The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is recognized for its grand symphonic sound and for the clarity and precision of its interpretation of some of the greatest sacred and secular music ever composed. The 120-voice choir includes a professional core, auditioned volunteers, and apprentices (aged 17 to 22). The TMC performs over 20 concerts annually, including major choral works, Festival of Carols at Christmas, and Sacred Music for a Sacred Space on Good Friday. The choir also performs regularly with the TSO, including annual performances of Messiah. As part of its outreach initiatives, the choir webcasts selected concerts and presents “Singsation Saturday” choral workshops for singers of all levels.

Administrator
416-598-0422 x221
admin@tmchoir.org
www.tmchoir.org

The Chamber Choir with Matthias Maute is a chance to refresh vocal skills and study the great works of choral literature in the intimacy of a chamber vocal ensemble. Spend a fun-filled week rehearsing works including Tchaikovsky’s Hymn of the Cherubim, Monteverdi’s Hor che’l ciel, Brahms’ 7 Lieder für gemischten Chor, and Bach’s Missa in g minor BWV 235 with acclaimed choral conductor, virtuoso recorder player and composer, Matthias Maute.

Dates: July 30 to August 4, 2018. Must be over 18 years of age. Tuition includes a ticket to all TSM Festival Concerts July 30 to August 4, daily lunch and coffee. Cost: $700 plus HST. Apply now: www.torontosummermusic.com/community-academy/

Jennifer Mak
647-430-5699 x111
jennifer@torontosummermusic.com
www.torontosummermusic.com

Toronto Welsh Male Voice ChoirCalling All Male Singers! The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir (TWMVC) is growing and is seeking more members … If you are a male singer (you don’t have to be Welsh) who has always wanted to sing in a choir or rekindle your singing spirit from the past, drop in to one of our Wednesday night rehearsals at Dewi Sant United Church, 33 Melrose Ave., Toronto. We perform not only in Canada, but the USA and in the UK … We perform a wide variety of traditional and contemporary music. For more information, please go to our website.

Alan Sadegursky
647-389-8084
alansadegursky@yahoo.ca
www.welshchoir.ca

UnivoxUnivox is a mixed-voice SATB community choir for young adults that is part of the larger Vox Choirs organization. The organization holds relationship-building, social responsibility and musical excellence as its core principles. No audition is required for membership but most choristers have previous choral experience or some musical proficiency. Our season runs September to June and rehearsals take place Tuesdays, 5:45pm to 8pm, at New Horizons/Dovercourt Baptist Church. Regular attendance is expected. Selected repertoire spans five centuries, including choral classics, contemporary works and popular music, ranging from Gabriel Fauré to Daft Punk. To join the choir visit: http://voxchoirs.org/join/

Membership Coordinator
416-568-3802
membership.univox@voxchoirs.org
www.voxchoirs.org

Upper Canada Chordsmen ChorusExperience the joy of singing four-part a cappella harmony, in the company of your newest male friends while supporting our local community through various altruistic, artistic and musical events. We are a men’s a cappella chorus totally dedicated to pursuing excellence in entertaining our audiences, and strive to exceed expectations. We are based in Newmarket and Sharon Ontario, serving York Region and surrounding communities. Guests are welcome at weekly rehearsals.

Membership includes The Chordsmen at the level of the local chapter, The Ontario District Barbershop as well the international organization of The Barbershop Harmony Society. Opportunities for performing, quartetting, workshops and competitions abound.

Rene Frappier
416-526-3142
Info@uccchorus.com
www.uccchorus.com

The Upper Canada Choristers is a mixed-voice community choir with a diverse membership that interweaves fun with the commitment to musical excellence and vibrant community service. Performances feature collaborations with international choirs, local children’s choirs, and professional instrumentalists and singers. Cantemos is an auditioned a cappella latin ensemble within UCC. Led by artistic director, Laurie Evan Fraser, the choirs perform three diverse choral programs annually. Weekly rehearsals for the Main Choir are Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30pm at Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. Cantemos rehearses on Saturday mornings from 10:30am to 12:30pm at 2 Romar Cres. The choirs sing up to 20 concerts annually in a variety of community venues.

Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor/artistic director
416-256-0510
info@uppercanadachoristers.org
www.uppercanadachoristers.org

The Uxbridge Chamber Choir is an amateur SATB choir under the direction of founding conductor Tom Baker. Since 1983, the choir has brought unique performances of the great choral masterpieces, from the Renaissance to modernity, to the rural community of Uxbridge and surrounding area. Together our enthusiastic singers develop and express their musical talents, often collaborating with local professional vocalists and instrumentalists. Recent performances include Beethoven’s Mass in C, Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass, Mozart’s Requiem, Monteverdi’s Vespers, Bach’s St. John Passion and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Faure’s Requiem and Durufle’s Requiem.

Membership is by a non-threatening screening process at the first rehearsal. Rehearsals are Monday nights, September to May in Uxbridge.

Margaret Cunningham
905-642-2096
uxbridgechamberchoir@gmail.com
www.uxbridgechamberchoir.ca

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