24/25 Season
Dare to Discover
Experience the boundless possibilities of choral music in our 130th Anniversary Season.
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 3pm
Koerner Hall
The Love Affair: Waltz & Tango
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Charlotte Siegel, soprano
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Jonathan Goldman, bandoneonist
Instrumental Ensemble
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée open their 130th anniversary with an evening steeped in the language of love. Joined by the exquisite vocals of soprano Charlotte Siegel, be swept off your feet with the passionate melodies of Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer and the fiery embrace of Palmeri’s Misatango. To add to this special occasion, be among the first to hear the premiere of a stunning new commission by our composer-in-residence Aaron Manswell.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Festival of Carols
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Jonathan Oldengarm, organist
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Celebrate the season with one of Toronto’s favourite holiday traditions! This year, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir celebrates the 25th anniversary of the beloved Festival of Carols! Sing along to your favourite holiday classics led by Maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée and experience a sparkling evening of music that is bound to warm hearts and uplift spirits! To add to this festive celebration, delight in a special commissioned work by composer-in-residence Aaron Manswell. Join the tradition or start a new one with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7:30pm
Jeanne Lamon Hall (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre)
Visionaries: Vivaldi & DaVinci
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Instrumental Ensemble
Featuring Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Antonio Vivaldi’s celestial Gloria, Visionaries delves into the timeless themes of human expression and divine exploration. The groundbreaking multimedia concert brings DaVinci’s words and drawings to life with state-of-the-art video syncing technology, harmonized with the live voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers in The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. Both pieces beautifully reflect the profound complexity and beauty of life.
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 8pm
Roy Thomson Hall
Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Tracy Cantin, soprano
Simona Genga, mezzo-soprano
Matt Cairns, tenor
Brett Polegato, baritone
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Instrumental Ensemble
Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, described by the composer as his greatest work, delivers a powerful experience of his genius. Conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée, leading the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir as well as top instrumentalists and soloists, makes this epic choral piece a fitting end to the choir’s 130th season. This performance also honours the choir’s long history, returning to a piece they premiered to Canadian audiences nearly a century ago.
Please note: All concert programs are subject to change, including repertoire, performers and dates.