Annex Singers of Toronto, The

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The Annex Singers of Toronto is a spirited, auditioned 50-voice community choir with an eclectic repertoire that spans a thousand years and showcases a wide range of styles, from plainchant to jazz.

This year, we are celebrating our 45th season and our 19th year under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Maria Case. During that time, the choir has become known for its inventive, relevant programming and for collaboration with a wide array of guest artists and composers — including the commissioning and premiering of new works by Canadian musicians. Recent larger works include Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb, Dobrogosz’s Jazz Mass, Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, and Poulenc’s Gloria.

The choir performs three concerts each season at Grace Church on-the-Hill, featuring guest soloists and instrumentalists, as well as our own Annex Chamber Choir or smaller ensembles.

Our 2024/25 season:

• December 7 — "Stargazers": Music inspired by the night sky, with a pre-concert talk on astronomy
• March 29 — "Carmina Burana": When Fortuna spins her wheel, who can resist Orff’s masterpiece?
• May 31 — "Sing, Pray, Love!": Hildegard von Bingen, The Spice Girls, and everything in between!