hosts a series of choir and organ concerts that are delightful, free, and conveniently timed to coordinate with your lunch! Today at noon the second of the series takes place: the Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral Ensemble & the Senior Choir of St. Michael’s Choir School perform in A Christmas Celebration.
CBC’s Great Canadian Song Quest (Tuesday): We’re most excited about the existence of this project, and even more excited about the opportunity to check out some of Canada’s best singer-songwriter talent tonight. Performing songs they’ve specially crafted about Canadian places, your faves and mine will be performing, including Chantal Kreviazuk, Hawksley Workman, Joel Plaskett, and Catherine MacLellan.
Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Wednesday and Saturday): The Nathaniel Dett Chorale performs the seasonal tradition: An Indigo Christmas. Pairing traditional and contemporary holiday music, the Chorale will warm your winter with these very special presentations.
Matthew Good (Friday and Saturday): Mr. Good performs for two nights at Massey Hall. He released a double-disc entitled Live at Massey Hall last year, so we know that he’s a fan of the Hall. This year’s release, Vancouver debuted at #2 on the charts and has been acclaimed as a fitting follow-up to the Matthew Good Band’s 2001 issue, The Audio of Being.
WEB WATCH
Last Friday, Rolling Stone Magazine announced its take (based on the authoritative opinions of selected artists, journalists, and other “industry insiders”) on the decade’s top 100 albums. We are pleased, and a little bit proud, to see so many bands that have recently played Massey Hall or that are about to make the list:
- Norah Jones, who’s hitting the Massey stage in March (tickets went on sale just yesterday), made #54 for Come Away With Me. Which, you should also know, got #4 album of the decade on Billboard’s similarly-themed list.
- Bright Eyes, who recently performed as part of Monsters of Folk, made the list twice: at #71 for Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground and at #50 for I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning.
- The haunting harmonies of Fleet Foxes, who performed this summer, can be found at #47 with their eponymous album.
- Arcade Fire, who, as you may recall, played Massey Hall in 2007, makes the list at #75 for their latest, Neon Bible, and an impressive ranking at #6 for Funeral.
- Wilco performed twice at Massey Hall this fall and came in at #3 for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
You can also check out Rolling Stone’s opinion on the top 100 songs of the decade here.
Stefania Paterak is the Programming Coordinator for Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall.
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