TCC Timeline
1978
Founding
1979
1982
First international performance
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
The Toronto Children’s Chorus was founded in 1978 by Jean Ashworth Bartle, at the request of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
In October of 1978, the TCC performed in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, conducted by Sir. Andrew Davis, at the O’Keefe Centre.
In February of 1979, the TCC performed in Carmina Burana, conducted by Klaus Tennstedt, at the O’Keefe Centre.
The Chorus first walked onto the international stage in 1982, winning the coveted first prize at the
International Eisteddfod in Wales.
In April of 1983, the TCC performed in Carmina Burana, conducted by Elmer Iseler, at Roy Thomson Hall.
In February of 1984, the Chorus performed in Mahler's Symphony No. 3, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, at Roy Thomson Hall.
The Chorus set out on an international tour to Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, and Switzerland.
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In October of 1984, the Chorus performed in Schuman's Concerto, Violin, in D minor and Davis' Chansons Innocentes, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, at Roy Thomson Hall.
The TCC embarks on another international tour to Chicago, Illinois
In October of 1985, the TCC performed in Bach's Matthäus-Passion, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, at Roy Thomson Hall.
The Chorus performed two times this year under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis (including Holst's The Planets), and once under Nurhan Arman (Vaughn Williams' English Folksong Suite), at Roy Thomson Hall.
The TCC embarks on their first national tour to Western Canada
The TCC embarks on an international tour to San Antonio, Texas