Grand symphonic sound has been the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s trademark since 1894. Performing both sacred and secular repertoire, TMC choristers are committed to offering audiences authentic interpretation, clarity of expression and a profound emotional experience of some of the most important music ever composed. The TMC can be heard in its own critically-acclaimed concerts and also in regular performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Through these performances and its educational programs, the TMC aspires to make choral masterworks available, accessible, and inspirational to all listeners. The Elora Singers, an all-professional Grammy- and Juno-nominated chamber choir, was founded in 1980 by Noel Edison. It is the choral ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for four weeks each summer, and since 1997 has formed the professional core of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Through regular concert series, broadcasts, touring, and numerous releases on the Naxos label, the Elora Singers has established a reputation as one of the finest chamber choirs in Canada and beyond. It is known for its rich, warm sound and clarity of texture.

TMC Outreach and Education programs include the annual Conductors’ Symposium and concert, the Associate Conductor position (currently held by Jennifer Min-Young Lee), the TMC Apprentice program (which currently supports seven young choristers 17–22 years of age), and an annual series of five Singsation Saturday choral workshops. These choral workshops, designed for everyone who loves to sing, no matter their level, bring together guest conductors with some TMC choristers, alumni and other enthusiastic singers to explore an exciting range of choral works.

We hope you will join us for future concerts. March 6 & 7, the TMC performs two dramatic contemporary works – Arvo Pärt’s Berliner Messe and

James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross at Church of the Holy Trinity.

March 28 & 29, the TMC returns to St. Paul’s Basilica for a program of contemplative music.

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Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church

With guest conductors:

Connor Doran – Rochester, New York

Dr. Alexandra Grabarchuk – Los Angeles, California

Trevor Kroeger – Cincinnati, Ohio

Virginie Pacheco – Montreal, Quebec

Daniel Parsley – Cincinnati, Ohio

Noel Edison, artistic director

Jennifer Min-Young Lee, associate conductor

Michael Bloss, organ & James Bourne, piano

Elora Singers & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Thanks to an anonymous TMC donor, this concert is being webcast.

View the archived concert at https://livestream.com/TMChoir

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ABOUT THE CHOIRS ABOUT THE CHOIR

The Choral Conductors' Symposium and free public concert are an important part of TMC Education and Outreach, with a budget of approximately $20,000.

We thank The Elora Singers for their generous support of this week's afternoon rehearsals.

Your donation to this program would also be greatly appreciated. Donation jars are set up in the Narthex - suggested amount $10. Thank you!

This afternoon’s concert will run approximately 1½ hours without an intermission.

MEET THE CONDUCTORS

Gloria from Missa Kenya (Paul Basler) ............................. Alexandra Grabarchuk

Introit & Kyrie from Requiem (Maurice Duruflé) .......................... Trevor Kroeger

I Bought Me a Cat (arr. Aaron Copland) ........................................ Daniel Parsley

Winter from Four Anthems for Four Seasons (James Rolfe) .......... Connor Doran

Carpuela Lindo (arr. Eugenio Auz Sánchez) ....................... Alexandra Grabarchuk

Confutatis & Lacrimosa from The Requiem (Mozart) ................. Virginie Pacheco

I love my love (Gustav Holst) ....................................................... Trevor Kroeger

Kyrie from African Sanctus (David Fanshawe) ................... Alexandra Grabarchuk

the beatitudes (Arvo Pärt) ............................................................. Connor Doran

- 3 minute break

Ubi Caritas (Paul Halley) ................................................. Jennifer Min-Young Lee

Agnus Dei from Mass for Double Choir (Frank Martin) ............... Trevor Kroeger

Danse, mon moin’ danse! (arr. Derek Healey) ........................... Virginie Pacheco

Gloria from Missa Brevis (Ruth Watson Henderson) ..................... Connor Doran

Only in Sleep (Ēriks Ešenvalds) ....................................... Alexandra Grabarchuk

Bobby Shaftoe (arr. David Willcocks) ......................................... Virginie Pacheco

The Kontakion (Rupert Lang) ........................................................ Daniel Parsley

Old Lady Rose (arr. Larry Nickel) ................................................... Trevor Kroeger

Home I’ll Be (arr. Stuart Calvert) ...................................................... Daniel Parsley

The Promise of Living (Aaron Copland) ........................................... Daniel Parsley

Connor Doran is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He is the recipient of the Herman Genhart Choral Conducting Scholarship and is under the tutelage of Dr. William Weinert. Doran is Choir Director and Organist at Saint Thomas More Roman Catholic Parish in Rochester, and is active as a conductor, pianist, organist, and vocalist. He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alexandra Grabarchuk is a Ukrainian-born conductor currently based in Los Angeles, California. She is the Artistic Director of the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company, as well as Facilitator and Co-Conductor of the Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles (C3LA). She currently teaches at Scripps College, Chapman University, and Chaffey College, where she is the Associate Director of the Chamber & Concert Choirs. Trevor Kroeger is an active conductor and singer in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the Director of Music at St. Rose Church, where he founded the Choir of St. Rose, a professional chamber ensemble, in 2014. He is also the Assistant Organist at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, and he regularly sings with the Vocal Arts Ensemble. Trevor is the President of the Greater Cincinnati Choral Consortium and is currently pursuing his Master of Music studies in Choral Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Virginie Pacheco is conductor of Les Jeunes Voix du Choeur, a children’s and youth choir in Montreal’s South Shore, and co-conductor of Adleisia, a young women’s choir which won two honorable mentions in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs in June 2017. She received her master’s degree in choir conducting at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec, and prior to that studied in France. (Photo by Richmond Lam.)

Daniel Parsley enjoys an active career in the Midwest U.S. as a conductor, church musician, scholar, clinician, and professional chorister, and is the assistant director for the Cincinnati May Festival. Daniel also serves as faculty for the KIIS Salzburg study abroad program and as an adjunct faculty member at the music department of Thomas More College. A Cincinnati native, he is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Conducting program at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music (CCM).

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