Quartel Archives - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir https://www.tmchoir.org/tag/quartel/ Canada’s Choir for 130 Years Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:44:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Good Friday with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir https://www.tmchoir.org/good-friday-with-the-toronto-mendelssohn-choir/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:36:05 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=2714 The concert opened with Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere mei, Deus -- the piece that will forever be associated with the brilliance (and cheekiness) of Mozart, who, at the age of fourteen, wrote it down from memory after just one hearing. With the Miserere, Edison established an aesthetic tone that would govern most of the program: a precise and spacious treatment, notable for perfect intonation and for its restrained approach to tempo and dynamics. I don’t know who the unnamed stratospheric soprano was whose voice soared above all others, but her contribution was impressive.

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]]> Toronto Mendelssohn Choir soars in a heavenly a cappella performance of sacred music! https://www.tmchoir.org/toronto-mendelssohn-choir-soars-in-a-heavenly-a-cappella-performance-of-sacred-music/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:29:57 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=2712 David Richards, Toronto Concert Reviews. The pared down version of the choir, The Mendelssohn Singers, sang the first half of the program from the balcony above and behind the nave. The positioning gave a wonderfully mystic effect to the music, allowing the audience to focus on the sounds that reverberated off the arched columns and the vaulted ceiling of the ornately decorated church. The music of Allegri, Pärt and Sanders all made use of plainsong and choral responses to give life to the texts. The recurring solo treble descants in Allegri's Miserere Mei, Deus were particularly beautiful, the high “C” ringing throughout the church. This was a cappella singing at its finest.

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]]> Sacred Music for a Sacred Space, April 2017 https://www.tmchoir.org/sacred-music-for-a-sacred-space-april-2017/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:33:52 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=2700 The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir returns to the beautiful setting of St. Paul’s Basilica for its annual Good Friday concert of sacred choral music. This year, the Choir will present an all a cappella program, filling the Basilica with only the sound of 4-part and 8-part vocal harmony. There will be two performances: Wednesday April 12 and Good Friday, April 14, at 7:30 pm.

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]]> Sacred Music for a Sacred Space 2017 Program Notes https://www.tmchoir.org/sacred-music-for-a-sacred-space-2017-program-notes/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:47:41 +0000 https://www.tmchoir.org/?p=2685 Noel loves the rich choral repertoire of the entire Easter season, and enjoys combining ancient music with contemporary. “The new has often been influenced by the old,” he says. “It’s like living in a modern house but with wonderful antique furnishings throughout. Both are worthy and both provide the sense of calm and personal reflection I love.”

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