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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is a Canadian large vocal ensemble based in Toronto, Ontario. It was co-founded in 1894 by Augustus S. Vogt and W. H. Hewlett to celebrate the opening of the Massey Hall. The ensemble was originally an extension of the choir of Jarvis St. Baptist Church in Toronto which Vogt directed and Hewlett accompanied. It is named after the German composer, Felix Mendelssohn. The choir comprises 160 voices, among them a professional core of 24 singers known as the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, who also perform independently The choir performs secular and sacred choral masterpieces in its own annual concert series, as well as regular performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The choir has toured in the United States and Europe, performing at the Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Kennedy Center, and major venues in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague. In January 2010, the choir travelled to Vancouver to perform in the 2010 Cultural Olympiad. The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's outreach programs include Singsation Saturday Choral Workshops for singers, and an annual Choral Conductors' Symposium for emerging conductors. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Mendelssohn_Choir) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique & Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare 2019
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Handel: Messiah 2016
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Handel: Messiah 2008
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Handel : Messiah Highlights 1987
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Remember: 130 Years of Canadian Choral Music 2024
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A Festival of Carols 2006
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O Canada arr. Godfrey Ridout Calixa Lavallee, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Richard Bradshaw • 18K views
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