Community Event Listings
Nov. 22-24 - Tafelmusik - Bach Christmas Oratorio
Directed by Ivars Taurins
Ring in the Yuletide season with a jubilant burst of music by Bach. Last performed by Tafelmusik in 2015, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio bears the unmistakable hallmark of the composer’s genius. The enduring story of Jesus’ birth unfolds in a sequence of energetic choruses, richly harmonized chorales, and poetic arias, while the tenor Evangelist provides a continuous narrative arc. A full range of Bach’s orchestral colours is punctuated by jubilant trumpets and timpani.
Superb vocal soloists making their Tafelmusik debuts—Hélène Brunet, soprano; Cecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano; and Jesse Blumberg, baritone—bring extra depth and expressiveness to both the human and divine aspects of the story. Renowned English tenor Charles Daniels brings his “technically brilliant, impassioned, and lyrically supple” voice (BBC Music Magazine) to the role of the Evangelist.
Nov. 22, 2024, 8:00 PM (95% sold out)
Nov. 23, 2024, 8:00 PM (95% sold out)
Nov. 24, 2024, 3:00 PM
Tickets & Info:Bach Christmas Oratorio – Tafelmusik : Tafelmusik
Dec. 1 - Off Centre Music Salon - Mozart's Formula
Have you heard of the Mozart effect? Popular science has long made claims that listening to Mozart in early childhood has a beneficial effect on our mental development. Is it true? Who knows… perhaps? But we have a somewhat Off Centre follow-up to that question: what about growing old with Mozart’s music? We’re no scientists, of course, but let us hypothesize and experience the smart-aging effects of Mozart’s music in action, in a program that will feature Mozart’s “The Hunt” String Quartet, K. 458, his D major Sonata for four hands, K. 123a, his spell-binding concert arias and operatic duets, and his Piano Quartet, K. 478.
Dec. 1, 2024, 3:00 PM
Tickets & Info:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mozarts-formula-smart-aging-tickets-1009021720127?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Dec. 2 - U of T Where You Are: Songs of the Season 2024
U of T alumni are warmly invited to a live performance featuring talented vocalists from the Voice Studies program at U of T’s Faculty of Music, along with the exceptional pianist, Dr. Trevor Chartrand and the brilliant violinist, Maya Budzinski.
Hosted by:
Monica Whicher, Head of Voice Studies Faculty of Music
Immerse yourself in a magical evening where gifted performers share the warmth of their cultural traditions through a vibrant collection of festive music. Through songs and carols, solos and duets, this concert reflects the festivals, celebrations, contemplations, and surroundings of December.
Dec. 2, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tickets & Info: https://alumni.utoronto.ca/events/u-t-where-you-are-songs-season-2024
Dec. 7 - Festive Classics Christmas Concert
Welcome to our Christmas concert!
Get ready to experience unforgettable emotions as world-class musicians perform your favorite hits from operas and musicals. Let the magical atmosphere immerse you in the festive spirit. Join us for an evening filled with inspiration, joy, and the enchanting beauty of Christmas music!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Our performers:
Mira Solovianenko – soprano
Taras Hlova – tenor
Oleksandra Fedyshyn – violin
Andrew Chan – harp
Sabatino Vacca – piano
Dec. 7, 2024, 7:00 PM
Tickets & Info: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/festive-classics-christmas-concert-tickets-1052988305367?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Dec. 14 - Forte - Toronto Gay Men's Chorus presents Our Gay Apparel
The season of cheer is upon us and it’s time to don Our Gay Apparel! Get ready for a fabulous evening of Christmas classics and show-stopping originals at Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church with us, Forte!
With a mix of choral holiday classics, nostalgic and funny hits from the holiday season and Christmas songs from divas you know and love, come see what makes Forte stand out as a gay men’s choir!
Join us on Sat, Dec 14 2024 at 7:30 PM for a night filled with holiday cheer, chorals singing, and laughter. Come dressed in your most festive and fabulously comfortable attire and we’ll see you there with bells on!
Dec. 14, 2024 7:30 PM
Tickets & Info: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-gay-apparel-tickets-1049194136907?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Dec. 15 - Carols by Candlelight
Sing along with the beloved Trinity-St.Paul’s church choir and celebrate a wondrous night of Christmas carols and music.
Featuring our new Music Director, Deborah Park, Voci and Encore from Young Voices Toronto, the Tafelmusik String Ensemble, Yesori Gayagum Choir and internationally renowned soprano, Adrianne Pieczonka!
Dec. 15, 2024 7:00 PM
Free!
Dec. 22 - The New Ukrainian Vertep & TNMK in Toronto
Seven years ago, Tanok na Maydani Kongo (TNMK) premiered their unique Christmas program, Warm Acoustic Vertep. Blending classic hits with original sketches, the performance transformed band members into characters of a traditional Ukrainian nativity play, offering a fresh, engaging twist on Ukrainian Christmas traditions.
Dec. 22, 2024 6:00 PM
Tickets & Info: https://ukrainian.us/events/novij-ukrainskij-vertep-tnmk-toronto?referral_link=Geotickets
Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 - Tafelmusik - Brilliant Baroque
Rachel Podger and Tafelmusik ignite the quintessential spirit of the baroque in this program of music by Bach, Handel, Purcell and others. Three continents meet when Tafelmusik and Rachel Podger take the works of European masters on tour to Asia before bringing them home to our Toronto audience.
The journey begins with an array of baroque treasures from Rachel’s native England: works by Handel, Purcell and Charles Avison. New to the Tafelmusik stage is an orchestral suite by the Bohemian composer Antonín Reichenauer, an enchanting dialogue between strings and winds.
No baroque blowout would be complete without the music of J.S. Bach, and who better to bring out the “infectiously spritely bounce and exhilarating dramatic tension” (BBC) of his Violin Concerto in A Minor than Rachel Podger?
Jan. 31, 2025, 8:00 PM
Feb. 1, 2025, 8:00 PM
Feb. 2, 2025, 3:00 PM
Tickets & Info: Brilliant Baroque – Tafelmusik : Tafelmusik