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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…
March 3, 2025
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Announces Leadership Transition
2024-25 Season
Toronto, March 3, 2025 — For Immediate Release The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) announces that Executive Director Daniela Nardi will be departing her role in March 2025 to pursue other…
February 4, 2025
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Expands Reach with Bold Performances and Community Initiatives in 2023/24 Season
2024-25 Season
For Immediate Release. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) marked a year of achievements and strategic growth at its 2023/24 Annual General Meeting, held online. The meeting, led by Board…
January 22, 2025
Visionaries: Vivaldi & Da Vinci Program Notes
2024-25 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. At a glance and on the surface, there might seem to be little in common between Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, Renaissance artist…
December 17, 2024
The Legacy Continues: Jean-Sébastien Vallée Conducts Handel’s Messiah
Choral News
For nearly a century, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in presenting Handel’s Messiah—a tradition cherished by generations of music lovers. This year marks a significant…
December 17, 2024
Festival of Carols Program Notes 2024
2024-25 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. Welcome to the 25th annual Festival of Carols! A beloved holiday tradition in Toronto that is now a quarter-century old, the Festival…
October 30, 2024
The Love Affair: Waltz & Tango Program Notes
2024-25 Season
The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence. The central pieces of tonight’s program—Brahms’s Liebeslieder Wälzer and Palmeri’s Misatango—are both inspired by dance forms associated with romantic love. However, the…