23/24 Season
Hear the Passion
Join us for a new season of bold & audacious choral experiences.
Friday, September 22, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 7:30pm
Jeanne Lamon Hall (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre)
In Time
At the intersection of music & dance
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Compagnie de la Citadelle | Laurence Lemieux, artistic director and choreographer
Instrumental Ensemble
Experience a fusion of music and dance in this mesmerizing evening of baroque masterworks. Presented in collaboration with Compagnie de la Citadelle, witness a breathtaking combination of grace and elegance as the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers perform Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden under the direction of Jean-Sébastien Vallée.
Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 8:00pm
Friday, October 27, 2023 at 8:00pm
Roy Thomson Hall
Carmina Burana
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Geoffrey Sirett, baritone
Lesley Emma Bouza, soprano
Ryan McDonald, countertenor
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Children’s Chorus | Zimfira Poloz, artistic director
Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Join the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir on a journey of passion and desire as you experience Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, with its unmistakable opening: “O fortuna!”
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 7:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Festival of Carols
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Jonathan Oldengarm, organist
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Ring in the holiday season with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and its beloved annual celebration of music: the Festival of Carols.
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 7:30pm
Jeanne Lamon Hall (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre)
Winterreise
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Brett Polegato, baritone
Philip Chiu, pianist
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Delve into the beauty and emotion of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise with a new choral adaptation performed by the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, renowned Canadian baritone Brett Polegato, and Juno Award-winning pianist Philip Chiu.
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 8:00pm
George Weston Recital Hall
Verdi’s Requiem
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野, soprano
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Enthralling, dramatic, and yet eerily beautiful—nothing compares to Verdi’s Requiem. This spellbinding masterwork weaves together a thrilling symphonic score and breathtaking solos with one of the most poignant sacred texts—a powerful cry for deliverance.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8:00pm
Koerner Hall
Verdi’s Requiem
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野, soprano
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Enthralling, dramatic, and yet eerily beautiful—nothing compares to Verdi’s Requiem. This spellbinding masterwork weaves together a thrilling symphonic score and breathtaking solos with one of the most poignant sacred texts—a powerful cry for deliverance.
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:00pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Take the Podium: Fauré (Free Concert)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Jonathan Oldengarm, organist
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Heeseong Lee, conductor
Jamison Stevens, conductor
Klaudia Zajac, conductor
Matheus Coelho, conductor
Michael Denomme, conductor
Shohei Kobayashi, conductor
Join the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for their 15th annual Choral Conducting Symposium concert, where six up-and-coming conductors will take the podium after completing a series of masterclasses under the leadership of Artistic Director and Conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée.
Please note: All concert programs are subject to change, including repertoire, performers and dates.