Hear the Chorus

Majestic Choral Performances and Recordings

Whether looking for a cosmopolitan event or to expand your concert-going repertoire, you must experience the Toronto Children’s Chorus to complete your exploration of the Canadian music landscape.

The Toronto Children’s Chorus is Canada’s premier treble choir and is recognized as one of the world’s leading treble choirs. Be it in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna or Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, the Chorus performs with an exquisite artistry that inspires audiences and critics alike.

When you attend a performance by the Toronto Children’s Chorus, you will hear a vast repertoire that embraces diverse cultures and traditions and covers an extensive range of musical genres. It is this unique programming, which honours Canadian composers and traditional Canadian songs, coupled with majestic singing that makes a Toronto Children’s Chorus concert an exceptional experience.

Season Highlights

Highlights of the Toronto Children’s Chorus’ 2009-2010 season include the annual concert at Roy Thomson Hall in December with special guests Judy Loman, True North Brass and the Alumni Choir; the Main Choir concert in March featuring the Schumann song cycle Mädchenlieder as well as works by Purcell, Handel and Canadian composer Imant Raminsh; and collaboration with acclaimed mezzo-soprano Catherine Robbin at the Toronto Centre for the Arts in May. The Toronto Children’s Chorus will debut its first annual “Around the World in 80 Minutes” concert in Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music in June. This year’s concert will feature a newly commissioned work by klezmer guru, Martin van de Ven, along with special guests, Beyond the Pale.

The Toronto Children’s Chorus is the only choir outside of New Zealand that performs Maori pieces that have been gifted to them and to Artistic Director Elise Bradley.

Reviews

“The Toronto Children’s Chorus is a jewel in this city’s musical crown and, in terms of consistent pleasure, perhaps even the brightest. Since the creation of the chorus, the invaluable Jean Ashworth Bartle [Founder of the Chorus] has shaped the artistry of several generations of young choristers, urging them toward commanding musicality and interpretation.”

[The late] Urjo Kareda, Music Critic – Globe and Mail, Toronto

“In both rehearsal and performance, I have found the young musicians of the Toronto Children’s Chorus to be an incredibly disciplined and sensitive group of artists … Through international touring and recording, the Toronto Children’s Chorus has earned its place as one of the world’s most accomplished and sought-after children’s choirs.”

Peter Oundjian, Music Director
Toronto Symphony Orchestra

“[Elise] Bradley conducted the freshest and most touching Penderecki, a Sanctus and Benedictus, sung simply and exquisitely from memory by the children’s chorus alone. ….Penderecki showed his pleasure by bowing to the children and their conductor.”

The Globe and Mail, February 1, 2010
The Power of Penderecki, January 30 and 31, 2010

“The Toronto Children’s Chorus is one of the best children’s choirs I have EVER sung with! Bravo!”

Christine Brewer, famed American soprano

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