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December 1, 2022
Festival of Carols 2022 Program Notes
2022-23 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. Welcome – for many of you, welcome back – to the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s Festival of Carols! A beloved holiday tradition…
November 17, 2022
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s Annual Holiday Celebration Returns
2022-23 Season
Toronto, November 17, 2022 — Celebrate this holiday season with Toronto’s beloved tradition — Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s annual celebration of music: Festival of Carols. This year, the TMChoir is bringing…
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,…
November 3, 2022
SCRUTINY | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Does Justice To Namesake’s Final Oratorio
2022-23 Season
Paula Cirton Ludwig Van November 3, 2022 Is there anything grander in a concert hall than a big chorus, a big orchestra, and big piece of music? The huge…
November 3, 2022
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Opens New Season in Grand Style with Mendelssohn’s Elijah
2022-23 Season
Joseph So La Scena Musicale November 3, 2022 Following the intimate, a cappella opening show given by the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers in Trinity St. Paul’s Centre a month ago, the full…
October 20, 2022
Elijah Program Notes
2022-23 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. A resounding success at both its 1846 premiere in Birmingham, England, and at its revised London premiere in 1847, Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio…
October 17, 2022
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the TSO join forces for epic Elijah
2022-23 Season
Toronto, October 17, 2022 – On November 2nd, witness the tour de force that is Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, performed by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in the grandest of settings, Roy…
October 3, 2022
Review of The Pilgrim’s Way
2022-23 Season
Ken Stephen Large Stage Live! October 3, 2022 The versatility of the renowned Toronto Mendelssohn Choir was on display in a new format at the season-opening concert on Saturday night….
September 22, 2022
Pilgrim’s Way Program Notes
2022-23 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. [Content warning: The fourth paragraph of these program notes discusses homophobic violence and death by suicide] Welcome to the Toronto Mendelssohn…