Media Archives - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir https://www.tmchoir.org/category/media/ Canada’s Choir for 130 Years Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:18:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Shaping the Next Generation https://www.tmchoir.org/shaping-the-next-generation/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:49:12 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=14232 Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée’s commitment to choral education and mentorship, and how it shapes TMChoir’s vision for the future of choral music.

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]]> Vanessa McKernan on Artistic Process, Mortality, and Brahms’ German Requiem https://www.tmchoir.org/vanessa-mckernan-brahms-requiem/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:27:01 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=14126 Discover how Vanessa McKernan’s painting reflects the themes of Brahms’ German Requiem—exploring life, death, and the spaces between.

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]]> Loud Enough to Wake the Dead: Reflections on Brahms’ Requiem https://www.tmchoir.org/loud-enough-to-wake-the-dead-reflections-on-brahms-requiem/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:34:21 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=14097 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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]]> TMChoir Announces Five-Year Contract Renewal for Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée https://www.tmchoir.org/artistic-director-contract-renewal/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:19 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=14055   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...

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]]> 2025/26 Education and Outreach Programming https://www.tmchoir.org/2025-26-education-and-outreach-programming/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:36:44 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=14039 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...

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]]> TMChoir’s 2024/2025 Season in Review https://www.tmchoir.org/24-25-season-in-review/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:12:16 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=13762 This year was a landmark season celebrating 130 years of choral excellence and collaboration.

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]]> TMChoir Joins NAC Orchestra in Alexander Shelley’s Final Season https://www.tmchoir.org/mahler-resurrection-2026/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:19:51 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=13746 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.

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]]> Jean-Sébastien Vallée Receives the Prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award from Université Laval https://www.tmchoir.org/2025-grand-diplome/ Thu, 08 May 2025 21:04:53 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=13727 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.

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]]> 5 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis https://www.tmchoir.org/5-reasons-missa-solemnis/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:34:58 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=13508 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.

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]]> Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis Program Notes https://www.tmchoir.org/beethovens-missa-solemnis-program-notes/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:18:33 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=13504 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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