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May 17, 2013

Concert Review: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir keeps Missa Solemnis light, when perhaps it could have used more weight

2012-13 Season

Arthur Kaptainis - National Post Every season the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir undertakes a Big One, or even a…

May 16, 2013

Hats off to the Mendelssohn Choir for tackling Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

2012-13 Season

Robert Harris , The Globe and Mail It is notoriously difficult to perform. Which is why we should…

May 14, 2013

Preview: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir wrestles with the beast that is Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

2012-13 Season

John Terauds - Musical Toronto blog On Wednesday night, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, soloists, orchestra and conductor Noel…

May 6, 2013

Solemnis Spirit

2012-13 Season

The Missa Solemnis is infused with the same spirit as the Ninth Symphony and other late period Beethoven…

April 5, 2013

A wondrous variety

2012-13 Season

Michael Johnson - Concertonet.com The 2013 Good Friday concert at St. Paul’s Basilica featured the Mendelssohn Singers, the…

February 13, 2013

Matthew Halls leads Toronto Symphony in masterful Beethoven Ninth

2012-13 Season

John Terauds - Musical Toronto Blog Whatever it is that makes one of the most iconic pieces in…

February 13, 2013

Toronto Symphony Orchestra captures original energy of Beethoven’s Ninth

2012-13 Season

John Terauds - Toronto Star With the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and soloists, the young British conductor Matthew Halls…

February 9, 2013

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir takes a luxurious view of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle

2012-13 Season

John Terauds - Musical Toronto Gioachino Rossini would probably have barely recognized his Petite Messe Solennelle as the…

December 18, 2012

TSO & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Concert review

2012-13 Season

John Terauds - The Toronto Star The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s gift to the city this season is a…