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Grand symphonic sound has been the Toronto Mendelssohn
Choir's trademark for over 100 years.
The 2009-10 season, the TMC's 116th, features both sacred and
secular repertoire in beautiful churches and stunning secular
concert Halls.
Information and tickets for Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
performances are available by calling 416-598-0422 and at
www.tmchoir.org.
Israel in Egypt will launch the TMC 09-10 season
with the first choral performance in The Royal Conservatory's
spectacular new Koerner Hall. George Frideric Handel's lavishly
powerful word painting embodies trial and triumph, as it
dramatically depicts the plagues that God sent to the Egyptians
and the Israelites' flight from bondage. Noel Edison will
conduct the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Festival Orchestra
with special guests Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; David Trudgen,
counter-tenor; Michael Colvin, tenor; Thomas Goerz,
bass-baritone; on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
An annual Christmas tradition, this year's Festival of
Carols features Britten's Ceremony of Carols
and other holiday season favourites. Conducted and narrated by
Noel Edison, the TMC will also welcome harpist Judy Loman and
organist William Maddox to the stage to perform with the Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir. Festival of Carols will ignite the Christmas
spirit on Wednesday December 9, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church.
It wouldn't be the holiday season without Toronto's
Favourite Messiah performed with matchless spirit by
the TSO and the TMC! This performance of Handel's immortal
masterpiece will be under the direction of the Baroque
specialist Jean-Marie Zeitouni and sung with massive vocal
splendor by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and a stellar lineup
of soloists including soprano Shannon Mercer, countertenor
Matthew White, tenor Colin Balzer, and baritone Tyler Duncan.
Toronto's Favourite Messiah will be performed December 16-21,
2009 at 8:00 p.m. at Roy Thomson Hall.
At Sacred Music for a Sacred Space, sacred
works by contemporary masters Arvo Pärt, Eric Whitacre, Pavel
Lukaszewski, and Canadian Timothy Corliss, take on a new
dimension in the beautiful space and acoustics of St. Paul's
Basilica. John Tavener's rarely heard Svyati for cello and
chorus employs an unusual combination of musical forces to
powerful effect. Noel Edison will conduct the Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir and Mendelssohn Singers with soloist John
Marshman, cello. Sacred Music for a Sacred Space will be
performed on Good Friday, April 2, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in St.
Paul's Basilica. It's an intensely moving experience befitting
Easter weekend.
A Night at the Opera is a feast of delicious arias and
choruses from the great operas. Four of Toronto's newest
generation of opera stars, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and
the Festival Orchestra perform excerpts from favourite operas,
with grand-scale power and intensity. Noel Edison will conduct
and a special surprise guest will host the evening. A Night at
the Opera will be performed on Wednesday April 28, 2010 at 7:30
pm in Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory.
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Subscription Packages start at $102
and single tickets range from $37 to $80. VoxTix are available
for people 15-25 years old, at $15 per ticket. Tickets and
subscriptions are available by telephone at 416-598-0422
or online at www.tmchoir.org.
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is generously supported by the
Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the
Toronto Arts Council, and a dedicated group of individual and
corporate donors.
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