TMChoir alumnus, Tom Logan, loved to sing. He proudly sang with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for 25 years. But starting from an early age, Tom’s life was filled with music and it played a major role until his death in March of 2022. As a young person, he studied voice at the Royal Conservatory of...
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Ludwig Van | Toronto Mendelssohn Singers & Compagnie de la Citadelle Create Performance Magic
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers & Compagnie de la Citadelle Create Performance Magic Ludwig Van Paula Citron September 28, 2023 Toronto Mendelssohn Singers & Compagnie de la Citadelle /In Time: At the Intersection of Music & Dance, featuring music by Bach, Handel and Caroline Shaw, conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée, choreographed by Laurence Lemieux, Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St....
Carmina Burana Program Notes 2023
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. Carmina Burana opens with epic music and astute commentary: “O Fortune, like the moon, you are changeable, ever waxing and waning.” All of the repertoire featured in tonight’s concert interacts with this insight, ruminating on fate and fortune through different texts, proverbs, mindsets, and perspectives. Together,...
La Scena Musicale | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s splendid modernization of baroque music
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s splendid modernization of baroque music La Scena Musicale Kristen Whittle September 27, 2023 The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir opened their 2023/24 season with “In Time,” a program that combined baroque music and contemporary dance. The choir collaborated with dancers from Compagnie de la Citadelle to create an amalgamation of old and new that...
Operaramblings | In Time
In Time OperaRamblings September 24, 2023 Friday night saw the first concert of the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers’ 2023/24 season at Jeanne Lamon Hall. It was an intriguing programme both in the choice of music and in the use of dance in the presentation. The bookends were two works written in 1707 by two 22 year...
In Time Program Notes
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. Welcome to the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers’ opening concert of the 2023-2024 season! This season begins with a collaboration in musical and artistic storytelling, as the TMSingers are joined by Compagnie de la Citadelle, performing choreography by Laurence Lemieux. The title of tonight’s program, In Time, opens...
La Scena Musicale: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2023-24 Season: Hear the Passion
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2023-24 Season: Hear the Passion La Scena Musicale Denise Lai September 1, 2023 The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has big plans for its upcoming 2023-24 season. Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée’s programming is based on the theme “Human Passion Unleashed.” Vallée explains that this season’s repertoire resonates deeply with the core of human emotions,...
Six Emerging Conductors Take the Podium with Jean-Sébastien Vallée and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée welcome six emerging choral conductors to Toronto for Take the Podium, the TMChoir’s 2023 Conducting Symposium. This annual gathering offers an invaluable opportunity for emerging conductors from across North America to work with artistic director and conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée and the full TMChoir for a five-day...
Toronto Guardian | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Shines in Religious Epic
Bach’s Mass in B Minor (Concert) Review: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Shines in Religious Epic Toronto Guardian Jeremy Gee March 30, 2023 Of all the things to pack a crowded concert hall on a Toronto evening in 2023, a two-and-a-half-hour Catholic epic is not the first thing that jumps to mind. That Bach’s Mass in...









