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February 2021
University of Toronto | Festival of Song: Lecture and Q&A with Steven Blier (online)
The Festival of Song presents a live Lecture and Q&A with Steven Blier, John R. Stratton Visitor in Music for 2020-21. Link to the livestream will be provided closer to the date. The Faculty of Music is thrilled to welcome Steven Blier, Artistic Director of the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), which he co-founded in 1988 with Michael Barrett. Since the Festival’s inception, he has programmed, performed, translated and annotated more than 150 vocal recitals with repertoire spanning five centuries of art…
Find out more »Glenn Gould School/Royal Conservatory | Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert
This free online concert presentation was originally scheduled for Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Livestream Link Hear artists on the cusp of major careers. This concert features solo and chamber works performed by alumni of the one-year Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School. Program: Georg Friederich Händel: “Verdi prati” from Alcina (2018-19 – Georgia Burashko, mezzo-soprano) Johann Sebastian Bach: Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007 (2018-19 – Richard Narroway, cello) Aaron Jay Kernis:…
Find out more »March 2021
Tapestry Opera | Our Song D’Hiver
OPERA STAR MIREILLE ASSELIN HOSTS A WARM, JOYFUL CELEBRATION OF HER FAVOURITE MUSIC From Baroque to Acadian to contemporary Canadian! Celebrated Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin and pianist Frédéric Lacroix showcase rich, diverse works from the Francophone world in this delightful bilingual fusion of recital and ‘kitchen concert’. Our Song D’Hiver features special guest artists invited by Mireille, all reflecting on their connection to the French-speaking world, and exploring a mixed cultural identity. Special guests include Acadian guitarist Maxim Cormier, Métis composer Ian Cusson (you might recognize him…
Find out more »Confluence Concerts | John Beckwith Songbook
On the occasion of the celebrated Canadian composer’s 94th birthday, a marathon event at which a great majority of his song catalogue — spanning from 1947 to 2021 — will be sung by students, professionals, friends and colleagues. A co-production with the University of Toronto and the Canadian Art Song Project.
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Joyce El-Khoury Masterclass
This master class will be available for public viewing on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel starting at 3 pm on Thursday, March 18. The Faculty of Music is thrilled to welcome soprano Joyce El-Khoury for this year's Riki Turofsky Master Class in Voice. Joyce El-Khoury has an acclaimed reputation for bringing newly discovered/rarely performed works to life, most recently with the world premieres of Donizetti’s L’Ange de Nisida (Royal Opera House (ROH)) and Franz Liszt’s Sardanapalo (Weimar Staatskapelle) – both captured and released internationally. Born in Lebanon…
Find out more »April 2021
Against The Grain Theatre | Messiah/Complex
Back by popular demand, Messiah/Complex returns for an encore presentation starting April 1st on AtG TV. This Easter, the globally-lauded and distinctly Canadian reimagining of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by and in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), becomes available for free on-demand viewing from April 1-April 13, 2021.
Find out more »Brott Music | Handel’s Messiah Easter Weekend Special
For Christians around the world, the Easter Triduum (Three Days) commemorates the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! Brott Music brings you a three-day only musical event to deepen your Easter experience. Make our virtual Handel’s Messiah your musical accompaniment to the solemn and glorious meditations on the Easter season. Recorded in December 2020 at St. Anns Parish Ancaster, Boris Brott, the National Academy Orchestra and Arcady Singers are joined by four superb soloists in this memorable musical…
Find out more »May 2021
Royal Conservatory | Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase
A wonderful opportunity to see the GGS’s talented voice students present an evening of art songs and opera excerpts.
Find out more »July 2021
Toronto Summer Music Festival | Russell Braun Masterclass
This masterclass is FREE, with advance registration required. Registration will become available on this page one week prior to the event. Join JUNO-winning baritone Russell Braun for a casual and engaging masterclass on voice, featuring our TSM Art of Song Fellows.
Find out more »August 2021
Ottawa Chamberfest | An Evening of Opera and Art Song with Isaiah Bell, Jonelle Sills, and Carson Becke
Celebrating opera and art song, this special concert features multifaceted tenor Isaiah Bell, and marks dynamic, young soprano Jonelle Sills’s Chamberfest debut. Jonelle Sills / soprano Isaiah Bell / tenor Carson Becke / piano (in-person or online) Robert Schumann (1810-1856) | In der Nacht, Op. 74, no. 4 (text: Emanuel Geibel) Traditional | The Ploughboy, from Folksong Arrangements Vol. III (arr. Benjamin Britten) Carlisle Floyd (b. 1926) | Ain’t it a Pretty Night (from Susannah) (libretto: C. Floyd) André Previn (1929-2019) | Whose House is…
Find out more »Festival of the Sound | Carmen on Your Couch
Join Julie Nesrallah as the ultimate operatic gypsy queen, Carmen, together with Guy Few, the Tiberius Quartet, and the Festival Ensemble for an intimate gathering of sizzling Spanish hors d’oeuvres, both musical and otherwise. Includes music by Manuel De Falla, Xavier Montsalvatge, and, of course, Georges Bizet. Tickets and details HERE.
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Estonian Calendar Songs: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Estonian Calendar Songs: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor One of the Baltic’s premiere professional choirs, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, presents a program of songs by Veljo Tormis, inspired by important events in the Estonian calendar. Repertoire: Once We Will Reappear , text Jaan Kaplinski Estonian Calendar Songs: Martinmas Songs St. Catherine's Day Songs Shrovetide Songs Swing Songs St. John's Day Songs The Viru Oath, text Hando Runnel // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can…
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | The Elora Singers: Cover Story
The Elora Singers: Cover Story "Cover Story" is a light-hearted program of folk song arrangements and covers of contemporary popular music by such diverse artists as Annie Lennox, the Beatles, Björk, and Carly Simon. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on September 6. Details HERE
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Choral Dances: VOCES8
Choral Dances VOCES8 VOCES8, the celebrated small vocal ensemble from the United Kingdom, presents "Choral Dances", recorded in London’s VOCES8 Centre featuring music from Benjamin Britten to Irving Berlin and Duke Ellington. Concert sponsored by Ralston CanSafe Inc. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on September 6. Details HERE
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Poetry & Song: The Elora Singers & Colm Feore
Poetry & Song The Elora Singers & Colm Feore "Poetry & Song" blends words and music as we hear Canadian stage actor Colm Feore narrate the program, including the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Canadian composer Stephanie Martin, based on poetry by Robert Frost. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on…
Find out more »September 2021
Canadian Stage | Dream In High Park: An Evening with Jeremy Dutcher
Come down to High Park a concert by the incomparable Polaris Prize-winning performer, composer, activist, and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher. A member of Tobique First Nation of New Brunswick and trained in the western operatic traditional, Dutcher’s music playfully integrates classical influences into traditional songs of his Wolastoqiyik Nation people. An intimate evening under the stars, this will be a rare opportunity to commune with one of the most exciting and essential artists in the country.
Find out more »October 2021
Upper Canada Choristers | To Sit and Dream. Voices of Women Through the Ages
Laurie Evan Fraser conducts the 35-voice mixed choir and its accomplished Latin ensemble Cantemos in their third live streaming concert since the pandemic. On Friday, October 1, 7:30 p.m. Members of Cantemos and the Main Choir will appear on stage at Toronto’s Grace Church on-the-Hill, with the rest of the choir joining in virtually via ZOOM. Only 50 in-person tickets are available on a first-come basis. Covid Protocols: Performers and in-person audience members will be subject to all of the…
Find out more »International Resource Centre for Performing Artists | Ten Singing Stars – New Generation at Online
The International Resource Centre for Performing Artists has selected the lineup of young professional singers to perform in this year’s edition of Ten Singing Stars – New Generation. They will take part in 90 minutes of operatic arias, with pianist Rachel Andrist on Friday, October 15, 7:30-9 p.m. EDT. The concert will broadcast live from Zoomer Hall, on The New Classical 96.3 FM, and live stream (no charge). The IRCPA received applications from 24 singers, aged 18-42. Of these, 14 were sopranos,…
Find out more »November 2021
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Coming to Carry Me Home (in-person + online)
TMC launches a season of hope with a concert that speaks to our search to find our place, a sense of home and belonging. The 100+ choristers of the TMC come together with a chamber orchestra from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and soloists Jonelle Sills, soprano, and Brett Polegato, baritone, to bring you two glorious choral works. The Chariot Jubilee by Nathaniel Dett Ein deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub (On Hold)
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent hosted by the extraordinary David Eliakis. Opera Pubs are the perfect introduction for newbies and a welcome break for opera vets who want to see something “a little different.” What’s more fun than opera and a beer with friends?
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Bach & Handel: Music for Advent & Christmas (in-person)
The Elora Singers present Bach’s Advent Cantatas and the Christmas excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, with chamber orchestra and soloists from the ranks of the choir.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Stewart Goodyear with the Penderecki String Quartet and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir [postponed]
This concert has been postponed. New date to be announced soon. Stewart Goodyear, piano Jonelle Sills, soprano Beste Kalender, mezzo-soprano Zachary Rioux, tenor Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone Pendercki String Quartet Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Royal Conservatory alumnus Stewart Goodyear is accomplished as an orchestral soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, and composer. On this evening, you will hear the world premiere of his piano quintet based on themes from Ludwig…
Find out more »Brott Music Festival | Handel’s Messiah
Make music part of your Holiday season with our joyous Handel’s Messiah! Join Maestro Boris Brott, the National Academy Orchestra, Arcady Singers, and featured soloists Sydney Baedke, Andrea Ludwig, Bud Roach and David Pike. Important Notice: All guests 12+ attending will be required to provide government-issued personal identification and proof of full vaccination. Patrons who cannot provide this will be denied entry and refunds will not be issued.
Find out more »December 2021
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Festival of Carols (in-person + online)
TMC’s annual welcome to the holiday season. This year the Choir will be joined by the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Lauda per la Nativitá del Signore – a Christmas Cantata by Ottorino Respighi Popular carols Music selections by JS Bach, Andrew Balfour, Sally Beamish, Paul Halley, Arthur Honegger, Rosephanye Powell, Hyo-Won Woo and others. Streaming Dec 1 to 25, 2021 . Streaming tickets for Festival of Carols may be purchased anytime between December 1 to 25, 2021. Upon purchase of your livestream ticket, you will…
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub (On Hold)
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent hosted by the extraordinary David Eliakis. Opera Pubs are the perfect introduction for newbies and a welcome break for opera vets who want to see something “a little different.” What’s more fun than opera and a beer with friends?
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Bach & Handel: Music for Advent & Christmas (online)
The Elora Singers present Bach’s Advent Cantatas and the Christmas excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, with chamber orchestra and soloists from the ranks of the choir.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah
Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in exultant arias and joyous refrains, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Experience the greatest story ever told in this moving 85-minute special presentation at Roy Thomson Hall. Program Handel: Selections from Messiah (Abridged to approximately 85 minutes with no intermission) Performers Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Spencer Britten, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Christmas (online)
A Tafelmusik Christmas - Digital Description Ivars Taurins director Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Online Premiere Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021 — a perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from Handel’s Messiah and richly harmonized baroque arrangements of Christmas carols complement the exuberance…
Find out more »Centre for Opera Studies & Appreciation | Queens & Martyrs
COSA Creative Presents: Queens & Martyrs Join six fabulous performers as they tell the stories of some of opera and history's most well-known Queens & Martyrs! Featuring: Alexandra Delle Donne Nansee Hughes Caitlin McCaughey Antonina Ermolenko Chelsea Kolic Dijle Yukselir When you purchase a ticket, you can watch the show anytime from 7 pm on Friday, December 17th until 12 am on Monday, December 20th!
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah
Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in exultant arias and joyous refrains, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Experience the greatest story ever told in this moving 85-minute special presentation at Roy Thomson Hall. Program Handel: Selections from Messiah (Abridged to approximately 85 minutes with no intermission) Performers Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Spencer Britten, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah
Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in exultant arias and joyous refrains, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Experience the greatest story ever told in this moving 85-minute special presentation at Roy Thomson Hall. Program Handel: Selections from Messiah (Abridged to approximately 85 minutes with no intermission) Performers Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Spencer Britten, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone…
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Radiant Dawn: A Festival of Carols (online)
The Elora Singers’ annual Christmas concert will be presented in both online and live performances, featuring repertoire from the Singers’ new Christmas CD.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah
Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in exultant arias and joyous refrains, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Experience the greatest story ever told in this moving 85-minute special presentation at Roy Thomson Hall. Program Handel: Selections from Messiah (Abridged to approximately 85 minutes with no intermission) Performers Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Spencer Britten, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah
Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in exultant arias and joyous refrains, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Experience the greatest story ever told in this moving 85-minute special presentation at Roy Thomson Hall. Program Handel: Selections from Messiah (Abridged to approximately 85 minutes with no intermission) Performers Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Spencer Britten, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone…
Find out more »February 2022
Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub [Cancelled]
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent hosted by the extraordinary David Eliakis. Opera Pubs are the perfect introduction for newbies and a welcome break for opera vets who want to see something “a little different.” What’s more fun than opera and a beer with friends?
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Choral Conductors Symposium Concert 2022
Meet Me Here: Songs of Sanctuary A free TMC concert to conclude the 2022 Choral Conductors’ Symposium In February, Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée welcomes five emerging conductors from Canada and the U.S. for a week of intensive workshops and rehearsals with the full Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the 20-voice professional core of the TMC. The Symposium concludes with a concert where all five participating conductors will conduct the two choirs. The theme for the repertoire of this year’s Symposium is…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Stewart Goodyear with the Penderecki String Quartet and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Stewart Goodyear, piano Charlotte Siegel, soprano Beste Kalender, mezzo-soprano Zachary Rioux, tenor Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone Penderecki String Quartet Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Artistic Director Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Royal Conservatory alumnus Stewart Goodyear is accomplished as an orchestral soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, and composer. On this evening, you will hear the world premiere of his piano quintet based on themes from Ludwig van Beethoven before he tackles LvB’s final monumental…
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | Carmen
Carmen! With Julie Nesrallah, Mezzo-Soprano On The Program: Elizabeth Raum: Flamenco Dance Manuel de Falla El Amor Brujo, with Julie Nesrallah Georges Bizet: Selections from Carmen, with Julie Nesrallah Manuel de Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Suite #2 Mezzo soprano Julie Nesrallah, one of Canada’s foremost interpreters of Bizet’s opera, brings the fire and passion of Carmen to Orchestra Toronto, in a programme of music inspired by Spain’s history, romance, and drama. *pre-concert chat at 2:15
Find out more »March 2022
Music in the Afternoon | Andrew Haji
Before the doors of concert halls and opera houses were closed by the pandemic, this young Canadian had a full calendar of opera, oratorio, and recital appearances for 2020/21. Program | Songs by Franz Liszt, Britten, and Francesco Santoliquido
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub (On Hold)
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent hosted by the extraordinary David Eliakis. Opera Pubs are the perfect introduction for newbies and a welcome break for opera vets who want to see something “a little different.” What’s more fun than opera and a beer with friends?
Find out more »Westben | Caitlin Wood (Online)
Canada’s vibrant soprano & Brian Finley share favourites from Mozart & Puccini, ‘Till There was You’ (The Music Man) and Deliah’s “Song of Songs” from Brian’s musical SAMSON.
Find out more »Music at St. Andrew’s | Friday Noontime Recital
Natalya Gennadi, soprano and Stéphane Mayer, piano. will be poerforming Ukrainian art songs and opera arias. In-person recitals return on April 1, 2022, so this event will be online only.
Find out more »April 2022
Royal Conservatory | Asitha Tennekoon [Cancelled]
Sri Lankan tenor Asitha Tennekoon, a graduate of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, has quickly established himself as one of Canada’s most impressive, versatile singing artists. He drew critical acclaim as Paul in Scottish Opera/Tapestry Opera’s Rocking Horse Winner, receiving the 2016 Dora Award for Best Male Performance. For his performance in the 2019 world premiere of Shanawdithit (Nolan/Burry) with Tapestry Opera, Ian Ritchie of Opera Going Toronto wrote: “Tennekoon’s savage depiction of vicious racist magistrate and merchant John Peyton is nothing less than harrowing.” In this performance,…
Find out more »Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub (On Hold)
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent hosted by the extraordinary David Eliakis. Opera Pubs are the perfect introduction for newbies and a welcome break for opera vets who want to see something “a little different.” What’s more fun than opera and a beer with friends?
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Considering Matthew Shepard
With Megan Miceli (soprano), Camille Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Vicki St. Pierre (mezzo-soprano), Alex Samaras (tenor/baritone), Phillip Addis (baritone) and a chamber ensemble featuring the Odin Quartet (Tanya Charles Iveniuk, violin, Alex Toskov, viola, Samuel Bison, cello), Brent Crawford (guitar), Kaye Royer (clarinet), Christina Faye (piano) and Naoko Tsujita, (percussion).
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Sacred Music for a Sacred Space (in-person + online)
TMC and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale share two works that draw on different influences and traditions, while sharing a common thread: humanity’s belief that amidst the most adverse circumstances imaginable, a higher, transcending world is enveloping us, and that a strong voice is necessary to evoke it. All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff Selected works by Nathaniel Dett Enjoy the concert in person (limited tickets will be sold and strict Covid-19 health and safety protocols will be in place). If you would…
Find out more »Opera Revue | Opera Revue at The Emmet Ray
The Emmet Ray, 924 College St, Toronto, 4:30 pm–7:00 pm (Special Easter Show!) $10 Cover. Reserve your seat at resos@erbar.ca
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Joyce DiDonato: Eden
Following her ground-breaking and award-winning global project, In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music, which reached over three million viewers worldwide, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato now presents her next great passion. Eden explores the majesty, might, and mystery of nature through both arresting and evocative music and theatrical effects. DiDonato takes us on an emotional journey to reconnect to the power and fragility of nature, exploring our place within the kaleidoscopic, wondrous world around us. Joined by the original instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro and Maxim Emelyanychev, as well…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Sir Bryn Terfel
A Grammy, Classical Brit, and Gramophone award winner, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel has established an extraordinary career, having performed regularly on prestigious concert stages and opera houses of the world. Program: Franz Schubert: “Liebesbotschaft,” D. 957 Franz Schubert: “Gruppe aus dem Tartarus,” D. 583 Franz Schubert: “Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen,” D. 343 Franz Schubert: “Auf dem wasser zu singen,” op. 72 Franz Schubert: “Die Taubenpost,” D. 965a (4’00) Roger Quilter: 3 Shakespeare Songs, op. 6 “Come Away Death” “Oh…
Find out more »May 2022
Against The Grain Theatre | Opera Pub (On Hold)
AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles, performed by both established and emerging opera talent hosted by the extraordinary David Eliakis. Opera Pubs are the perfect introduction for newbies and a welcome break for opera vets who want to see something “a little different.” What’s more fun than opera and a beer with friends?
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | ARC Ensemble: Marc Neikrug’s A Song by Mahler
A celebrated soprano, famous for her rendition of Mahler’s love song, Liebst du um Schönheit, develops early-onset Alzheimer’s. The drama follows her (mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano) and her pianist/husband (baritone Ryan Bradford) as they confront their new reality. The tragic end-result resolves in a new, elevated understanding of their love. This one act opera, in its Canadian premiere, features an ensemble of string quartet, piano, and clarinet, all of whom are members of The Royal Conservatory’s renowned ARC Ensemble.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Anne Sofie von Otter with Christoph Berner
This concert was originally scheduled for Sunday, March 7, 2021. Internationally acclaimed Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter “possesses one of the most flexible and natural vocal instruments of any living artist” (Opera Now), with a career spanning more than three decades at the very top of her profession in opera, concert, and recital. Her double CD, Douce France, on Naïve Classique, was awarded the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Austrian pianist Christoph Berner’s enormous stylistic spectrum and musical…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | National Youth Choir of Canada
National Youth Choir of Canada Conductor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Vallée Apprentice Conductor: Thomas Burton Collaborative Pianist: Dr. Irene Gregorio Concert includes 2 world premiere commissions - I Forgiveby Shireen Abu-Khader and Music is Vibration by Andrew Balfour - as well as the winning piece from Choral Canada's 2022 Competition for Choral Writing.
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Prairie Voices, Singing Out, Song Sharing
Prairie Voices Inc. Artistic Director: Philip Lapatha Founded in 2000 by Dr. Elroy Friesen, Prairie Voices is an award-winning choir of 18-25 year old singers. Currently led by Philip Lapatha, Prairie Voices performs in their own concert series, tours, is a regular guest of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and has recorded 6 CDs (including one as guest choir with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra). Prairie Voices has performed around the world, bringing their unique touch to a diverse repertoire. While placing an emphasis on…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Toronto Mass Choir
Toronto Mass Choir continues to be on the cutting edge of Canadian gospel music, bringing its distinctive sound to the world stage. Their music incorporates contemporary gospel, traditional gospel, and Caribbean music influences. Karen Burke, a Professor of Music at York University, is the director of the diversified group of singers and musicians, and her husband, Oswald Burke, is their Executive Producer. Now 45-strong plus a five-piece band, the not-for-profit choir consists of adult members from all across the GTA. TMC's travels abroad have…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers is a project that I have thought about since 2001. I had the sound of the ensemble in my head, and had plans to make a debut the summer of 2020, but COVID-19 forced a hiatus. In January of 2021, a creative opportunity was asked of me, and after some hesitation and contemplation, I decided to take a dive into the deep, feeling I would be a dupe not to heed the signs! The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter - formerly known as Camerata Nova – is a vocal ensemble located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since 1996, we have been engaging and transforming music lovers with an annual concert series alongside a host of other innovative projects. We emerged from the isolation of our pandemic cocoon with a new name and a bold new identity. Dead of Winter is about powerful voices that tell stories, weaving together the talents of emerging and established artists. We support and collaborate with creatives from all…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Shallaway Youth Choir & Winnipeg Boys’ Choir Senior
Shallaway Youth Choiris an internationally recognized and celebrated organization that is dedicated to exploring, developing, and celebrating cultural expression through choral music. Through our commitment to artistic exploration and the preservation of our rich cultures, our choristers learn the value of independence, discipline, and confidence, while also gaining a sense of pride and identity – as Newfoundlanders and Labradorians – and as global citizens. Founded in 1992, amid the devastating economic recession that resulted from the collapse of the cod fishery in…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble
The Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble presents vocal music with the highest artistic excellence, while celebrating racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Led by Artistic Director Arianne Abela, the group of nine professional singers from around the United States have thriving national and international solo careers as well as a love for vocal chamber music, and focus primarily on presenting early and new music. In addition to performances and artistic residencies, the ensemble engages in creative educational outreach to audiences and students, particularly in communities of color,…
Find out more »PODIUM 2022 Choral Festival | Exultate Chamber Singers & Canadian Men’s Chorus
Founded in 1981, Exultate Chamber Singers is an adult mixed-voice chamber choir located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The ensemble is enriched not only by the strong musicianship of its members but also by their varied ages, cultural backgrounds, and academic and professional credentials. Together they form a passionate, committed ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire. The choir is a three-time winner of the Healey Willan Grand Prize in the CBC National Radio Competition and was most recently awarded first place in…
Find out more »Estonian Music Week | Collegium Musicale — Endrik Üksvärav
Renowned Estonian choir Collegium Musicale sings Veljo Tormis’ Forgotten Peoples, a contemporary work based on nearly lost ancient folk song
Find out more »The Amadeus Choir | A Time to Heal
The Amadeus Choir presents our first in-person concert since 2020 with "A Time to Heal". Conducted by Kathleen Allan, this concert will bring our community together to celebrate the power of music to heal the soul in the most challenging times. Featuring the Canadian Premiere of Cecilia McDowall's A Time for All Seasons, and the music of Gabriel Fauré, Reena Esmail, Srul Irving Glick, Tracy Wong, Nathaniel Dett, and Sherryl Sewepegaham. Two 75 minute performances for distanced and limited-capacity audiences.…
Find out more »The Amadeus Choir | A Time to Heal
The Amadeus Choir presents our first in-person concert since 2020 with "A Time to Heal". Conducted by Kathleen Allan, this concert will bring our community together to celebrate the power of music to heal the soul in the most challenging times. Featuring the Canadian Premiere of Cecilia McDowall's A Time for All Seasons, and the music of Gabriel Fauré, Reena Esmail, Srul Irving Glick, Tracy Wong, Nathaniel Dett, and Sherryl Sewepegaham. Two 75 minute performances for distanced and limited-capacity audiences.…
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | The Planets
On The Program: Gustav Holst, The Planets, with members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir TBA cello concerto, with the winner of the 2020 Marta Hidy Prize for Cello (TBA) As a grand finale to our 2021-22 season, Orchestra Toronto presents the winner of the 2020 Marta Hidy Prize for Cello (TBD September 2021), in a cello concerto to be selected by this young virtuoso. We conclude the season with Gustav Holsts’s masterpiece The Planets, with the professional core of the…
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | Songs of Light (online)
Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDT - 5:00 pm EDT Lydia Adams conducts Elmer Iseler Singers in a concert online Presenting a significant choral/cultural spectrum of interest and understanding through compositions by Canadian and International composers. Ave Verum Corpus, Peter Togni, Nova Scotia grandmother moon, Eleanor Daley, Ontario At Night the Valley Dreams of Snow, Jason Jestadt, Ontario Nur: Reflections of Light, Hussein Janmohamed, British Columbia Long Road, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Latvia Melodia, Myroslav Skoryk, Ukraine Lydia Adams also explores and explains the concepts…
Find out more »June 2022
Toronto Children’s Chorus | Untravelled Worlds
World-renowned Toronto Children’s Chorus is excited to welcome you to ‘Untravelled Worlds’. For the first time in two years, all of our choirs will perform on one stage! Please join our KinderNotes, Training Choirs, Main Choir, and the Toronto Youth Choir as they share works by composers from Canada, New Zealand-Aotearoa, Samoa, Malaysia, Latvia, Jordan, and Argentina. Plus, don’t miss the Toronto premiere of Shireen Abu-Khader and Natalie Fasheh’s musical setting of the Arabic proverb, Tubb il jarra. Please join…
Find out more »July 2022
Toronto Summer Music Festival | Art Song Masterclass
Masterclass With Wolfram Rieger
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Shadows Of The Past: Shostakovich, Schönberg, And Scheer
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Korngold, Mahler, Schönberg, Gene Scheer, Fauré, and Copland Sarah Rauch, Joeavian Rivera, Christian Masucci-Facchini, Camila Montefusco, Maeve Berry, Yolanda Tapia, Érico Freire Bezerra, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 Nicolas Namoradze*, Hannah Corbett, David Liam Roberts
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Apotheosis: Debussy & Brahms
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Isabella Egawa, David Baik, Juan-Miguel Hernandez*, Sara Scanlon Songs by Strauss, Debussy, Schubert, and Schumann Alexandra Bass, Christina Thanisch-Smith, Maeve Berry, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Yura Lee*, Jessy Je Young Kim, Syara Robert, Solina Lee, Joshua Wong
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Appl & Rieger in Recital
Hailed as “the most promising of today’s up-and-coming song recitalists” (Financial Times), German-British baritone Benjamin Appl joins renowned pianist Wolfram Rieger in a recital anchored by the poetry of Wilhelm Müller. Benjamin Appl, baritone Wolfram Rieger, piano David Lang: flower, forget me (Canadian Première)* Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Emily Jean Flack
Canadian singer-songwriter Emily Jean Flack joins us for a performance of part contemporary folk, part Celtic pop, with just a dash of jazz sensibility. Shuffle Hour concerts are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Songs Of The Sublime: Alma, Clara, And The Romantics
ReGeneration concerts feature our TSM Academy Fellows—the rising stars of classical chamber music and Art Song—performing on stage with their Mentors, the top pedagogues and performers of today. Songs by Schubert, Alma Mahler, Clara & Robert Schumann, Wolf, Fauré, Ravel, and Finzi Alexandra Bass, Joeavian Rivera, Sarah Rauch, Christian Masucci-Facchini, Érico Freire Bezerra, Maeve Berry, Rebecca Klassen-Wiebe, Yolanda Tapia Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898 Joel Link*, David Liam Roberts, Jonathan Mak
Find out more »October 2022
The Royal Conservatory | The Pilgrim’s Way – Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Centered on Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, this concert explores the narrative of displacement, identity, and individual life's journeys. Talbot’s masterwork for a cappella voices is a musical pilgrimage describing the journey on the Camino de Santiago.
Find out more »December 2022
Toronto Classical Singers | Back to Bach
The Toronto Classical Singers are back! Please join us for a rousing concert of excerpts from Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Let Us All Be Merry! — 3:00pm performance
A condensed, one-hour multigenerational and family-friendly event that will include plenty of audience sing-alongs of traditional holiday carols. Children 12 and under are free!
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