{"id":38137,"date":"2016-08-29T15:05:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=38137"},"modified":"2016-08-29T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T18:31:11","slug":"welcome-toronto-mendelssohn-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/08\/29\/welcome-toronto-mendelssohn-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Has Joined The Growing Musical Toronto Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Noel Edison (conductor) (Photo: Brian Summers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Details<\/del><\/h1>\n

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Email:\u00a0admin@tmchoir.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone: 416-598-0422<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0<\/span>www.tmchoir.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| YouTube<\/a> | LiveStream<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo Gallery<\/del><\/h1>\n

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About<\/del><\/h1>\n

\u201cThe choir is amazing – it never fails to impress. The entire experience was wonderful.\u201d \u2014 Concert patron<\/em><\/p>\n

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is praised by patrons and media alike for the emotional intensity of its performances, and for its grand symphonic sound and clarity of expression. The Choir continues to be dedicated, since its founding in 1894, to engaging audiences with the power of great choral music performed live.<\/p>\n

The 135-voice choir, under the artistic leadership of Grammy-nominated Noel Edison, includes auditioned choristers, choral apprentices and 20 members of the professional Elora Festival Singers.<\/p>\n

The TMC champions choral music in Canada beyond the live concert experience. Many TMC performances are accessible across the country and beyond through webcasting. The Choir\u2019s education and outreach activities contribute to the development of professional and amateur choral musicians: welcoming singers aged 17 to 22 to the Choir through an Apprentice Program, offering a series of fun and educational Singsation Saturday choral workshops for amateur singers, and supporting the development of emerging choral artists with the Choral Composition Competition, the annual TMC Choral Conductors\u2019 Symposium, and the two-year Associate Conductor position.<\/p>\n

The TMC\u2019s 2016\/17 season, Noel Edison\u2019s 20th<\/sup> with the Choir, includes six concerts and a number of guest appearances, including many with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n

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The Folks Behind It All<\/del><\/h1>\n
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Noel Edison (Photo: Brian Summers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Noel Edison<\/h2>\n

Noel Edison<\/strong>\u00a0has been widely recognised and appreciated by choristers, critics and patrons for his skilful interpretive work with both choir and orchestra. His vision for the TMC is to create performances that connect audiences emotionally with some of the greatest traditional and contemporary choral repertoire.<\/p>\n

Edison co-founded the Elora Festival in 1979 and, a year later, the Elora Festival Singers as its choir-in-residence.\u00a0In 1997,<\/strong>\u00a0Noel Edison was named interim conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and the Elora Festival Singers were selected as the professional core of the TMC.\u00a0 He assumed the position full-time two years later. He has recorded and toured with the Elora Festival Singers and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. He is a champion of Canadian composers, commissioning and premiering a number of works, and of the education of emerging choral conductors, launching the TMC\u2019s annual Choral Conductors\u2019 Symposium in 2010. In 2009 Edison was appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province\u2019s highest honour, and in 2012 he received the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee medal.<\/p>\n

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Events<\/del><\/h1>\n

TMC presents Elora Festival Singers in concert<\/a><\/h3>\n

Sunday, October 16, 2016, at 3 pm
\nChurch of the Holy Trinity<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

TMC brings the Grammy-nominated Elora Festival Singers to Toronto for an intimate concert of a cappella music by the Italian Renaissance master\u00a0Palestrina, complemented by contemporary works by Arvo P\u00e4rt and Jocelyn Morlock.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Felix Mendelssohn\u2019s\u00a0Elijah<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Saturday, November 5, 2016, at 7:30 pm<\/strong>
\nKoerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This blockbuster oratorio, first performed in 1846, takes listeners through the vivid story of the prophet Elijah told through Felix Mendelssohn\u2019s stirring choruses, colourful orchestration and dramatic recitatives.\u00a0Elijah<\/em>\u00a0was the crowning glory of Mendelssohn\u2019s successful and tragically short career. The Choir and Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Noel Edison, will be joined by a stellar line-up of soloists including\u00a0bass-baritone David Pittsinger<\/strong>\u00a0who has been praised by the\u00a0Washington Times<\/em>\u00a0for his brilliant, knife-clean bass-baritone voice, impeccable enunciation and authoritative and passionate delivery. Pittsinger will debut the role of Elijah with the TMC. He will be joined by soloists who have thrilled TMC audiences with their virtuosity: soprano Lesley Bouza; mezzo-soprano Christina Stelmacovich; and internationally-renowned operatic tenor Michael Schade.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Festival of Carols<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at 7:30 pm<\/strong>
\nYorkminster Park Baptist Church<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The TMC is joined by the Canadian Staff Band and organist David Briggs for its joyous annual celebration\u00a0of music for the season, including a popular audience sing-along of favourite carols.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TMC Choral Conductors\u2019 Symposium Concert<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 3 pm<\/strong>
\nYorkminster Park Baptist Church<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0FREE concert<\/strong>\u00a0concludes the TMC\u2019s annual Choral Conductors\u2019 Symposium which brings together five emerging conductors from across North America for a week of intensive workshops with Noel Edison. The five conductors will conduct the Elora Festival Singers and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in a lively concert of classical and contemporary choral music.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sing Joyfully!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 4 pm<\/strong>
\nYorkminster Park Baptist Church<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The TMC, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Minster Singers and organist William Maddox join forces for a great\u00a0hymn sing\u00a0with audience members invited to sing along.\u00a0 The two choirs will also perform stirring anthems from traditional to modern.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sacred Music for a Sacred Space<\/a><\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 7:30 pm AND Good Friday, April 14, 2017, at 7:30 pm
\nSt. Paul\u2019s Basilica<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The TMC has added a second performance night for this popular concert which brings together contemplative music with the beautiful setting of St. Paul\u2019s. This concert has become a cherished\u00a0moment of calm and reflection\u00a0for many.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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