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

The 2011-2012 concert season, Mystery and Mastery, will feature many exciting performances, including some with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Exultate Chamber Singers! The Chorus starts off the season with a performance of Behold the Night, a TSO newly-commissioned work from Larysa Kuzmenko for Children’s Chorus and Orchestra that was premièred at the symphony’s 90th anniversary season opener. The annual sold out holiday performance in Roy Thomson Hall will include music by Debussy, Holman, Mathias, and the première of a seasonal Maori piece and will feature guests True North Brass. In April, the Chorale Choir will present the music of Lotti, Duruflé, and Poulenc in the intimate setting of the Mazzoleni Concert Hall. We finish up the season with our all-choirs Spring Concert in the Toronto Centre for the Arts with a repertoire of Canadian, European, and New Zealand musical masters. To view the complete concert season and to purchase tickets, please click here.

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

“Thrust into the spotlight in [Larysa Kuzmenko's Behold the Night], the Toronto Children’s Chorus rose to the occasion with a vibrant performance. …the Toronto Children’s Chorus brought [Walton's Henry V] to a glorious finish with a resonant wall of choral sound.”

The Globe and Mail, September 23, 2011

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