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October 10, 2023

Remembering TMChoir Alumnus Tom Logan

2023-24 Season

TMChoir alumnus, Tom Logan, loved to sing. He proudly sang with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for 25 years. But starting from an early age, Tom’s life was filled with music…

November 6, 2022

Singing For More Than Just Their Supper!

2022-23 Season

Lydia Pervić The Whole Note November 6, 2022   Here’s some good news for a change: there’s a new professional chamber choir in Toronto, the city that barely has any,…

April 26, 2022

Choral Canada reminds everyone of the #BenefitsofSinging

2021-22 Season

Choral Canada has compiled resources and graphics that outline the benefits of group singing – physical, psychological, social and emotional, and educational. Check out the graphics and a list of…

April 20, 2022

Choral Canada hosts Podium Choral Conference and Festival in Toronto

2021-22 Season

The 2022 national Choral Canada Podium Conference will be held in May in Toronto. The conference will include in-person and streaming options plus a full festival of choral concerts. Learn…

October 7, 2021

TMC Artistic Director Jean-Sebastien Vallee leads Choral Canada’s National Youth Choir

2021-22 Season

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Conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée will lead the 2022 Choral Canada National Youth Choir. This May 2022 project is a one-of-a-kind professional development opportunity for some of Canada’s best emerging choral singers…

August 10, 2021

Choral Canada Webinar-We can sing safely

2021-22 Season

On June 29th Choral Canada presented an in-depth webinar for the Canadian choral community on the return to singing together. Four experts presented updates on the latest research for safe…

May 7, 2021

Choral Canada provides resources for choirs navigating the pandemic

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The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s next online concert, to stream on Remembrance Day, will reflect on and honour the experience of Indigenous Veterans. The TMC, under conductor Simon Rivard, is joined by composer and guest curator Andrew Balfour, and Elder Dr. Duke Redbird for a program that brings together choral music, poetry and dance. The centre piece of the program is Andrew Balfour’s Notinikew. Movements of the work will be sung by Andrew’s Winnipeg-based Camerata Nova and by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.

May 7, 2021

What are Canadians’ thinking about returning to live arts events?

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The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s next online concert, to stream on Remembrance Day, will reflect on and honour the experience of Indigenous Veterans. The TMC, under conductor Simon Rivard, is joined by composer and guest curator Andrew Balfour, and Elder Dr. Duke Redbird for a program that brings together choral music, poetry and dance. The centre piece of the program is Andrew Balfour’s Notinikew. Movements of the work will be sung by Andrew’s Winnipeg-based Camerata Nova and by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.