The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. Welcome to the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s 2023 Festival of Carols! A December tradition for the choir for many years, the Festival of Carols ushers in the holiday season with a chance to hear and communally sing Christmas carols, while also reflecting on the upcoming season. This year’s...
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Opens Season With A Scintillating Carmina Burana Ludwig Van Joseph So October 30, 2023 Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied; Tracy Wong: Patah Tumbuh (Broken – Renewed). Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Children’s Chorus, Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Sébastien Vallée conducting. October 27, 2023 at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. For...
O Fortuna operaramblings October 28, 2023 I attended the second of two performances of their season opener by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at Roy Thomson Hall last night. It was an enjoyable and well constructed programme. It opened with two pieces by composer in residence Tracy Wong. Patah – Tumbuh (Broken – Renewed), for choir and children’s...
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s “Carmina Burana” smART Magazine Stephen Low October 26, 2023 Carmina Burana is a sonic spectacle. Carl Orff, the composer of the 1937 masterpiece Carmina Burana, would be pleased with this descriptive, as he originally intended it to be a piece of music theatre ─ with sets and costumes, dancing, and staged action ─ that...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...