Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. ROGER SAYER, the organist who worked with HANS ZIMMER to create the soundtrack for the blockbuster film INTERSTELLAR, is marking the 10th anniversary of the movie with a worldwide tour culminating in a 5-city Canadian tour. Since the release of the movie 10 years ago, the music from INTERSTELLAR has developed a huge following, introducing the organ to many audiences for the first time. Tickets: $40/$30, available at eventbrite.ca.
Friday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. Phantoms of the Organ. The perennial community favourite event returns! A line-up of young (and young-at-heart) Toronto organists parade their favourite party pieces and costumes at the mighty Casavant. In partnership with the Royal Canadian College of Organists’ Toronto Centre. Freewill donation - and audience costumes are encouraged too!
Sunday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. Blessed Rest: the German Requiem of Heinrich Schütz. One of the most profound musical reflections on life and death from the time of the Thirty Years’ War, Schütz sets texts from scripture and Martin Luther to form a distinctly Protestant Requiem (Mass for the Dead) - one that almost certainly inspired Johannes Brahms’ 19th-century setting that we will present in April 2025. The Met Festival Choir is accompanied by a lavish continuo section including organ, harpsichord, regal, theorbo, and violone. Suggested contribution $40.
Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. Trinity Bach Project. In their third appearance at Met, the Trinity Bach Project (period instruments and vocal ensemble) presents a Bach church cantata and other sacred works, with spoken word. Freewill donation requested.
Sunday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m. Deck the Halls! The Met Silver Band (directed by Fran Harvey), with vocal ensemble from the Met Choir and organist Jonathan Oldengarm, presented a fun program of carols–to hear and to sing! Freewill donation.
Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. Candlelight Carol Service. A traditional lessons and carols featuring the Met Choir, Choristers, Handbells, and youth ensemble Great Heart. Directed by Jonathan Oldengarm. Freewill donation.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10:00 am (masterclass) and Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 pm (concert): The second Patricia Wright Fund workshop and recital by American rising-star concert organist Amanda Renee Mole. Free admission to both events, but substantial tax-deductible donations to the Patricia Wright Fund are strongly encouraged!
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm. Diapente in Concert. Formed in 2022 in Toronto, the Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet specializes in the beautiful, wonderful, rare and unique vocal music of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Combining solo and ensemble musicianship, bold unpretentious enthusiasm, and scholarly historical approaches to interpretation, Diapente brings the music of old to new audiences. The quintet consists of Jane Fingler (soprano), Peter Koniers (countertenor), Alexander Cappellazzo (tenor), Jonathan Stuchbery (tenor & lutenist), and Martin Gomes (bass). Sponsored by the Norquay Fund of Metropolitan United Church. Tax-deductible donations to the fund are much appreciated.
Good Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm. Brahms’ Requiem. The Met Festival Choir and Chamber Orchestra, with soprano Noelle Slaney and baritone Parker Clements and under the direction of Jonathan Oldengarm, present Johannes Brahms’ timeless Requiem in the intimate chamber arrangement by Joachim Linckelmann. Pre-concert talk by Jonathan Oldengarm at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be available in early 2025: $40 (in person), $15 (livestream).
Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, 2025: Doors Open Toronto. Enjoy guided tours, visual arts displays, organ concerts and demonstrations, and more on this action-packed weekend.
Thursdays in June 2025, times tba. Carillon Festival. A series of recitals curated by Metropolitan Carillonist Dr. Elisa Tersigni, played on Met’s historic 54-bell Massey/Drury Carillon, a national treasure.
The Met Festival Choir and Chamber Orchestra are joined by soprano Noelle Slaney and baritone Parker Clements in a Joachim Linckelmann's chamber arrangement of Brahms' timeless masterpiece. Jonathan Oldengarm, direction and pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be available in February 2025