23.24 Season
Hear the Passion
Join us for a new season of bold & audacious choral experiences.
Friday, September 22, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 7:30pm
Jeanne Lamon Hall (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre)
In Time
At the intersection of music & dance
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Compagnie de la Citadelle | Laurence Lemieux, artistic director and choreographer
Baroque Ensemble
Experience a fusion of music and dance in this mesmerizing evening of baroque masterworks. Presented in collaboration with Compagnie de la Citadelle, witness a breathtaking combination of grace and elegance as the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers perform Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Bach’s Christ Lag In Todesbanden under the direction of Jean-Sébastien Vallée.
Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 8:00pm
Friday, October 27, 2023 at 8:00pm
Roy Thomson Hall
Carmina Burana
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Geoffrey Sirett, baritone
Lesley Emma Bouza, soprano
Ryan McDonald, countertenor
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Children’s Chorus | Zimfira Poloz, artistic director
Full Orchestra
Join the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir on a journey of passion and desire as you experience Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, with its unmistakable opening: “O fortuna!”
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 7:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Festival of Carols
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Jonathan Oldengarm, organist
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Ring in the holiday season with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and its beloved annual celebration of music: the Festival of Carols.
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 7:30pm
Jeanne Lamon Hall (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre)
Winterreise
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Brett Polegato, baritone
Philip Chiu, pianist
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Delve into the beauty and emotion of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise with a new choral adaptation performed by the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, renowned Canadian baritone Brett Polegato, and Juno Award-winning pianist Philip Chiu.
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 8:00pm
George Weston Recital Hall
Verdi’s Requiem
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野, soprano
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Matthew Treviño, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Full Orchestra
Enthralling, dramatic, and yet eerily beautiful—nothing compares to Verdi’s Requiem. This spellbinding masterwork weaves together a thrilling symphonic score and breathtaking solos with one of the most harrowing sacred texts—a powerful cry for deliverance.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8:00pm
Koerner Hall
Verdi’s Requiem
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野, soprano
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Matthew Treviño, bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Full Orchestra
Enthralling, dramatic, and yet eerily beautiful—nothing compares to Verdi’s Requiem. This spellbinding masterwork weaves together a thrilling symphonic score and breathtaking solos with one of the most harrowing sacred texts—a powerful cry for deliverance.
Please note: All concert programs are subject to change, including repertoire, performers and dates.