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SUMMARY:The Sacred Veil
DESCRIPTION:In this performance\nThe Innocence by Craig Hella Johnson\nMystical Hope by Stephanie Martin (TMChoir Commission & World Premiere)\nO Ignee Spiritus by Hildegard von Bingen\nSemangat Membara by Tracy Wong\nThe Sacred Veil by Eric Whitacre\nMay You Heal by Mark Sirrett\nLight of a Clear Blue Morning by Dolly Parton; arr. Craig Hella Johnson\n \nRuntime: 90-minutes\, no intermission \nOn the music\nGrammy Award-winning composer Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil is a deeply personal meditation on love\, loss\, and healing. Written with poet Charles Anthony Silvestri\, it tells the true story of Silvestri’s wife\, Julie\, who passed away from ovarian cancer at 36. Through its luminous harmonies and intimate text\, the piece explores the profound connection between love and grief. “Heartbreaking but also bracing” (LA Times)\, this poignant work is presented in partnership with Metropolitan United Church as a vigil for Cancer Awareness Month. \nBuy Tickets – April 25 \nAbout the Artwork\nLionhearted by Michelle Marin. Michelle Marin creates intimate paintings\, drawing on her technical knowledge as a craftsperson and artist\, as well as her experiences and observations as a healthcare worker\, to explore what it means to be human.
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/the-sacred-veil/
LOCATION:Metropolitan United Church\, 56 Queen St E\, Toronto\, ON\, M5C 2Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2025-26
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SUMMARY:Bach: St. Matthew Passion
DESCRIPTION:In this performance\nSt. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach\n \nRuntime: 3 hr 10 min\, including one 20-minute intermission. Read the house program here. \nOn the music\nBach’s St. Matthew Passion is a monumental work of drama\, devotion\, and unparalleled musical genius. With its soul-stirring arias\, intricately woven chorales\, and emotionally charged narrative\, this spiritual masterpiece remains one of the greatest choral works ever written. Under the baton of Jean-Sébastien Vallée\, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir\, along with exceptional soloists and instrumentalists\, brings Bach’s timeless music to life in a profoundly iconic performance.  \nBuy Tickets – Mar 24  \nBuy Tickets – Mar 25 \nAbout the Artwork\nThe Embrace by Fabrizio Sclocco. Fabrizio Sclocco’s work interrogates the fluidity of identity and the complexities of selfhood. His paintings depict figures that resist conventional categorization\, occupying a space between vulnerability and strength.
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/st-matthew-passion/
LOCATION:Koerner Hall\, TELUS Centre For Performance And Learning\, 273 Bloor St W\, \, ON\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1V6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2025-26
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SUMMARY:Festival of Carols
DESCRIPTION:In this performance\nTraditional carols and festive works\nThe Treasures by Stephanie Martin (World Premiere & TMChoir Commission\, generously underwritten by Deborah Finlayson & Dan Leader) \nRuntime: 90-minutes\, no intermission. This year\, the performances will be professionally recorded for an upcoming album. \nHouse Program\n \nOn the music\nCelebrate the season with one of Toronto’s favourite holiday traditions! Hailed as “a joyous affair” (Ludwig van Toronto)\, this festive evening invites you to sing along to holiday classics\, led by Maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée. Enjoy a performance that warms hearts and lifts spirits\, featuring The Treasures\, a new commission by Composer-in-Residence Stephanie Martin. Inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s poetry\, it reflects on the simplicity of Christmas joys. Continue or start a new tradition with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir! \nAbout the Artwork\nsometimes to the left by Julie Liger-Belair. Julie Liger-Belair creates assemblage pieces or three dimensional collages\, using found objects\, paper ephemera\, and Japanese paper in handmade frames or found containers. Her larger scale pieces combine painting and collage on wood cradle boards.
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/festival-of-carols-2025/
LOCATION:Yorkminster Park Baptist Church\, 1585 Yonge St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4T 1Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2025-26
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SUMMARY:Brahms: A German Requiem
DESCRIPTION:In this performance\nEin deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) by Johannes Brahms\nECHO by Stephanie Martin (World Premiere & TMChoir Commission\, generously underwritten by Norman Martin in memory of his late wife Candace Heyward) \nRuntime: 90-minutes\, no intermission. Read the house program here. \nOn the music\nBrahms’ A German Requiem is a deeply human reflection on love\, loss\, and the solace offered to those who grieve. Led by Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée\, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir brings their signature “mix of subtlety\, power\, and precision” (Ludwig van Toronto) to this masterpiece’s soaring choral lines and rich orchestration. ECHO\, a stunning new commission by Stephanie Martin\, preludes Brahms’ work\, featuring the full power of the Choir and orchestra. \nWednesday\, November 5\, 2025\, 7:30 PM\nGeorge Weston Recital Hall\, Meridian Arts Centre \n\nFriday\, November 7\, 2025\, 7:30 PM – SOLD OUT\nKoerner Hall\, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning \n\nPre-Concert Chat\nJoin us in the lobby at 6:30 PM for a pre-concert chat\, hosted by TMSinger soprano Lindsay McIntyre joined by Artistic Director & Conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée\, Composer-in-Residence Stephanie Martin\, and Soprano Charlotte Siegel. \nAbout the Artwork\nAs I Lay Sleeping by Vanessa McKernan. Vanessa McKernan is a Canadian visual artist whose figurative paintings work to express the fragility and complexity of the psyche as it struggles with mortality\, love\, and human connection.
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/brahms-german-requiem/
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