Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Toronto … The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir will conclude its 2007-08 Season with a performance of Josef Haydn’s tour de force The Creation. The concert will take place on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 8:00PM, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge Street, Toronto.

Haydn’s incredibly descriptive masterpiece, The Creation, is infused with emotional impact as the genesis of the world is sung into being. From chaos through raging storms to the calls of creatures, the love of Adam and Eve, and the angelic choir, each day of the creation of the world is celebrated in song.

First performed in 1799, the public success of The Creation was immediate and long lasting, rivaling the success of Handel’s Messiah. The composition also had a profoundly personal effect on the composer who said: "Never had I been so devout as when I was composing The Creation. Everyday I fell to my knees and prayed to God to give me strength for my work."

Under the direction of Noel Edison, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Festival Orchestra expresses the full spectrum of emotion, along with soprano Sookhyung Park, tenor Lawrence Wiliford and baritone Peter McGillivray.

Tickets for the The Creation are $30 - $65 (adult & seniors). Tickets are available by calling 416-598-0422 ext. 21 or online the public can visit www.tmchoir.org.

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has launched VOX TIX, a new ticket programme for those between the ages of 15 – 25 years old. All VOX TIX are just $15 each and seats are located in the North Balcony of Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. For more information on VOX TIX or to purchase tickets, visit us online at www.tmchoir.org.

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council as well as by a dedicated group of individual and corporate donors.