Toronto Chamber Choir Blog

April 28, 2025

Dayspring of Eternity: The Music of Johann Rudolph Ahle

A note from Artistic Director Lucas Harris:

November 19, 2024
Author: Lucas Harris

Fun Facts About the Great Palestrina

TCC Artistic Director Lucas Harris talks about our upcoming concert, Christmas in the Eternal City:

October 21, 2024
Author: Lucas Harris

A memorized repertoire of 7,000 pieces!

At our Music & Memory kaffeemusik, narration by Toronto Chamber Choir Artistic Director Lucas Harris will include the life of Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908) and his prodigious talent.

October 17, 2024

Meet Sharang Sharma, TTC guest conductor

Toronto Chamber Choir’s Music & Memory kaffeemusik concert on Oct. 26 will explore ways in which music affects our ability to think and remember. We’re thrilled to have Sharang Sharma as guest conductor for this concert, with our artistic director Lucas Harris doing the narration.

February 29, 2024
Author: Judith Nancekivell

Why Lucas Harris is a fan of convented composers

Toronto Chamber Choir presents The Muse of Novarra: A Portrait of Isabella Leonarda on Saturday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. TCC alto Judith Nancekivell spoke with TCC artistic director Lucas Harris about the project.

October 16, 2023
Author: David W. Barber

A bit more about Byrd

TCC tenor David Barber is the author of several humorous books of classical music history, including Bach, Beethoven and the Boys: Music History As It Ought To Be Taught, which includes this chapter on William Byrd. The illustration of Elizabeth I is also from this book, by cartoonist Dave Donald.

October 2, 2023
Author: Judith Nancekivell

William Byrd Has Advice for Singers

2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of England’s greatest Renaissance composer, William Byrd (ca. 1540-1623). In this blog post, TCC alto Judith Nancekivell reminds us of Byrd’s wise words about singing.

February 24, 2023
Author: Dr. Tom Mawhinney

Golden Voices to shine in concert

As we mark Black History Month, TCC tenor David Barber introduces Dr. Tom Mawhinney, a longtime friend from his choral days in Kingston.

February 15, 2022
Author: Julie Goldstein

Discovering Vicente Lusitano

Black History Month provides the perfect opportunity for a brief profile of Europe’s first published Black composer and theorist

January 29, 2022
Author: Peter Thompson

Book Review: The Corner That Held Them

The Corner That Held Them -- Imagining the forgotten ones in the 14th century