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SUMMARY:Singsation with Jean-Sébastien Vallée
DESCRIPTION:Join Jean-Sébastien Vallée for a Singsation workshop.\nIt’s a community singing workshop\, and a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning\, with people who love to sing! \nThe Theme: From Handel to Elgar: Exploring the Great English Choral Tradition \nExplore some of the greatest works in the English choral tradition\, from the grandeur of Handel to the rich\, expansive sound world of Elgar. Through music by composers including Handel\, Parry\, Stanford and Elgar\, we’ll trace the evolution of this remarkable tradition and discover how its sound\, style and institutions helped shape choral music far beyond Britain\, including the development of Canada’s own choral culture.  \nJoin Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée for a journey through some of the most enduring works in the English choral tradition. \nYour Conductor: \nInternationally-recognized conductor\, scholar\, and pedagogue Jean-Sébastien Vallée was named as the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s 8th Artistic Director in June 2021. In addition to his work as Artistic Director of the TMChoir\, Jean-Sébastien is Full Professor of Music\, Director of Choral Studies\, and Coordinator of the Ensembles & Conducting Area at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University and was recently appointed the Director of Choruses of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Jean-Sébastien has conducted ensembles throughout North America\, Europe\, and Asia and has prepared choruses for leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra\, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra\, and the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa. In addition to his interest in choral\, operatic\, and orchestral music\, Jean-Sébastien is an advocate for contemporary music\, making one of his priorities to premiere and commission works by young composers and program rarely performed repertoire. He has recorded extensively under the label ATMA Classique.  \nLearn more about Jean-Sébastien. \nThe workshop will take place in Cameron Hall at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. \nAdmission: $20 (+ fees) online or $30 at the door \nRegister for the Workshop \nSingsation is made possible through the support of our donors
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/singsation-with-jean-sebastien-vallee-3/
LOCATION:Yorkminster Park Baptist Church\, 1585 Yonge St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4T 1Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Singsation
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SUMMARY:The Dream of Gerontius
DESCRIPTION:In this performance\nThe Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 by Edward Elgar\n \nOn the music\nExperience the profound depths of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius as the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir brings this rarely performed masterpiece to life. Under the imaginative direction of Jean-Sébastien Vallée\, this monumental work delves into the spiritual journey of a soul’s passage from death to the afterlife\, offering a timeless exploration of faith\, doubt\, and redemption. \nRich with emotional intensity and intricate choral writing\, Elgar’s visionary score has recently drawn renewed attention through the acclaimed film The Choral\, which portrays a wartime choir’s transformative encounter with the work. This powerful performance reveals the grandeur and spiritual depth of one of the choral repertoire’s most compelling masterpieces. \nSubscribe & Save \nSubscriptions are now on sale! Single tickets will be available in Summer 2026.
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/dream-of-gerontius/
LOCATION:Koerner Hall\, TELUS Centre For Performance And Learning\, 273 Bloor St W\, \, ON\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1V6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2026-27
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SUMMARY:Singsation with Jody Malone
DESCRIPTION:Join Jody Malone for a Singsation workshop.\nIt’s a community singing workshop\, and a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning\, with people who love to sing! \nThe Theme: Belonging\, Connection & Shared Music-Making \nMusic has a remarkable way of bringing us together. Join Jody Malone\, Artistic Director of Singing Out\, Canada’s largest 2SLGBTQIA+ mixed choir\, for a life-affirming Singsation exploring two expansive\, transcendent works by composers Ola Gjeilo and Elaine Hagenberg. \nInspired by Singing Out’s inclusive\, non-auditioned community\, this session welcomes everyone\, from first-time singers to experienced musicians. Together\, we’ll discover how different voices\, skills and perspectives can come together to create something beautiful. Come and experience the joy of singing together!  \nYour Conductor: \nJody Malone is the Artistic Director of Singing Out\, Toronto\, as well as a retired music teacher from Cawthra Park Secondary School for the Performing Arts in Mississauga. She has worked with all the pianists there\, as well as having conducted the women’s choir\, the mixed choir\, the jazz choir and the Mass choir. A graduate of McGill University with an Honours in School Music\, a graduate of the University of Toronto in Education and a graduate of OISE Toronto in Counselling Psychology\, Jody brings an emotional understanding of the power of music to be essential to the healing process. Without music\, we are lesser human beings. With music\, we are limitless.  \nThe workshop will take place in Cameron Hall at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. \nAdmission: $20 (+ fees) online or $30 at the door \nRegister for the Workshop \nSingsation is made possible through the support of our donors
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/singsation-with-jody-malone/
LOCATION:Yorkminster Park Baptist Church\, 1585 Yonge St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4T 1Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Singsation
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SUMMARY:Considering Matthew Shepard
DESCRIPTION:In this performance\nConsidering Matthew Shepard by Craig Hella Johnson \nOn the music\nAs global challenges to LGBTQ+ rights intensify\, Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard stands as a profoundly relevant and moving work. Performed by the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers\, this 21st-century secular passion reflects on love\, loss\, and the enduring human capacity for compassion. \nThe oratorio reflects on the life and tragic death of Matthew Shepard\, whose 1998 murder became a catalyst for LGBTQ+ advocacy. Blending classical\, jazz\, and folk influences with texts drawn from poets\, mystics\, historical sources\, and writings connected to Shepard’s life—including a brief excerpt from his own correspondence—the work creates a powerful space for reflection and remembrance. Presented in a semi-staged performance\, it offers a poignant call for empathy\, compassion\, and understanding. \nSubscribe & Save \nSubscriptions are now on sale! Single tickets will be available in Summer 2026.
URL:https://www.tmchoir.org/event/considering-matthew-shepard/
LOCATION:Metropolitan United Church\, 56 Queen St E\, Toronto\, ON\, M5C 2Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2026-27
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