devon, Author at Toronto Mendelssohn Choir https://www.tmchoir.org/author/devon/ Canada’s Choir for 130 Years Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:49:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Loud Enough to Wake the Dead: Reflections on Brahms’ Requiem https://www.tmchoir.org/loud-enough-to-wake-the-dead-reflections-on-brahms-requiem/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:34:21 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=14097 By Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence Usually, when I get to write to you, it’s in my capacity as the Choir’s musicologist-in-residence. However, I’m choosing to largely take off my musicologist hat,...

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]]> SCRUTINY | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir At its Estimable Best In Verdi Requiem https://www.tmchoir.org/scrutiny-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-at-its-best/ Tue, 07 May 2024 16:51:18 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=12327 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir At its Estimable Best In Verdi Requiem Ludwig Van Joseph So April 30, 2024 Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Teiya Kasahara, sop., Rose Naggar-Tremblay, mezz., Andrew Haji,...

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]]> Concert Review | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s shock & awe Verdi Requiem https://www.tmchoir.org/review-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-verdi-requiem/ Tue, 07 May 2024 16:29:19 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=12325  Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s shock & awe Verdi Requiem mySCENA Gianmarco Segato April 29, 2024 One of the pinnacles of the standard choral repertoire, Verdi’s Messa da requiem hasn’t been performed...

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]]> Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2024/2025 Season Announcement https://www.tmchoir.org/24-25-season-announcement/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:21:19 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=12276 Toronto, April 25th, 2024 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir unveils its upcoming 2024/2025 season, led by artistic director Jean-Sébastien Vallée. This season marks the organization’s 130th season, cementing a legacy...

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]]> EXCHANGE ’24 – A Day of Community Choral Workshops https://www.tmchoir.org/join-us-exchange2024/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:42:36 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=11936 The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces Exchange, a day of community choral workshops, this February 3rd, 2024. In collaboration with Orpheus Choir of Toronto and Pax Christi Chorale, this all-day event...

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]]> Announcing new members to our artistic team for 2022-2023 https://www.tmchoir.org/announcing-new-members-to-our-artistic-team-for-2022-2023/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:28:27 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=10093 Shireen Abu Khader, Composer in residence Shireen Abu Khader is a Palestinian Jordanian Canadian artist, composer and educator. She holds a PhD in Music Education from the University of Toronto,...

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]]> Review of Endangered https://www.tmchoir.org/review-of-endangered/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:44:14 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=10016 Ken Stephen Large Stage Live! June 1, 2022 As in other concerts for the last couple of seasons, Saturday afternoon’s performance by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir — titled Endangered — centred around...

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]]> Endangered Program Notes https://www.tmchoir.org/endangered-program-notes/ Thu, 12 May 2022 14:29:44 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9956 The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, musicologist and PhD candidate. Today’s concert, “Endangered,” brings together three works from North American choral repertoire to ask and reflect on some of...

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]]> A stunning musical call to protect the environment https://www.tmchoir.org/a-stunning-musical-call-to-protect-the-environment/ Tue, 03 May 2022 13:33:08 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9915 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir gives Canadian premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered, a stunning musical call to protect the environment. Saturday, May 28 at 3 pm at Yorkminster...

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]]> Choral Canada reminds everyone of the #BenefitsofSinging https://www.tmchoir.org/choral-canada-reminds-everyone-of-the-benefitsofsinging/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:02:53 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9897 Choral Canada has compiled resources and graphics that outline the benefits of group singing – physical, psychological, social and emotional, and educational. Check out the graphics and a list of...

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