TMChoir with the TSO
Our guest appearances
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has sung classical masterworks with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Each season, we perform a number of great choral works with the TSO. We also make other guest appearances throughout the season.
2022/23 season
Check back regularly. More concerts are expected to be added to our guest appearance schedule.
December 17-21, 2022
Messiah
TMChoir joins the TSO and great soloists for this annual holiday Toronto favourite – Handel’s stirring Messiah. Composed in a mere three weeks, Messiah has endured for over 275 years. Rejoice greatly as the TSO presents its cherished perennial performances of Handel’s powerful and devotional tour de force! Get more details on the TSO website.
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Lauren Fagan, soprano
Stephanie Wake-Edwards, mezzo-soprano
Michael Colvin, tenor
Elliot Madore, baritone
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, chorusmaster
January 11-15, 2023
Mozart Requiem
Mozart’s genius burns with brooding intensity in the legendary Requiem that was to become his own funeral music. Instantly recognizable thanks to its use in the multi-Academy-Award-winning film Amadeus, to experience it live is to feel its brilliance. Stellar vocal soloists join the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, conductor Michael Francis, and the Orchestra for this must-see concert event. The stage is set with reverent choral works by Gregorio Allegri and Hildegard von Bingen, along with an intricate and visionary piece by Beethoven. Get more details on the TSO website.
Michael Francis, conductor
Jane Archibald, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Kevin Deas, baritone
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Mendelssohn Singers
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, chorusmaster
2021/22 season
December 15-19, 2021
Messiah
TMChoir joins the TSO and great soloists for this annual holiday Toronto favourite – Handel’s stirring Messiah. This year conducted by TSO Resident Conductor and TMChoir Associate Conductor Simon Rivard! Get more details on the TSO website.
Simon Rivard, conductor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
June 15-19, 2022
Gimeno + Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
A triumphant rallying cry to hope, humanity, and universal fellowship, Beethoven’s eternal and transcendent Symphony No. 9—culminating in the ecstatic and uplifting “Ode to Joy”—reflects a moment in our history like no other. This unforgettable Toronto concert, which combines the Orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists, will be one for the ages. More details on the TSO website.
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
2020/21 Online projects
Completed with the TSO during the pandemic
December 2020
Messiah: Complex
TMChoir was thrilled to be part of Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) and the TSO’s innovative, multi-lingual cross-Canada project in December 2020. The Choir had the honour of singing the Hallelujah Chorus for this project. Learn more about the project here: https://atgtheatre.com/upcoming/messiah-complex/
May 2020
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
In May 2020, 126 choristers and orchestral musicians from the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra came together under the artistic leadership of conductor Simon Rivard to create a virtual performance of Fauré’s lyrical Cantique de Jean Racine. You can enjoy it on YouTube.