The senior choir of the Toronto Children’s Chorus, the TCC Chamber Choir, will be presenting the final concert of its season on June 21. The program is titled Can You Feel It?, and while it ends the season, it kicks off a tour for the choir.
Elements of the program will travel west with the Chamber Choir on tour to Vancouver, and Powell River, BC, where they’ll be representing Canada as the invited guest choir at the International Choral Ḵathaumixw Festival.
The TCC Chamber choir consists of singers aged 12 to 18, led by Artistic Director Zimfira Poloz, with the artistic team of Associate Artistic Director Charissa Bagan, Main Choir Assistant Conductor Michael Denomme, Collaborative Pianinst Dakota Scott-Digout, Collaborative Pianist, and Jamie Drake, Percussion.
The concert program for June 21 features contemporary and art music from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Malaysia, Slovenia, Syria, USA, Norway, Estonia, and Venezuela, including newly commissioned works and others arranged for treble choir. The Choir will be singing in nine different languages, plus American Sign Language.
Toronto Concert Program
A selection of these works will also be performed on tour.
- Bog daj dobro večer (Belokranjski Kres) by Damijan Mocnik. Sung in Slovenian.
- Velcomne med Aera by Geirr Tveitt, arranged by Linn Andrea Fugiseth. Sung in Norwegian.
- Abendlied (Evening Song) by Josef Rheinberger, arranged by Nadezhda Averina. Sung in German
- Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down, Traditional Spiritual, arranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory. Sung in English and Sign Language
- Elements by Katerina Gimon. Sung in English. Arranged for Treble Choir at request of Zimfira Poloz. (Video above)
- Singkap Siaga (Ever Ready, Quick Change) by Tracy Wong. SSAA version is dedicated to Zimfira Poloz. Sung in Malay
- Rasa Nusantara (A Taste of Nusantara), arranged by Tracy Wong with choreography. Sung in Malay.
- Eternity by Michael Bojesen, sung in English.
- Father Thunder by Laura Jekabsone. Sung in Latvian. The treble arrangement was created at the request of Zimfira Poloz.
- Lao Rahal Soti, arranged by Shireen Abu-Khader. Sung in Arabic
- Ilus Hääl by Margrit Kits, arranged by Laura Jekabsone for Treble Choir at the request of Zimfira Poloz. Sung in Estonian
- Stars by Ēriks Ešenvalds, with accompaniment of tuned wine glasses, sung in English.
- Dies Irae by Jude Roldan. Sung in Latin. Canadian Premiere
- Earth: 1. Core by Cristian Grases. Sung in nonsense language. TCC and UofT Choruses Commission – premiered in January 2025.
Video of the premiere performance:
- Ta Na Solbici by Samo Vovk. Sung in Resian (Resian is a unique Slovene dialect spoken in northeastern Italy, specifically in the Resia Valley).
- Roar by Katy Perry, arr. Alan Billingsley. Sung in English.
Tour Details
International Choral q̓at̓ᶿaymɩxʷ (Kathaumixw) was founded in 1984 as a way to celebrate choral singing as it is practiced around the world. More than 1,200 singers from across the globe get together to share music and cultures.
Many works have been commissioned for the festival, which also features Artists in Residence, international soloists, orchestral accompaniment, and an international jury.
VYC with Special Guests
- Vancouver Youth Choir, Toronto Children’s Chorus, Young People’s Chorus of NYC, and Megaron Chamber Choir
- Saturday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time at the The Chan Centre, Vancouver
Ḵathaumixw Gala Opening Concert
- Wednesday, July 1 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time at the Great Hall, Powell River
Ḵathaumixw Festival Concert
- Wednesday, July 2 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time at the Max Cameron Theatre, Powell River
Ḵathaumixw Festival Concert
- Wednesday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time at the Evergreen Theatre, Powell River
Ḵathaumixw Choral Showcase
- Thursday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time at the Great Hall, Powell River
Find details about the Vancouver performance [HERE].
Find details about the International Ḵathaumixw Choral Festival [HERE].
Find more details about the June 21 Toronto concert [HERE].
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