{"id":76164,"date":"2022-08-08T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=76164"},"modified":"2022-08-08T12:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:29:01","slug":"scoop-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-new-works-old-favourites-expanded-choir-2022-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/08\/08\/scoop-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-new-works-old-favourites-expanded-choir-2022-23\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: New Works, Old Favourites &amp; Expanded Choir For 2022-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_76165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76165\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/tmc-CONCERTS-2022-23.jpg\" alt=\"L-R (clockwise): TMC Artistic Director Dr. Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e (Photo: Tam Photography); Composer-in-Residence Dr. Shireen Abu Khader (Photo courtesy of TMC); Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Photo courtesy TMC)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R (clockwise): TMC Artistic Director Dr. Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e (Photo: Tam Photography); Composer-in-Residence<br \/>Dr. Shireen Abu Khader (Photo courtesy of TMC); Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Photo courtesy TMC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announced new works and initiatives, along with treasured favourites, for their 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n<p>The season\u2019s repertoire will include Joby Talbot, J.S. Bach, David Lang, and, it goes without saying, Felix Mendelssohn. Programming includes a focus on reaching a wide audience, and representing local communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are elated to be back in full force and bigger than ever.\u201d says <strong>Artistic Director Dr. Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e<\/strong> in a release. \u201cBetween thrilling masterworks, an expansion of the choir, and venues like Roy Thomson Hall and Koerner Hall, it is a season of grandeur, creativity, and unprecedented growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Toronto Mendelssohn Singers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This season introduces TMC\u2019s new <strong>24-voice professional ensemble<\/strong>, the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers in two concerts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Pilgrim\u2019s Way<\/strong>: Centred on Joby Talbot\u2019s <em>Path of Miracles<\/em> for a cappella voices, a musical meditation on the Camino de Santiago, along with work by inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/07\/07\/scoop-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-announces-2022-23-artistic-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">composer-in-residence Dr. Shireen Abu-Khader<\/a>, under the direction of Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e. Oct 1, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Little Match Girl Passion<\/strong>: David Lang&#8217;s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece inspired by Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s famous tale is a musical vigil drawing a spotlight on hunger and homelessness in our city, along with excerpts of J.S. Bach\u2019s <em>St. Matthew Passion<\/em>, under the direction of Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e. March 18, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76166\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Toronto-Mendelssohn-Choir-Aug-2022.jpg\" alt=\"The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Artistic Director Dr. Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e (Photo courtesy TMC) \" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at Koerner Hall (Photo courtesy TMC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Signature Concerts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mendelssohn\u2019s<em> Elijah<\/em><\/strong>: With the University of Toronto\u2019s MacMillan Singers, and world-renowned bass-baritone <strong>Russell Braun<\/strong>, led by Maestro Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e. November 2, 2022 at Roy Thomson Hall<\/li>\n<li><strong>Festival of Carols<\/strong>: The TMChoir and the TMSingers conducted by Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e, featuring organist Dr. Isabelle Demers, and a new work by our inaugural composer-in-residence Dr. Shireen Abu-Khader. December 6, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bach\u2019s <em>Mass in B minor<\/em><\/strong>: TMC under the direction of maestro Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e in Bach\u2019s masterpiece. March 28, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Community Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>TMChoir <strong>Community Choir Festival<\/strong> (February 4, 2023)<\/li>\n<li>The annual <strong>Choral Conductor\u2019s Symposium<\/strong> and concert (May 2-6, 2023)<\/li>\n<li>Several community engagement activities led by <strong>Dr. Jamie Hillman<\/strong>, the 22\/23 Associate Conductor and Director of Community Engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As one of Canada\u2019s oldest and largest choral organizations, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir includes more than 100 experienced (and auditioned) volunteer choristers along with the 24-person professional Toronto Mendelssohn Singers.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the TMC 2022\/2023 Concert Season are available now <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmchoir.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announced new works and initiatives, along with treasured favourites, for their 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":76165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39907,74,11,76,19,38,39,63],"tags":[30643,2901,16066],"yst_prominent_words":[11623,30639,6606,6929,12857,6843,6674,6683,6930,6914],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/tmc-CONCERTS-2022-23.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-jOs","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76164"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76168,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76164\/revisions\/76168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76164"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=76164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}