Christ Church Deer Park
2002-2003 profile
Christ Church Deer Park
Organist and Director of Music: Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill
Mailing Address: 1570 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4T 1Z8
Telephone: 416-920-5211 x28
E-mail: bkhill@christchurchdeerpark.org
Website: www.christchurchdeerpark.org

Music plays a very important part at this busy Anglican parish church, which has served mid-town Toronto since 1870. Christ Church is home to the only recent-vintage tracker organ in a Toronto Anglican church, a three-manual instrument built by Karl Wilhelm in 1982. Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill is Organist and Director of Music; Dermot Muir is Assistant Organist. The extensive choral program includes a Junior Choir, directed by Stephanie Martin, and a Senior Choir, who have just produced their first CD recording. They sing Sundays and other Holy Days, as well as concerts, which this year will include performances of the Duruflé Requiem and the Monteverdi Vespers.

Christ Church runs a Lunchtime Chamber Music Series on Thursdays in October - November and April - May. This is the seventh season for these concerts, all of which begin at 12:30. Admission is by donation. An Organ Recital Series, which has featured organists from across Canada, takes place Sunday nights in Lent. 

With its Yonge Street location (at Heath, near the St Clair TTC station), fine acoustics, modern facilities, flexible staging, and seating for 500, Christ Church is an increasingly popular venue for outside concerts during the year. 
 
 

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