Join conductor, singer and UofT Chair of Choral Studies, Jamie Hillman, for Sing when the spirit says sing: Spirituals and Gospel. We'll provide the music, you provide your voice. We are thrilled to have Jamie as our first conductor as we return to Singsations after a two-year gap. Jamie is active as a conductor, singer,...
TMC and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale share music that draws on different influences and traditions - Eastern Orthodox and Afrocentric – while sharing a common thread: humanity’s belief that amidst the most adverse circumstances imaginable, a higher, transcending world is enveloping us, and that a strong voice is necessary to evoke it. Steal Away, arr....
We are thrilled to welcome conductor Kathleen Allan to lead Singsation. She will take us through excerpts from Bach B Minor Mass. Kathleen is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto and the Artistic Director of Canzona, Winnipeg’s professional Baroque choir. Originally from St. John’s, NL, Kathleen is in high...
Meet Me Here: Songs of Sanctuary A free TMC concert to conclude the 2022 Choral Conducting Symposium In June, Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée welcomes five emerging conductors from Canada and the U.S. for a week of intensive workshops and rehearsals with the full Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the 20-voice professional ensemble of the TMC. The...
In This Performance Steal Away arr. by Diedre Robinson I Forgive by Shireen Abu-Khader Lux Aeterna by Edward Elgar arr. by John Cameron Path of Miracles by Joby Talbot On the music Centred on Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, this concert explores the narrative of displacement, identity, and individual life's journeys. Talbot’s masterwork for a...
In This Performance Elijah, Op. 70 by Felix Mendelssohn On the music Witness the tour de force that is Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, in the grandest of settings at Roy Thomson Hall. This latest collaboration between the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, the University of Toronto’s MacMillan Singers, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra combines 200 of Canada’s foremost...
Unfortunately, the Singsation planned for November 12, 2022 has been cancelled due to a positive case of COVID. __________________________________ TMChoir is pleased to welcome you to the first Singsation of the 22.23 Season. It’s a community singing workshop, and a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning – with people who love to sing! The...
In This Performance Traditional Christmas Carols and works by Felix Mendelssohn, Jonathan Dove, Morten Lauridsen and many more! Heartbeat by Shireen Abu-Khader – a TMC commission On the music 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 back...
NEW FOR 2023 Community Singing Festival 22.23 ushers in the launch of this new program, where we will host three high school choirs, plus their friends and families, for a one-day non-competitive singing festival and showcase presentation. We will celebrate our ability to sing together again, in a day of collaboration, learning, and community connection....
