Elora Festival Singers
2004-2005 Profile

Hailed as one of the world’s finest professional chamber choirs, the Elora Festival Singers was founded by Noel Edison in 1980 as the principal vocal ensemble for the Elora Festival.

   Since then, the choir’s activities have expanded to include the popular Winter Series concerts in Elora, touring and recording. EFS also makes up the professional core of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the new Mendelssohn Singers. The popularity of EFS in Toronto led to the launch of a series at Trinity College Chapel in 2002-2003.

   The Singers’ CDs include The Mystery of Christmas, which was nominated for a Juno award, and Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor. Most recently, the Singers have relearsed a new NAXOS recording of Arvo Pärt choral works, and Handel’s Messiah is due for release in 2005.