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April 4, 2022
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Canada’s Oldest Choir Stays Relevant
2021-22 Season
Denise Lai La Scena Musicale, April-May 2022 issue In his inaugural season as Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s (TMC) artistic director, Jean-Sébastien Vallée has deliberately programmed concerts with themes reflecting current world…
March 25, 2022
Sacred Music for a Sacred Space 2022 Program Notes
2021-22 Season
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir was joined by the Nathaniel Dett Chorale for this concert on April 15, 2022. The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, musicologist and PhD candidate….
January 10, 2022
Benjamin Sigerson wins TMC’s Choral Composition Competition
2021-22 Season
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces winner of the 2021 Choral Composition Competition Twenty-two composers from across Canada submitted their works to the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for its 2021 Choral Composition Competition….
December 17, 2021
2021 TSO Messiah
2021-22 Season
Leslie Barcza, barczablog December 17, 2021 Tonight was the first of several TSO Messiahs to be heard at Roy Thomson Hall featuring the Mendelssohn Choir, Conductor Simon Rivard, and four…
December 13, 2021
TMC announces five conductors for 2022 Symposium
2021-22 Season
Five emerging conductors heading to Toronto in June to study with conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s annual Choral Conductors’ Symposium (returning after a…
December 3, 2021
The Meaning of Christmas
2021-22 Season
Review by Ken Stephen, Large Stage Live! Dec 3, 2021 As the second live-performance program since the lifting of pandemic restrictions, the annual Festival of Carols from the Toronto Mendelssohn…
November 19, 2021
Festival of Carols 2021 Program Notes
2021-22 Season
The program notes are written by musicologist and PhD student Rena Roussin. Welcome to the 2021 Festival of Carols! This concert, a time-honoured tradition of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, is…
November 9, 2021
Scaled Back, Brahms’ ‘German Requiem’ Still Makes Its Grand Effect
2021-22 Season
Arthur Kaptainis, Classical Voice North America November 5, 2021 TORONTO — Any performance of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem counts as an occasion, but the concert given on Nov. 2 by the Toronto Mendelssohn…
November 4, 2021
With a Song in our Hearts
2021-22 Season
Ken Stephen, Large Stage Live November 4, 2021 With the coming of November, the first performing arts season in nearly two years is getting under way. Arts organizations are finally planning…