Past TMChoir Seasons

2022/2023 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

The Pilgrim’s Way *
October 1, 2022
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Program

Mendelssohn’s Elijah *
November 2, 2022
Roy Thomson Hall
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Program

Festival of Carols *
December 6-7, 2022
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Program

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 17-21, 2022
Roy Thomson Hall
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Mozart Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
January 11-15, 2023
Roy Thomson Hall
Michael Francis, conductor
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, chorusmaster

Exchange Community Singing Festival *
February 4, 2023
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Jamie Hillman, conductor
Program

Little Match Girl Passion *
March 18, 2023
Church of the Holy Trinity
David Fallis, conductor
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Program

Bach’s Mass in B Minor *
March 28, 2023
Koerner Hall
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Program

Take the Podium Conducting Symposium *
May 5, 2023
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Jean-Sebastien Vallee, conductor
Participating Symposium Conductors
Program

2021/2022 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Coming to Carry Me Home *
November 2, 2021
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Jean-Sebastien Vallee, conductor

Festival of Carols *
December 1, 2021
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Jean-Sebastien Vallee, conductor
Simon Rivard, associate conductor
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 15-19, 2021
Roy Thomson Hall
Simon Rivard, conductor

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
April 15, 2022
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Simon Rivard, conductor
Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, conductor

Endangered *
May 28, 2022
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
David Fallis, conductor
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor

Gimeno + Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 15-19, 2022
Roy Thomson Hall
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Meet Me Here: Songs of Sanctuary *
June 28, 2022
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Choral Conducting Symposium
Jean-Sebastien Vallee, conductor
Emerging conductors participating in the Conductors’ Symposium

2020/2021 Season

A season of online streamed concerts due to the Covid-19 pandemic

* a TMC production

Kannamma—a program of Thanksgiving *
October 10, 2020
Streamed online
Simon Rivard, conductor
Suba Sankaran, guest curator & vocal soloist
Guest artists: Matthew Larkin, organ; Gergely Szokolay, piano; Jennylynd James, visual artist; Dylan Bell, guitar; Trichy Sankaran, South Indian classical percussion (mrdangam); Supriya Nayak, Odissi dancer; and members of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Repertoire: Cantata BWV 29, VIII. “Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren”, by Johann Sebastian Bach; What Does Gratitude Inspire? to the tune of J.S. Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” (arr. Suba Sankaran); Kyrie based on the Adagio of the “Moonlight Sonata”, by Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. G. B. Bierey); Because, by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; Gracias a la vida, by Violeta Parra; Purvi Tillana, by T. S. Bhagavatar; Kannamma, by Suba Sankaran; Dona nobis pacem, by Dylan Bell; and
Cantata BWV 29, II. “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir”, by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Watch the concert on Vimeo.

Notinikew—a program of Remembrance *
November 11, 2020
Streamed online
Simon Rivard, conductor
Andrew Balfour, guest curator
Guest artists: Dr. Duke Redbird, elder and poet; Brian Solomon, multidisciplinary artist; Camerata Nova (conductor Mel Braun); and Winnipeg Boys Choir (artistic director Carolyn Boyes)
Repertoire: A Dish with One Spoon, Duke Redbird; Ambe (Come In), Andrew Balfour; Notinikew (Going to War), Andrew Balfour: Calling All Okicitawak (Warriors); Anthem for a Doomed Youth; I Went to War; Kookum (Grandmother) – Help me. Stolen Child, Duke Redbird; and How they so softly rest, Healey Willan; In paradisum from Requiem, Gabriel Fauré.
Watch the concert on Vimeo.

Messiah: Complex with Against the Grain Theatre and Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 2020
Streamed online

Festival of Carols *
December 16, 2020
Streamed online
Simon Rivard, conductor
Guest artist: Matthew Larkin, organ
Repertoire: Nativity, by Hannah Kendall; Coventry Carol, arranged by Richard Allain; A Hymn on the Nativity, by Alastair Boyd (winner of the 2020 TMC Choral Composition Competition); Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, by George Frideric Handel; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, by Felix Mendelssohn; Away in a Manger, arranged by Reginald Jacques and David Willcocks; The First Nowell, arranged by David Willcocks; and O Come, All Ye Faithful, arranged by David Willcocks.
Watch the concert on Vimeo.

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
April 2, 2021
Streamed online
Simon Rivard, conductor
Guest artists: Gergely Szokolay, piano; Sheila Jaffé, violin I; Csaba Koczo, violin II; Theresa Rudolph, viola I; Rory McLeod, viola II; Leana Rutt, cello; William Maddox, organ; and Laurence Lemieux, choreography and dance.
Repertoire: Stabat Mater in G minor by Franz Schubert; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, Cantata #4 by Johann Sebastian Bach; 
How lovely is Thy Dwelling Place, from A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms.
Watch the concert on Vimeo.

Behind the Screen *
June 9, 2021
a panel discussion about the creative and technical challenges to be overcome in creating an online season of choral music concerts.
Streamed online
Rick Philips, panel host
Simon Rivard, TMC Associate Conductor
Katy Clark, TMC professional chorister
David King, video recording and program compilation and streaming
Anne Longmore, graphics direction and marketing
Watch the program on Vimeo.

2019/2020 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Singing through Centuries – a 125th Anniversary Gala Concert *
October 20, 2019
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre
David Fallis, conductor
Guest artists: Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Teresa Mahon, soprano; Samuel Chan, baritone; and Matthew Larkin, organ
Repertoire: Felix Mendelssohn – Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir and Psalm 43 Richte mich, Gott; Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms; Andrew Balfour – Mamachimowin [the act of singing praises] (a TMC commission); and Gabriel Fauré – Requiem.

Beethoven: Symphony #9 with Orchestra Toronto
October 27, 2019
George Weston Recital Hall
Michael Newnham, conductor

Massenet: Thais Grand Opera in Concert with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
November 7-9, 2019
Roy Thomson Hall
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Recorded live and released by Chandos. Winner of 2021 Juno Award: Classical Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral)

Festival of Carols *
December 3 & 4, 2019
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
David Fallis, conductor
Ezra Burke, associate conductor
Guest artists: Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra; Simon Rivard, TSYO Conductor.

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 17-22, 2019
Roy Thomson Hall
Alexander Shelley, conductor

Mozart: Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
January 15-18, 2020
Roy Thomson Hall
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Romantics and New Romantics – a Free TMC Community Concert *
February 22, 2020
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
John William Trotter, guest conductor
Gergely Szokolay, collaborative pianist
Daniel Jiang, pianist
Repertoire: Samuel Barber – Agnus Dei; Felix Mendelssohn – Richte mich, Gott and Hear my Prayer; Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes and O schöne Nacht; Hugo Wolf (arr. Clytus Gotwald) – Auf ein altes Bild and Der Gartner; Richard Strauss (arr. Walter Gieseking) – Freundliche Vision and Ständchen; Ēriks Ešenvalds – O Salutaris Hostia; Morten Lauridsen – O nata lux and Sure on this Shining Night.

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
April 8 & 10, 2020
Simon Rivard, guest conductor
Ezra Burke, TMC associate conductor
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Great Poets in Music *
May 30, 2020
St. Andrew’s Church
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, guest conductor
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Great Poets in Music Online Program*
May 30, 2020
Online
David Fallis, artistic lead
Lucy Peacock, actor
Tom McCamus, actor
Readings from Shakespeare; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; George Bernard Shaw; and Leonard Cohen. And choral settings by Edward Elgar, Jonathon Dove, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Leonard Cohen.
Watch the full program on Vimeo.

2018/2019 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Berlioz: Fantasy on Shakespeare’s The Tempest from Lélio with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
September 20 – 22, 2018
Roy Thomson Hall
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Britten: War Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
November 8 & 10, 2018
Roy Thomson Hall
Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Festival of Carols *
December 4 & 5, 2018
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Howard Dyck, guest conductor
Guest artists: Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army (John Lam, band master); and Toronto Youth Choir (Matthew Otto, conductor).
Included world premiere of Stephanie Martin’s An Earthly Tree.

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 17-19 and 21-23, 2018
Roy Thomson Hall
Johannes Debus, conductor

Spotlight on North America – a Free TMC Community Concert *
January 26, 2019
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
David Fallis, conductor
Ezra Burke, associate conductor
Repertoire: Andrew Balfour – Ambe and Trapped in Stone; Healey Willan – Gloria Deo Per Immensa Saecula; Stephanie Martin – Rise up my love; Eric Whitacre – Sleep; George Gershwin – Three preludes (for piano); Randall Thompson – Alleluia; Aaron Copland – Shall we gather at the river; Harry Somers (arr.) – Feller from Fortune; Sir Ernest MacMillan (arr.) – Blanche comme la neige; Donald Patriquin (arr.) – J’entends le Moulin.

Handel and Haydn! *
February 27, 2019
St. Andrew’s Church
David Fallis, conductor
Guest artists: Mireille Asselin, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, mezzo-soprano; Asitha Tennekoon, tenor; Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone; and
Orchestra.
Repertoire: Handel – Coronation Anthems; and Haydn – Mass in time of war

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
April 17 & Good Friday, April 19, 2019
David Fallis, conductor
Ezra Burke, associate conductor
Repertoire: Olivier Messiaen – O sacrum convivium; Francis Poulenc – Salve Regina; Frank Martin – Mass for double choir; Zoltán Kodály – Jesus and the Traders; Sergei Rachmaninoff – The Cherubic Hymn; Krzysztof Penderecki – Song of Cherubim; Alfred Schnittke – Complete this work which I began; Healey Willan – An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts

Mahler: Resurrection Symphony with the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra
May 25, 2019
Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre
Denis Mastromonaco, conductor

Orff: Carmina Burana with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 19-23, 2019
Roy Thomson Hall
Donald Runnicles, conductor

2017/2018 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Brahms: A German Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
September 27-30, 2017
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

Elora Singers in Concert, presented by TMC *
October 1, 2017
Church of the Holy Trinity
Noel Edison, conductor

Ryan – Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
November 9 & 11, 2017
Roy Thomson Hall
Tania Miller, conductor

Festival of Carols *
December 5 & 6, 2017
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Jennifer Min-Young Lee, associate conductor
Guest artists: Canadian Staff Band (John Lam, band master); Canadian Children’s Opera Company (Teri Dunn, music director); David Briggs, organ

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 18-23, 2017
Roy Thomson Hall
Matthew Halls, conductor

TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
January 27, 2018
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Watch the concert webcast on Vimeo.

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
March 28 and Good Friday, March 30, 2018
St. Paul’s Basilica
David Fallis, conductor
Jennifer Min-Young Lee, associate conductor
Repertoire: Willan – Behold, the Tabernacle of God; Vaughan Williams – Mass in G minor; Esenvalds – O Salutaris Hostia; Mendelssohn – Psalm 43 and Nunc dimittis; Lukaszewski – Ave Maria; Rachmaninoff – Ave Maria; Bruckner – Ave Maria and Christus factus est; Tavener – Song for Athene; Whitacre – Sleep and Her Sacred Spirit Soars.

Bernstein: Candide with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
April 26 & 28, 2018
Roy Thomson Hall
Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Beethoven: Symphony #9 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 28-30, 2018
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

2016/2017 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah *
November 5, 2016
Koerner Hall
Noel Edison, conductor
Concert Program Notes

Festival of Carols *
December 7, 2016
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: Canadian Staff Band

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 2016
Roy Thomson Hall

TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
January 28, 2017
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Watch the concert webcast on Vimeo.

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
April 12, and Good Friday, April 14, 2017
St. Paul’s Basilica
Noel Edison, conductor
Repertoire: Allegri – Miserere mei, Deus; Pärt – The Deer’s Cry; Sanders – The Reproaches; Lotti – Crucifixus; Elgar – Lux Aeterna; Mendelssohn – Nunc Dimitis; Lukaszewski – Nunc Dimitis; Quartel – Sanctum (mvmts 1 & 4); Willan – How They so Softly Rest; Willan – An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts.
Concert program notes

Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
TSO. TMC and Huddersfield Choral Society
June 3, 2017
Roy Thomson Hall
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Choral Splendour *
June 4, 2017
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Huddersfield Choral Society
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Gregory Batsleer, conductor

2015/2016 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Vaughn Williams: Symphony #1 “Sea Symphony” with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
October 21 & 24, 2015
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

German Romantics *
November 25, 2015
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: André Laplante, pianist; James Bourne, pianist; Lesley Bouza, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, Alto; Andrew Walker, tenor; and Jordan Scholl, bass
Repertoire: Schubert – Gebet, Ständchen, Der Tanz, Des Tages Weihe, Lebenslust, Psalm 23, 6 Moments Musicaux, and Cantate Irene Kiesewetter; Liszt – 3 Sonetti del Petrarca; Brahms – Zigeunerlieder; Mendelssohn – Psalm 43.
Concert program notes
Watch the concert webcast on Vimeo.

Festival of Carols *
December 9, 2015
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Jennifer Min-Young Lee, associate conductor
Guest artists: Canadian Staff Band; David Briggs, organ
Concert Program notes

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
December 15-16 and 18-20, 2015
Roy Thomson Hall
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
January 30, 2016
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Watch the concert webcast on Vimeo.

Choral-Grand and Intimate with Elora Festival Singers
March 13, 2016
Church of Our Lady, Guelph
Noel Edison, conductor

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
March 23 and Good Friday, March 25, 2016
St. Paul’s Basilica
Noel Edison, conductor
Jennifer Min-Young Lee, conductor
Guest artists: John Marshman, cello and John Johnson, saxophone
Repertoire: Byrd – Mass for Four Voices; Morales – Parce mihi, Domine; Enns – I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (TMC commission); Hawes – Reflexionem and Quanta Qualia; Corlis – God So Loved the World (TMC commission); and Whitacre – Her Sacred Spirit Soars.
Concert program notes

TMC Pop-Up Concerts *
April 5, 2016 in the Allan Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place
May 10, 2016 in the Student Learning Centre at Ryerson University
Noel Edison, conductor

Haydn: The Creation *
April 27, 2016
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano; Zach Finkelstein, tenor; Alexander Hajek, baritone; Festival Orchestra
Concert program notes

Happy and Glorious: A Celebration of the Queen’s 90th Birthday
Hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
May 16, 2016
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
Noel Edison, conductor

Beethoven: Symphony #9 “Choral” with the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra
May 28, 2016
Mississauga Living Arts Centre
Denis Mastromonaco, conductor

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 1 & 2, 2016
Roy Thomson Hall
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Elora Festival Opening Night Gala
July 8, 2016
Gambrel Barn, Elora
Noel Edison, conductor
Repertoire: Mozart – Requiem Mass in D minor; and Corlis – River of Life

2014/2015 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Choral” with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sep 25-27, 2014
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

Mozart: Requiem and Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass *
Celebrating the TMC’s 120th anniversary
October 15, 2014
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Noel Edison, conductor
Caron Daley, associate conductor
Guest artists: Lesley Bouza, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo-soprano; Charles Davidson, tenor; Sean Watson, bass-baritone; and Festival Orchestra. 
Concert program notes

Festival of Carols in Richmond Hill
Dec 6, 2014
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Noel Edison, conductor
Caron Daley, associate conductor

Festival of Carols *
Dec 10, 2014
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Caron Daley, associate conductor
Guest artists: Canadian Staff Band, John Lam, bandmaster; David Briggs, organ; James Bourne, piano
Concert program notes

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dec 16-17 & 19-21, 2014
Roy Thomson Hall
Grant Llewellyn, conductor

TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
Jan 31, 2015
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Watch the concert webcast on Vimeo.

Pärt: Passio *
March 10 & 11, 2015
Church of the Holy Trinity
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: Michael Colvin, tenor; Jeremy Bowes, bass; Elora Festival Singers octet; Michael Bloss, organ; and Festival Quintet.
Concert program notes

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
Good Friday, April 3, 2015
St. Paul’s Basilica
Noel Edison, conductor
Caron Daley, associate conductor
Guest artist: Michael Bloss, organ
Repertoire: Tavener, Song for Athene and The World is Burning; Tallis, Spem in alium; Fauré, Requiem.
Concert program notes

TMC Pop Up Concerts *
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at Allen Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place
Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at Toronto Reference Library
Noel Edison, conductor

Verdi: Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
May 21-23, 2015
Roy Thomson Hall
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 10 & 12, 2015
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

Schafer: Apocalypsis
Luminato Festival
June 26-28
Sony Centre
David Fallis, musical director

2013/2014 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Orff: Carmina Burana with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Oct 31, Nov 1 & 2, 2013
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

Britten at 100 *
Nov 20, 2013
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: Lesley Bouza, soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Diego Matamoros, speaker; James Bourne and Michel Ross, piano; Michael Bloss, organ; Toronto Children’s Chorus; and Festival Orchestra Repertoire: Britten, The Company of Heaven; Britten, St. Nicolas
Concert program notes

Festival of Carols in Richmond Hill
Dec 7, 2013
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Noel Edison, conductor and Caron Daley, associate conductor

Festival of Carols *
Dec 11, 2013
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor and Caron Daley, associate conductor
Guest artists: Ben Heppner, tenor; James Bourne, piano; Michael Bloss, organ; Festival Brass

Handel: Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dec 17, 18, 20-22, 2013
Roy Thomson Hall
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
Feb 1, 2014
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Also webcast

Bach: Mass in B minor *
March 26, 2014
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: Jennifer Taverner, soprano; Lesley Bouza, soprano; Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo-soprano; Isaiah Bell, tenor; Michael York, baritone; Festival Orchestra
Concert program notes

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
Good Friday, April 18, 2014
St. Paul’s Basilica
Noel Edison, conductor and Caron Daley, associate conductor
Guest artist: Michael Bloss, organ Repertoire: Vierne, Messe Solennelle; and Duruflé , Requiem.
Concert program notes

Sacred Music in Hamilton
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Christ’s Church Cathedral, Hamilton
Noel Edison, conductor and Caron Daley, associate conductor
Guest artist: Michael Bloss, organ

Classic Broadway: Lerner &Loewe with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
May 20 & 21, 2014
Roy Thomson Hall
Steven Reineke, conductor

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 20 & 21, 2014
Roy Thomson Hall
Bramwell Tovey, conductor

2012/2013 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

De Falla: La Vida Breve: A Spanish Opera with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Nov 1 & 3, 2012

Carmina Burana *
Nov 14, 2012
Guest artists: Lesley Bouza, soprano; Christopher Mayell, tenor; Michael Nyby, baritone; and TorQ Percussion Quartet.
Repertoire: Dove, The Passing of the Year; Whitacre, Cloudburst; and Orff, Carmina Burana.
Concert Program Notes

Festival of Carols *
Dec 12, 2012

Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dec 18, 19, 21-23, 2012

TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
Jan 26, 2013 (also webcast)

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle *
Feb 9, 2013
(also webcast)
Guest artists: Lesley Bouza, soprano; Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo soprano; Charles Davidson, tenor; Michael York, baritone
Concert Program Notes

Beethoven: Symphony #9 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Feb 13, 15 & 16, 2013

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
Good Friday, Mar 29, 2013
Repertoire: included the world premiere of Timothy Corlis’ God so Loved the World (a TMC commission).
Concert Program Notes

Choir and Organ Concert as part of Roy Thomson Hall Choir and Organ Series
Guest artist: Rachel Mahon, organ
Apr 8, 2013

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis *
May 15, 2013
Guest artists: Shannon Mercer, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano; Michael Colvin, tenor; Michael Adair, baritone; and Festival Orchestra.
Concert Program Notes

Brahms: A German Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
May 22, 23 & 25, 2013

Verdi and Wagner choruses with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as part of Luminato 2013
June 21, 2013

2011/2012 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Walton: Music for the film Henry V with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sep 22 & 24, 2011

A Night of Brahms *
Nov 9, 2011
Guest artists: Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano; Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano; Michael York, baritone; and Festival Orchestra. Repertoire: Brahms: Nänie, Gesang der Parzen, Alto Rhapsody and Ein Deutsches Requiem.
Concert Program Notes

Festival of Carols, guest appearance at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Dec 2, 2011
Concert Program Notes

Festival of Carols *
Dec 7, 2011
Concert Program Notes

Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dec 14, 16-19, 2011

Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
Jan 28, 2012 (also webcast)

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
Good Friday, Apr 6, 2012
Repertoire: Martin: Mass for Double Choir and Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Concert Program Notes

Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast *
May 23, 2012
Guest artists: Shannon Mercer, soprano; John Relyea, bass-baritone; Daniel Bedrossian, treble; and Festival Orchestra. Repertoire: Poulenc: Gloria; Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; and Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
Concert Program Notes

Mahler: Symphony No 8 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 13 & 14, 2012

Last Night of the Proms with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 19 & 20, 2012

2010/2011 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Mahler: Symphony #2 (Resurrection) with Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sep 23 & 25, 2010

Janaček: Glagolitic Mass with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Nov 10 & 11, 2010

Festival of Carols *
Dec 8, 2010

Handel Messiah: with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dec 16 & 18-21, 2010

Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert *
Jan 29, 2011

Bach: St. John Passion *
Mar 3, 2011
Guest artists: Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Laura Pudwell, mezzo-soprano; Rufus Müller, tenor (Evangelist); Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone; and Festival Orchestra.
Concert Program Notes

Brahms: German Requiem, a guest appearance at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Mar 30, 2011
Guest artists: Jennifer Taverner, soprano; Michael York, baritone; and Anagnoson and Kinton Piano Duo.

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
Good Friday, Apr 22, 2011
Repertoire: A celebration of Healey Willan
Concert Program Notes

Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor *
May 11, 2011
Guest artists: Gillian Keith, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Mayell, tenor; Thomas Goertz, bass-baritone; and Festival Orchestra.
Concert Program Notes

Last Night of the Proms with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 21 & 22, 2011

2009/2010 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, a guest appearance for the opening night concert of Koerner Hall
Sep 25, 2009

Handel: Israel in Egypt *
Oct 24, 2009
Guest artists: Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; David Trudgen, counter-tenor; Michael Colvin, tenor; Thomas Goerz, bass; and Festival Orchestra.

Britten: War Requiem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Nov 11 & 12, 2009

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols *
Dec 9, 2009

Handel Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Dec 16 & 18-21, 2010

Mahler: Symphony #8 (Symphony of a Thousand) with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as part of Cultural Olympiad 2010 in Vancouver.
Jan 30 & Feb 1, 2010

Verdi: Requiem with Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Feb 18 & 20, 2010

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space *
Good Friday, Apr 2, 2010
Guest artists: John Marshman, cello

A Night at the Opera *
Apr 28, 2010
Guest artists: Joni Henson, soprano; Lauren Segal, mezzo-soprano; Doug MacNaughton, baritone; and Festival Orchestra.

Last Night of the Proms with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
May 18 & 19, 2010

Beethoven: Symphony #9 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
June 16, 17 & 19, 2010