{"id":7222,"date":"2012-10-28T20:15:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T00:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2012-10-28T20:15:33","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T00:15:33","slug":"community-review-countertenor-timothy-wong-a-young-artist-with-a-fine-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2012\/10\/28\/community-review-countertenor-timothy-wong-a-young-artist-with-a-fine-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Community review: Countertenor Timothy Wong a young artist with a fine gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Here is a response to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2012\/10\/24\/a-musical-and-literary-incentive-to-build-community-dialogue-in-these-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\">our call to Musical Toronto readers<\/a> for stories and reviews. This is an appreciation of a concert by countertenor Timothy Wong at Timothy Eaton United Church in Toronto this afternoon:<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/wong.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7224\" title=\"wong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/wong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/wong.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/wong-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I spent a pleasant afternoon today at a mini-concert to benefit the choir school at Timothy Eaton United Church by rising young countertenor Timothy Wong.<\/p>\n<p>Timothy has a Bach. of Music from U. of\u00a0 T. He has pursued his career since 2009, singing in Canada and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Tim took us on a delightful journey to explore different facets of the countertenor&#8217;s voice. Beginning with Schumann&#8217;s <em>Liederkreis<\/em> Op.39, he moved us with beauty of tone, genuine expression of feeling and calm, clear-flowing line. He also had fun playing with words in the joyous parts.<\/p>\n<p>J.S. Bach&#8217;s &#8220;Bub und Reu&#8221; (<em>Christmas Oratorio<\/em>) and &#8220;Es ist vollbracht&#8221; (<em>St John Passion<\/em>) were well executed, but the highlight for me was the well-known &#8220;Ombra mai fu&#8221; from Handel&#8217;s opera <em>Xerxes<\/em>. Tim showed a warmer, rounder extension of his skill here, unleashing a full range of power from forte to an exquisite and delicate high note.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Berceaux,&#8221; by Gabriel Faur\u00e9, he did it again.<\/p>\n<p>Tim showed us his Modern mode, by hissing and singing Benjamin Britten&#8217;s\u00a0 setting of &#8220;I know a bank where the wild thyme grows&#8221; from <em>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/em>. Thank goodness he finished with an aria from Mozart&#8217;s <em>Idomeneo<\/em> &#8212; &#8220;Il padre adorato.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He is a personable young artist with a fine gift.<\/p>\n<p>He was ably accompanied by Tom King, a fine collaborative pianist who holds a Masters of Music from Univ. of Western Ontario. Tom is also an accomplished jazz pianist and teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Tim will be the lead in a production of Humperdinck&#8217;s Hansel and Gretel in Toronto in June, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mary Lou Baptie<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a response to our call to Musical Toronto readers for stories and reviews. 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