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Loud Enough to Wake the Dead: Reflections on Brahms’ Requiem
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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November 4, 2025
Vanessa McKernan on Artistic Process, Mortality, and Brahms’ German Requiem
2025-26 Season
Discover how Vanessa McKernan’s painting reflects the themes of Brahms’ German Requiem—exploring life, death, and the spaces between.
October 21, 2025
Loud Enough to Wake the Dead: Reflections on Brahms’ Requiem
2025-26 Season
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,…
October 3, 2025
TMChoir Announces Five-Year Contract Renewal for Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée
2025-26 Season
Toronto, October 3, 2025 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) is thrilled to announce the upcoming renewal of Jean-Sébastien Vallée’s contract as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for an…
September 18, 2025
2025/26 Education and Outreach Programming
2025-26 Season
Toronto, September 17, 2025 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) is proud to announce an exciting lineup of education and outreach programming for the 2025/26 season, featuring the popular Singsation…
June 16, 2025
TMChoir’s 2024/2025 Season in Review
2024-25 Season
This year was a landmark season celebrating 130 years of choral excellence and collaboration.
June 2, 2025
TMChoir Joins NAC Orchestra in Alexander Shelley’s Final Season
2025-26 Season
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir performs Mahler’s Resurrection with the NAC Orchestra in June 2026. Conducted by Alexander Shelley, these performances mark the NAC Orchestra’s first presentation of the work and are part of Shelley’s final season as Music Director.
May 8, 2025
Jean-Sébastien Vallée Receives the Prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award from Université Laval
Choral News
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is proud to celebrate a remarkable honour for its Artistic Director. Jean-Sébastien Vallée has been named a 2025 Grand diplômé by his alma mater, Université Laval, where he completed his Bachelor of Music in 2002.
April 1, 2025
5 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
2024-25 Season
Beethoven’s Missa solemnis is one of the most profound and monumental choral works ever written. Rarely performed due to its immense technical and artistic demands, it is a work of deep spirituality, emotion, and musical brilliance. Here’s why you won’t want to miss it.
April 1, 2025
Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis Program Notes
2024-25 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. “From the heart—may it return—to the heart.” After four years of compositional work, these are the words Ludwig van Beethoven inscribed on…
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