Toronto Chamber Choir Blog
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February 29, 2024
Author: Judith Nancekivell
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.![](uploads/d9c77b2db2802b8e964ec6ffdef9c41d.png)
October 16, 2023
Author: David W. Barber
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.![](uploads/ec8e4e1963aed22f7467a74a89399c05.png)
October 2, 2023
Author: Judith Nancekivell
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.![](uploads/f1c4b8b431ce6ba843ea0f1f5f1f2ebe.jpg)
February 24, 2023
Author: Dr. Tom Mawhinney
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.![](uploads/a3adfcf01a6dfeeeb391b23fb524b4c8.jpg)
February 15, 2022
Author: Julie Goldstein
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![](uploads/5cb0086f9e40c7d6535f263cb239e252.jpg)
January 29, 2022
Author: Peter Thompson
Author: Peter Thompson
Book Review: The Corner That Held Them
The Corner That Held Them -- Imagining the forgotten ones in the 14th century![](uploads/6d5284d0f3593b2a198a30ca0778089c.jpg)
December 23, 2021
Author: Lucas Harris
Author: Lucas Harris
A Christmas video from the TCC!
J.S. Bach, Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
October 8, 2021
Author: Mairi Cowan
Author: Mairi Cowan
Inspiring the music that inspires us
A new way to think of inspiring music that connects historical sources to the music we sing![](uploads/d64b588003671d024dd6b4c3707a0b5b.jpg)
August 22, 2021
Author: Natalie Clark
Author: Natalie Clark
Embracing New Possibilities
When the 4,887 km commute from the Arctic disappeared, a new world of possibilities for music began![](uploads/e6ed1ebfba8ddf2ee3105be9c655bb24.jpg)
July 18, 2021
Author: David W. Barber
Author: David W. Barber