2021-22 Season Archives - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir https://www.tmchoir.org/category/2021-22-season/ Canada’s Choir for 130 Years Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:58:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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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]]> Review of Sacred Music for a Sacred Space 2022 https://www.tmchoir.org/review-of-sacred-music-for-a-sacred-space-2022/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:54:26 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9877 Ken Stephen Large Stage Live! April 21, 2022 The Good Friday concert, Sacred Music For a Sacred Space, given by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, presented an...

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]]> Choral Canada hosts Podium Choral Conference and Festival in Toronto https://www.tmchoir.org/choral-canada-hosts-podium-choral-conference-and-festival-in-toronto/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:05:24 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9851 The 2022 national Choral Canada Podium Conference will be held in May in Toronto. The conference will include in-person and streaming options plus a full festival of choral concerts. Learn...

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]]> Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Canada’s Oldest Choir Stays Relevant https://www.tmchoir.org/toronto-mendelssohn-choir-canadas-oldest-choir-stays-relevant/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:50:14 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9825 Denise Lai La Scena Musicale, April-May 2022 issue In his inaugural season as Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s (TMC) artistic director, Jean-Sébastien Vallée has deliberately programmed concerts with themes reflecting current world...

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]]> Sacred Music for a Sacred Space 2022 Program Notes https://www.tmchoir.org/sacred-music-for-a-sacred-space-2022-program-notes/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:45:57 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9789 The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir was joined by the Nathaniel Dett Chorale for this concert on April 15, 2022. The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, musicologist and PhD candidate....

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]]> Benjamin Sigerson wins TMC’s Choral Composition Competition https://www.tmchoir.org/benjamin-sigerson-wins-tmcs-choral-composition-competition/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:26:45 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9527 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces winner of the 2021 Choral Composition Competition Twenty-two composers from across Canada submitted their works to the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for its 2021 Choral Composition Competition....

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]]> 2021 TSO Messiah https://www.tmchoir.org/2021-tso-messiah/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:30:07 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=9514 Leslie Barcza, barczablog December 17, 2021 Tonight was the first of several TSO Messiahs to be heard at Roy Thomson Hall featuring the Mendelssohn Choir, Conductor Simon Rivard, and four...

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