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About
The TMChoir is proud to be one of Canada’s oldest, largest, and best-known choral organizations. The choir presented its first concert on January 15, 1895, as part of Massey Hall’s inaugural season, and has been a leader in choral music in Canada ever since, commissioning works by Canadian composers, and presenting world and Canadian premières. The choir also regularly performs and records with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In May 2021, Jean-Sébastien Vallée was named as Artistic Director, only the eighth conductor in TMChoir’s 130-year history.
Through its performances, educational programs, and community engagement, TMChoir aspires to introduce its audiences to choral masterworks from the past and present—and make both renowned and lesser-known pieces available, accessible, and inspirational to all.
The TMChoir includes a core of professional singers and more than 130 auditioned and experienced volunteer choristers. The smaller professional ensemble, the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, was created to deliver more intimate repertoire in a variety of non-traditional venues. This 130th anniversary season includes a commercial recording Remember: 130 Years of Canadian Choral Music, by ATMA Classique, and a recording with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Orchestre symphonique de Québec celebrating the late composer Jacques Hétu.
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The Folks Behind It All
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Artistic Director
Jean-Sébastien Vallée is a renowned Canadian-American conductor, scholar, and pedagogue specializing in vocal, choral, and orchestral repertoires. He is the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Full Professor of Music, Director of Choral Studies, and Coordinator of the Conducting & Ensembles Area at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. Vallée has conducted across North America, Europe, and Asia, and prepared choruses for leading orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony and Toronto Symphony. His recordings, including Remember (2024) and Distance (2021), have been internationally broadcast. Recent and upcoming engagements include concerts at the Liszt Ferenc Academy in Budapest, concerts with the Toronto Symphony, and a performance at Carnegie Hall with Distinguished Concerts International New York.
Aaron Manswell, Composer in Residence
Aaron Manswell is a composer of soulful music, painting vivid pictures to contemporary themes using an assorted palette. A native of Toronto, Ontario, his songs have been premiered and recorded across North America by ensembles including the Grand Philharmonic Choir, the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Choral Arts Initiative. As an educator, he is the former Wind Band Conductor at Crawford Adventist Academy, leading the concert bands to top festival prizes and live recordings.
See the entire team behind TMC here.
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