Singsation with Jean-Sébastien Vallée
2024-03-16 10:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario, M4T 1Z9, Canada
Join Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée for a Singsation workshop on Mozart’s Requiem.
It’s a community singing workshop, and a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning – with people who love to sing!
The Theme:
Join us for a unique exploration of the diverse versions and completions of Mozart’s Requiem. This workshop offers a unique opportunity for singers to unravel the fascinating layers of Mozart’s masterpiece, discovering various interpretations and completions that contribute to its profound beauty. Guided by Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s Artistic Director, Jean-Sébastien Vallée, participants will sing their way into the history and evolution of this iconic composition!
Your Conductor:
This workshop is conducted by TMChoir Artistic Director, Jean-Sébastien Vallée.
Internationally 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 Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Studies, and Coordinator of the Ensembles & Conducting Area at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. 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. Learn more about Jean-Sébastien.
The workshop will take place in Cameron Hall at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
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Winterreise
2024-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Jeanne Lamon Hall (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre), 427 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1X7
In this performance
Ich stand in dunkle Träumen Op.13 No. 1 – Clara Schumann / arr. James McCullough
Liebst du um Schönheit Op. 12 No. 2 – Clara Schumann / arr. James McCullough
Winterreise D. 911 Op. 89 (part 1) – Franz Schubert / arr. Gregor Meyer

— Intermission —

Lockung Op. 3 No. 1 – Fanny Hensel
Schöne Fremde Op. 3 No. 2 – Fanny Hensel
Winterreise D. 911 Op. 89 (part 2) – Franz Schubert / arr. Gregor Meyer
On the music
Delve into the beauty and emotion of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise, performed by the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, renowned Canadian baritone Brett Polegato, and Juno Award-winning pianist Philip Chiu. Presented in a new adaptation for choir, baritone, and piano, this stunning vocal masterpiece recounts the story of a wanderer’s heartbreak and despair as he travels through a frozen world. The concert also features works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, one of the first published female composers, and Clara Schumann, widely regarded as one of the most significant composers and pianists of the Romantic era. Under the direction of Jean-Sébastien Vallée, the TMSingers bring their signature artistry to some of the most beautiful pages of vocal repertoire.
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