Dec. 1, 2024
Sunday

Toronto, ON

10:30 am

Dec. 8, 2024
Sunday

ESG United Church presents: On Christmas Night! A Choir Concert.
Shawn Grenke, Conductor
Claire Harris, Pianist
Canadian Chamber Orchestra

When:
3:30 pm Sunday, December 8, 2024

Where:
Eglinton St. George's United Church
35 Lytton Boulevard Toronto, ON M4R 1L2

Admission:
$35
Get your tickets here

Details: Join us for our holiday Choir concert with audience sing-along carols, and works by Hagenberg, Forrest, Chilcott and more. String Ensemble featuring players from the Canadian Chamber Orchestra.

Toronto, ON

3:30 pm

Dec. 13, 2024
Friday

The Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, conductor, present: December Splendour
Bringing together the mass voices of the Elmer Iseler Singers, our associate choir, the VIVA Chamber Singers, and the Amadeus Choir to present Handel’s Messiah, with award-winning Canadian soloists and orchestra.

Performers:
    Choirs
        Elmer Iseler Singers
        VIVA Chamber Singers
        The Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto
    Soloists
        Leslie Fagan, Soprano
        Allyson McHardy, Mezzo-Soprano
        Colin Ainsworth, Tenor
        Peter McGillivray, Baritone
    Orchestra

Last year’s performance was refered to as our “best Messiah ever!” We can’t wait to bring it to you again!

When:
7:30 pm Friday, December 13, 2024

Where:
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M4T 1Z9

Admission:
Regular: $55.00
Senior: $50.00
Under 30: $35.00
Visit https://www.elmeriselersingers.com/events/december-splendour/

Details:
VIVA, directed by Carol Woodward Ratzlaff, enters its 25th season with a total of seven choirs. The Amadeus Choir, Kathleen Allan, Artistic Director, just celebrated their 50th season.
The VIVA Chamber Singers (an SATB chamber choir) is comprised of experienced and highly-skilled singers who are young professionals, post-secondary students, and senior high school students.
VIVA was founded in 2000 by Carol Woodward Ratzlaff in response to widespread cuts to public school arts programs. As a lifelong vocal music educator, she believes that every person should have access to a singing experience. With this in mind, VIVA is committed to putting chorister voice at the forefront of their organization through the core values of choral performance artistry, choral creation and vocal music education, inclusive choral practices, choral leadership and mentoring, and community connections.
In the 2024/25 season, VIVA presents its twenty-fifth season with a total of seven choirs. These choirs continue to bring people of all ages, all abilities, and all levels of musical experience together through the power of choral music. They continue to push boundaries by applying current research in vocal pedagogy (including transgender voices, changing adolescent voices, supporting aging voices, etc.), vocal music education, inclusion studies, and academia to best meet the needs of their singers.

The Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto is celebrating 50 years of enlivening the Toronto arts landscape through energetic performances, unexpected programming and artistic collaborations that redefine the boundaries of traditional choral music.
Led by Artistic Director Kathleen Allan, the Choir champions the best of choral music and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances, and special events. The Amadeus Choir regularly commissions work from high-profile and emerging Canadian composers and recently established the Choral Creation Lab, a residency for composers and poets to co-create original works.


We acknowledge the generous support of the Friedrich Schiller Foundation for German-Canadian Culture
We also appreciate the generous contributions of hundreds of individual donors.

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

Dec. 14, 2024
Saturday

The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents: Season of Lights
Traditional Holiday Favourites
Elmer Iseler Singers
Peterborough Symphony Orchestra
Michael Newnham, conductor

When:
7:30 pm Saturday, December 14, 2024
Meet the Maestro Pre-Concert Talk at 6:45PM

Where:
Emmanuel United Church Peterborough
534 George St. N, Peterborough, ON, K9H 3S2

Admission:
A-level seating: $55
B-level seating: $48
C-level seating: $33
student ticket (valid student ID required): $12
Purchase tickets

Details:
The PSO is thrilled to welcome to Peterborough the JUNO award winning Elmer Iseler Singers under the direction of Lydia Adams. This traditional family celebration will be offered in the generous acoustic of Emmanuel United Church, featuring a rich mixture of holiday classics for the orchestra and choir. The orchestra will delight with favourites such as the Nutcracker and the Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, and combine with the choir for music by acclaimed Canadian composer Howard Cable, among others.

Peterborough, ON

7:30 pm

Dec. 15, 2024
Sunday

Fairlawn Avenue United Church Senior Choir, Eleanor Daley, Director of Music, presents: A Service of Lessons & Carols

When:
7 pm Sunday, December 15, 2024

Where:
Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue
Toronto, Toronto M5M 1S7

Admission:
an optional freewill offering will be gratefully accepted

Details:
Please join Eleanor Daley, Director of Music, and the Fairlawn Avenue Senior Choir for Lessons & Carols, with readings of the account of the Nativity with hymns and carols as we celebrate the season and joy of singing together.

Toronto, ON

7 pm

Dec. 20, 2024
Friday

The Huntsville Community Choir presents: The Messiah
Join the Huntsville Community Choir and the Whispering River Orchestra and Chorus in performance of George Frederic Handel's THE MESSIAH.

Featured soloists:
Amy Dodington (Soprano), Celine Cascanette (Alto), Fabian Arciniegas (Tenor), Johnathon Kirby (Bass)

When:
7:30 pm Friday, December 20, 2024
(You can also catch us in Parry Sound on December 21st.)

Where:
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1 High St, Huntsville, ON P1H 1P2, Canada

Admission:
General admission $45
Tickets here

Huntsville, ON

7:30 pm

Dec. 21, 2024
Saturday

Whispering River Orchestra and Chorus, with Huntsville Community Choir, present Messiah by George Frederick Handel: Part 1 (Christmas Portion), Selected Arias & Hallelujah Chorus

Artistic Director and Orchestra Director: Brenda Margaret Muller
Guest Conductor: Philip Morehead
Choirmaster: Louis Tusz

Soloists:
Amy Dodington, Soprano
Celine Cascanette, Mezzo
Fabian Arcineagas, Tenor
Johnathon Kirby, Bass

When:
7:30 pm Saturday, December 21st, 2024
(You can also catch us in Huntsville on December 20th.)

Where:
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
2 Bay St Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S3

Admission:
Tickets: $46.95 + HST, Reserved Seating
Stockey Centre 705-746-4466
Whispering River Music 705-996-0736
Online tickets to Parry Sound show

Parry Sound, ON

7:30 pm

Jan. 25, 2025
Saturday

The Orillia Concert Association presents The Elmer Iseler Singers, under the masterful direction of Conductor and Artistic Director Lydia Adams. Created and established by the great Canadian choral master Elmer Iseler in 1979, this inspirational, innovative and passionate chamber choir verges on the sublime. Truly a heavenly experience where even angels are envious.

When:
2:30 pm Saturday, January 25, 2025

Where:
Orillia Opera House
1 West Street N, Orillia, ON, L3V 3A6

Admission:
Tickets to individual concerts will be available at a price of $40 for adults and $20 for youth and students either in advance or at the door prior to the concert.

For those patrons wishing to pay for their ticket by debit or credit, this option is available through the box office at the Orillia Opera House, hours are 10am to 3pm on Saturdays only.

Details:
Now in its 76th year, the Orillia Concert Association has presented beautiful, fine music that has enriched and inspired musical audiences in Orillia.

In its inception as the Community Concert Association in 1947, we were the premiere outlet for fine music in Orillia. Today, alongside a number of arts presenters, we continue that tradition by providing exceptional musical entertainment from Canada and around the world as part of the rich cultural mosaic within the city.

Orillia, ON

2:30 pm

Mar. 22, 2025
Saturday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present: Springburst (EIS Toronto Series Concert #3)
Dr. Jamie Hillman and Lydia Adams, Conductors
Featuring the Toronto premiere of Norbert Palej’s new choral work Missa Super Terminos with special guests, the MacMillan Singers, directed by Dr. Jamie Hillman.

When:
4 pm Saturday, March 22, 2025

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON, M4R 1L2

Admission:
Regular $45.00
Senior $40.00
Under 30 $25.00
visit https://www.elmeriselersingers.com/events/springburst/

Details:
The MacMillan Singers are a 45-student chamber choir from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Norbert Palej is Associate Professor of Composition and the artistic director of the annual New Music Festival at U of T.

Lydia Adams and the Elmer Iseler Singers welcome this special association with the Faculty of Music, U of T and Dr. Jamie Hillman, Elmer Iseler Chair in Conducting.

Toronto, ON

4 pm

April 13, 2025
Sunday

Whispering River Orchestra & Chorus present: Spring Fire

Guest Soloists:
Amy Dodington, Soprano
Celine Cascanette, Alto
Fabián Arciniegas, Tenor
and more!

When:
approx. 3 pm Sunday, April 13th, 2025

Where:
Mary Street Centre
24 Mary Street, Parry Sound, ON

Admission:
TBA

Details:
PROGRAM:
Magnificat BWV 243
Symphony Concertante
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pieces Commissioned for Whispering River Orchestra & Chorus by Carol Ann Weaver and Other Canadian Composers

Parry Sound, ON

approx.
3 pm

Nov. 23, 2024
Saturday

The Oriana Women's Choir, Mitchell Pady, conductor, present: Masterworks for Upper Voices
Join Oriana for our first concert of our 53rd performance season with classic masterworks for upper voices!

When:
8 pm Saturday, November 23, 2024
Where:
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
477 Manning Ave, Toronto ON
Admission:
Click here to purchase tickets online at Eventbrite
Details:
Featuring the Stabat Mater composed in 1736 by Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, French composer Gabriel Fauré’s Messe Basse that he introduced in 1906 for upper-voice choir, and the third group of the Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda written in England by Gustav Holst in 1910. Oriana will also perform the chorale from J.S. Bach’s Jesu Meine Freude, arranged for upper voices by the choir’s honorary patron and cherished Canadian choral composer, Ruth Watson Henderson.

Toronto, ON

8 pm

Nov. 11, 2024
Monday

The City of Toronto presents: Remembrance Day Civic Service
Guest musicians The Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
10:45 am Monday, November 11, 2024
Where:
Toronto Old City Hall
60 Queen Street West , Toronto, ON, M5H 2M3
Admission:
free. All are welcome to the City of Toronto services marking Remembrance Day at Old City Hall, the services are also live streamed on the City of Toronto YouTube channel.
Details:
Every Remembrance Day on November 11, we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country during times of war, military conflict and peace.

Toronto, ON

10:45 am

Nov. 10, 2024
Sunday

The Elora Singers present: Blessed are the Peacemakers: The Elora Singers with the Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, conductor
When:
4 pm Sunday, November 10, 2024
Where:
Basilica of Our Lady
28 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON N1H 4H8
Admission:
Tickets are General Admission.
$45 Standard | $20 Student  |  $10 Child (12 and under)
Purchase tickets
Please note:  Your ticket charge will show up on your credit card statement as “The Elora Singers”
Details:
Peter-Anthony Togni’s newest major work, The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, brings together The Elora Singers and Toronto’s Elmer Iseler Singers for a world premiere performance in the splendour of Guelph’s Basilica of Our Lady.

Modelled after Rachmaninov’s liturgical work of the same name, Togni’s offering is a rich, transcendent and mystical work of great beauty written for two of Canada’s finest choirs.

Guelph, ON

4 pm

Nov. 8, 2024
Friday

Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams conductor, present: Fall Mysticism
Join us for the 1st of our Toronto Series Concerts!
A world premiere of Peter-Anthony Togni’s work The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom with The Elora Singers, Mark Vuorinen Artistic Director. Experience the beautiful acoustics and surroundings of St. Basil’s Church as we welcome Canadian composer Peter Togni to be with us for the premiere performance.
Lydia Adams will conduct an encore of this concert with EIS and The Elora Singers at the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph on Sunday, November 10th at 4pm.

When:
7:30 pm Friday, November 8, 2024
Where:
St. Basil’s Catholic Parish
50 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1J4
Admission:
Regular $45.00
Senior $40.00
Under 30 $25.00
Or save up to 24% and purchase all three EIS Toronto series concerts
Visit https://www.elmeriselersingers.com/events/fall-mysticism/
Details:
The Elora Singers, under the direction of Mark Vuorinen, has established an international reputation as one of Canada’s finest professional choirs. Founded in 1980, it is the ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for three weeks each summer, in addition to presenting a regular concert series, producing recordings, and touring across Canada and internationally.
Peter-Anthony Togni, composer

Canadian Peter-Anthony Togni (b. 1959) is an award winning composer, pianist, organist, conductor and former CBC broadcaster. He has been heard everywhere from Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, the Moscow Conservatory, the Oriental Arts Centre in Shanghai, to the Vatican in Rome for His Holiness St. Pope John Paul II. Peter’s music is broadcast regularly around the world and he has made several recordings, three of which were nominated for a Juno award. Togni’s “Responsio” for vocal quartet and bass clarinet was the winner of the 2014 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award. In 2016 Peter’s opera “Isis and Osiris” premiered to critical acclaim in Toronto. Peter is also one half of the duo called Blackwood with bass clarinetist and long time collaborator Jeff Reilly. Togni teaches composition at Acadia University in Wolfville and is the organist – choir master of the Principle Choir at St Benedict Parish in Halifax. He is also a member of the choir at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Church in Halifax. He makes his home in Dartmouth Nova Scotia with his wife Patricia and son Victor.
Bio credit: Cypress Choral Music

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

Oct. 26, 2024
Saturday

Grace United Church Thornbury presents: The Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams conductor

When:
7:30 pm Saturday, October 26, 2024
Where:
Grace United Church
140 Bruce Street S, Thornbury, ON, N0H 2P0
Admission:
Tickets Prices: CONCERT $50 and WORKHOP $20
Click here to purchase tickets online.
Or visit Thornbury Pharmasave: 45 Arthur St W, Thornbury
Or contact the Grace Church Admin Office: 519-599-2438 / graceucworship@gmail.com
Details:
Be part of the Elmer Iseler Singers! Practice before the concert, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm to prepare a song to be sung alongside the Elmer Iseler Singers during the concert.

Thornbury, ON

7:30 pm

workshop:
4:30-6 pm

Oct. 24, 2024
Thursday

Soundstreams Presents: Letters to God

ARTISTS
Fujii Percussion: Haruka Fujii, Mutsuko Fujii, Rika Fujii
Soundstreams Choir 21 – David Fallis, Music Director
The Canadian Children’s Opera Company – Teri Dunn, Conductor
Gregory Oh, piano
Ryan Scott, percussion

REPERTOIRE

R. MURRAY SCHAFER, Seventeen Haiku – 1997
AKIRA MIYOSHI, Conversation, Suite for Marimba – 1962
AKIRA MIYOSHI, Letters to God – 1985
CLAUDE VIVIER, Pulau Dewata– 2013
TŌRU TAKEMITSU, Seasons -1970
MELODY MCKIVER, river woman – 2022
HARUKA & RIKA FUJII, Songs for Ishikawa – 2024

When:
7:30 pm Thursday, Oct 24, 2024 
Where:
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre 427 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
Admission:
https://www.rcmusic.com/events-and-performances/soundstreams-presents-letters-to-god
Details:
Letters to God is a spiritual exploration of the musical threads connecting Canadian and Japanese culture. It features Japan’s legendary Fujii Percussion (mother Mutsuko Fujii, and daughters Haruka Fujii and Rika Fujii), Soundstreams Choir 21, The Canadian Children’s Opera Company, Gregory Oh (piano), and Ryan Scott (percussion). Akira Miyoshi’s Letters to God brings to life a collection of letters written by children, notable for their refreshing directness, unexpected humour, and startling clarity of thought; R. Murray Schafer’s evocative Seventeen Haiku is a theatrical composition that sets Japanese poems to music that evokes the singing of birds, crickets, streams, the tolling of a bell, or fireworks at a festival. The program features other evocative works: Seasons by Toru Takemitsu, river woman by Melody McKiver, and Pulau Dewata by Claude Vivier.

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

Aug. 18, 2024
Sunday

St. James' Anglican Church, Orillia, service - guest soloist Amy Dodington
When:
10 am Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024
Where:
St James' Anglican Church, Orillia
58 Peter St N, Orillia, ON L3V 6J6
Admission:
All are welcome.  A freewill collection will be taken.

Orillia, ON

10 am

Aug. 4, 2024
Sunday

Lake Joseph Community Church service - guest soloist Amy Dodington
When:
10:30 am Sunday Aug. 4, 2024
(with hymn sing beginning 10:15 am)
Where:
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)
Admission:
All are welcome.  A freewill collection will be taken.
Details:
Service includes a sermon from a guest minister, and 2 solos from Amy accompanied by Bev Foster.

Muskoka, ON

10:30 am

Aug. 2, 2024
Friday

The Festival of the Sound presents: Elmer Iseler Singers At 45 with Baritone Gino Quilico
When:
7 pm Friday, Aug. 2, 2024
Where:
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
2 Bay St Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S3
Admission:
Purchase Tickets
Details:
This joyous evening includes music by Leonard Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Franz Schubert and Tommy Dorsey. The legendary baritone, Gino Quilico, will sing favourite arias, including “Toreador” from Carmen and, of course, “O Sole Mio.”

Parry Sound, ON

7 pm

July 28, 2024
Sunday

Lake Joseph Community Church services
with guest soloists Amy Dodington, soprano and John Dodington, bass
When:
10:30 am Sun. July 28
(with hymn sing beginning 10:15 am)
Where:
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)
Admission:
All are welcome.  A freewill collection will be taken.
Details:
Service includes a sermon from a guest minister, and 2 duets with Amy & her uncle John Dodington accompanied by Blair Bailey.

Muskoka, ON

10:30 am

July 21, 2024
Sunday

The Festival of the Sound presents: Carmina Burana

Who:
Elmer Iseler Singers, with Lydia Adams, Conductor
Elora Singers,  with Mark Vuorinen, Conductor
Anagnoson & Kinton Piano Duo
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Russell Braun, baritone
Beverley Johnston, percussion
Tim Francom, percussion
Ed Reifel, percussion
Michael Murphy, percussion
Louis Pino, percussion

When:
7 pm Sunday, July 21, 2024

Where:
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
2 Bay St Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S3

Admission:
Purchase Tickets

Details:
For 45 years, the Iseler Singers, Elora Festival and Festival of the Sound have championed great music. This once-a-generation performance of Carl Orff’s iconic Carmina Burana is not to be missed.

Programme:

Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Op.56b   Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)                                                     
We have fallen   Gary Kulesha  (b. 1954)
Even after all this time   Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
Luminous Night of the Soul   Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

INTERMISSION

Parry Sound, ON

7 pm

July 20, 2024
Saturday

The Elora Festival presents: Closing Gala: Carmina Burana

Who:
The Elora Singers, sponsored by Spaenaur Inc.
The Elmer Iseler Singers
Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo
Beverley Johnston, percussion
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Russell Braun, baritone
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

This concert is generously sponsored by Roger & Joan Hayward.

When:
7:30 pm Saturday, July 20th, 2024

Where:
Gambrel Barn, 7454 Wellington County Rd 21, Elora, ON N0B 1S0

Admission:
$75/$65 | $20 Student 
Purchase Tickets

Details:
The 45th Elora Festival closes in bombastic fashion with our friends from the Festival of the Sound and the Elmer Iseler Singers, both of whom are celebrating their own 45th anniversaries! Featuring Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo; percussionists led by Beverley Johnston; and soloists Leslie Fagan, Andrew Haji, and Russell Braun, celebrate with The Elora Singers in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana!

Elora, ON

7:30 pm

May 26, 2024
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Strawberries & Champagne at the Lake

When:
2 - 5 pm Sunday, May 26, 2024

Where:
Toronto Hunt Golf Club
1355 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON
(south side, between Fallingbrook & Warden)

Admission:
General Admission: $100. Order tickets here.
Appropriate donation receipts will be provided.

Toronto, ON

2-5 pm

May 10, 2024
Friday

Lawrence Park Community Church Presents:
Mark Toews Memorial Concert

When:
7:30 pm Friday, May 10, 2024

Where:
Lawrence Park Community Church
2180 Bayview Ave, North York, ON, M4N 3K7

Admission:
tba

Toronto, ON

May 7, 2024
Tuesday

Roy Thomson Hall’s Annual FREE Noon Hour Choir & Organ Concerts series presents: Elmer Iseler Singers - Choral and Organ Tapestry

When:
12 noon on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Where:
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St., Toronto, ON, M5J 2H5

Admission:
Get your free ticket here

Details:
Roy Thomson Hall’s magnificent Gabriel Kney pipe organ is featured alongside the artistry of Canada’s finest choirs and organists. The community is invited to enjoy an hour of beautiful music in the splendour of this acoustically superb venue.

The Elmer Iseler Singers, led by Artistic Director Lydia Adams since 1998, mark their 45th Concert Season in 2023/24. This esteemed 20-voice professional ensemble, founded by Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, boasts a rich legacy of captivating audiences locally, nationally and globally with their exquisite choral performances. With a focus on Canadian composers, the JUNO Award-winning group has earned acclaim for their diverse repertoire and collaborations with renowned musical partners. Committed to nurturing talent, they actively support emerging singers, conductors, and composers through workshops and scholarships, embodying their dedication to artistic excellence and community engagement. With Shawn Grenke, organist.

Toronto, ON

12 noon

May 5, 2024
Sunday

Eglinton St. George's Church presents:
Spring Concert: Beauty and Light

When:
3:30-4:30 pm Sunday, May 5, 2024

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON, M4R 1L2

Admission:
Tickets are available on Eventbright or buy them at the door. General admission $30; under 18 years $20

Toronto, ON

3:30-4:30 pm

May 4, 2024
Saturday

St. Mary Magdalene Church, Picton Presents:
The Elmer Iseler Singers in "A Glorious Sound"

When:
4 pm Saturday, May 4, 2024

Where:
St. Mary Magdalene Church
335 Main Street, Picton, ON

Admission:
Tickets are $35 at Eventbrite.com or Books and Company

Picton, ON

4 pm

April 28, 2024
Sunday

The Muskoka Concert Association Presents:
The Elmer Iseler Singers

When:
7 pm Sunday, April 28, 2024 (with reception at 6 pm)

Where:
Gravenhurst Opera House
(295 Muskoka Road South
Gravenhurst, ON)

Admission:
Tickets are $48.00 plus applicable fees & taxes
Buy tickets online here OR call the Box Office at 705-687-5550 or Toll-Free 1-888-495-8888

Details:
The Muskoka Concert Association presents The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by artistic director Lydia Adams, C.M., in a delightful program of some of their favourite works.

Please come early for a reception at 6 pm in the Trillium Court where you can enjoy good conversation with some tasty appetizers and maybe a glass of wine before the concert begins at 7 pm.

Gravenhurst, ON

7 pm
(reception at 6pm)

May 31, 2020
Sunday

CANCELLED

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Strawberries & Champagne

When:
2 - 5 pm May 31, 2020

Where:
Toronto Hunt Golf Club
1355 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON
(south side, between Fallingbrook & Warden)

Admission:
For tickets or more information, please email info@elmeriselersingers.com or call 416-217-0537.

Toronto

2-5 pm

May 4, 2020
Monday

CANCELLED

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Get Music! Educational Outreach Concert

Who:
Lydia Adams, Conductor with guest conductors from participating secondary schools and choirs.

When:
Monday, May 4, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Where:
tba

Admission:
A complimentary concert for season subscribers.
Tickets for non-subscribers can be purchased for $25 at the door.

Toronto

7:30 pm

Apr. 26, 2020
Sunday

CANCELLED

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Soaring Voices!

Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers and the Elora Singers Unite:
Two great choirs, One great sound!
Lydia Adams and Mark Vuorinen, Conductors

When:
Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON, M4R 1L2

Admission:
$45 Regular
$40 Senior
$25 Under 30
For information or to order tickets call 416-217-0537 Mon - Fri

4 pm

Apr. 25, 2020
Saturday

CANCELLED

The Elora Singers present:
Elora Singers & Elmer Iseler Singers in Guelph

Who:
The Elora Singers, Mark Vuorinen, conductor
& guests Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, conductor

When:
Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Where:
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate (Church of Our Lady)
28 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON, N1H 4H8

Admission:
Tickets cost $45/adult, $20/student & $10/child and are available on the Elora Festival website.

Guelph

Fairlawn Avenue United Church presents:
Special Music Sunday - K. Lee Scott Requiem with chamber orchestra.
Eleanor Daley, conductor

When:
10:30 am Sun. Apr. 19, 2020

Where:
Fairlawn United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Mar. 29, 2020
Sunday

POSTPONED

Matthew Emery Graduating Recital World Premiere

Who:
Talented Canadian composer Matthew Emery
Featuring the Elmer Iseler Singers

When:
5 pm Sunday, Mar 29, 2020

Where:
St. Anne’s Anglican Church
270 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6J 3L6

Admission:
tba

Toronto

5 pm

Feb. 29, 2020
Saturday

The Cellar Singers present:
J.S. Bach's St. John Passion with orchestra

Who:
The Cellar Singers,
Mitchell Pady, artistic director
Amy Dodington, soprano
Other soloists tba
orchestra

When:
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 7:30 pm

Where:
St. James' Anglican Church,
58 Peter Street North, Orillia ON

Admission:
$25 General admission / $10 under 30
Tickets available from Eventbrite, from choristers or at the door

Orillia

7:30 pm

Feb. 26, 2020
Wednesday

St. Peter's Anglican Church, Erindale presents
An Ash Wednesday Service
featuring Allegri's Miserere

Who:
St. Peter's Parish Choir, directed by Clement Carelse
with semichorus:
Amy Dodington, soprano 1
other soloists tba

When:
7 pm Wednesday February 26, 2020 (for one hour)

Where:
St. Peter's Anglican Church, Erindale, 3041 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON (corner of Dundas and Mississauga Road,
Driveway off Mississauga Road)

Admission:
A freewill offering will be gratefully received.

Mississauga

7 pm

Feb. 9, 2020
Sunday

Toronto

4 pm

December 21, 2019
Saturday

Riversong Festival Choir & Whispering River Orchestra present: 
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah
An Annual Christmas Classic
Selected Arias & Hallelujah Chorus

Who: 
Whispering River Orchestra and Riversongs Festival Choir
Artistic Director & Orchestra Director: Brenda Muller
Conductor & Choral Director: Catherine Maguire
Vocal soloists:
Amy Dodington, soprano 
Celine Cascanette, mezzo-soprano,
Fabián Arciniegas, tenor,
Johnathon Kirby, bass

When: 
7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019

Where:  
Charles W. Stockey Centre
2 Bay Street, Parry Sound ON

Parry Sound

7:30 pm

December 18, 2019
Wednesday

The Toronto Chamber Choir presents:
Mary, the Rose

When:
8 pm Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Where:
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Avenue, Toronto, ON

Admission:
Regular $30; Senior $25; Under 30 $12.50
Purchase at the door or through the TCC website.

Toronto

8 pm

December 15, 2019
Sunday

Fairlawn Avenue United Church Senior Choir presents:
A service of Lessons & Carols

When: 
7 pm Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019

Where:
Fairlawn United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Details:
I am now a soprano section lead with the Fairlawn U.C. Senior Choir.  Come celebrate the Christmas season through a service of lessons & carols with this fantastic choir, led by Eleanor Daley.

7 pm

December 14, 2019
Saturday

Buzz Brass presents:
Buzz Brass Christmas with the Elmer Iseler Singers

When:
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8:00 pm

Where:
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
440 Locust Street, Burlington, L7S 1T7

Admission:
Tickets cost $59.50 or $54.50 for BPAC members and are available through the Burlington Performing Arts Centre Website.

Details:
Combining tremendous talent, engaging energy and a hint of humour, this award-winning ensemble delivers a festive and moving concert that embodies the joyous magic of the season. Featuring trombone, horn, brass trombone and trumpets, Buzz Brass performs holiday favourites from Bach’s My Spirit Be Joyfuland Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite to modern repertoire like Johnny Mark’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Mel Tormé’s The Christmas Song. Joining Buzz Brass for this festive concert is the JUNO nominated Elmer Iseler Singers, a 20-voice strong fully-professional choral ensemble with an enviable reputation globally. Their concerts feature a repertoire that spans 500 years with a focus on showcasing Canadian composers. A concert for the entire family to enjoy!

“Impossible to resist.” – Le Journal de Montréal Daily

Sponsored by: Cogeco

Burlington

8 pm

December 13, 2019
Friday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Glorious Sounds of Handel: Messiah

Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers, directed by Lydia Adams

With special guest artists:
    Choir
        The Amadeus Choir
    Singers
        Leslie Fagen, Soprano
        Daniel Cabena, Countertenor
        Michael Colvin, Tenor
        Alexander Dobson, Baritone
    Musicians
        Patricia Wright, organ
        Robert Venables & Robert DiVito, trumpets
        And Orchestra

When:
Friday, December 13, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Where:
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M4T 1Z9

Admission:
$55 Regular
$50 Senior
$35 Under 30
For information or to order tickets call 416-217-0537 Mon - Fri.

Details:
Lydia Adams conducts the rich textures of the solos and the glorious choruses that will once again be celebrated as the Elmer Iseler Singers present Handel’s resplendent Messiah. We continue our tradition of presenting award winning Canadian soloists, professional orchestra and choral richness.

Toronto

7:30 pm

December 8, 2019
Sunday

Eglinton St. George's United Church presents: Gloria!

Who:
An ESG Christmas with Choir, Organ and Chamber Orchestra
Shawn Grenke, conductor
Claire Harris, piano
Andrew Adair, organ
John Brownell, percussion

When:
4 pm Sunday Dec. 8, 2019

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON

Admission:
Adults $35, Students $25
Tickets can also be ordered in person at the church or by telephone at 416-481-1141 x250.

Details:
Featuring Mark Hayes’ Gloria, Ola Gjeilo’s The Rose, Ešendvalds’ Stars and other seasonal favourites.

Toronto

4 pm

December 1, 2019
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:  Sherry and Shortbread
(special fundraising event) 

When: 
Sunday, December 1, 2019, 2-5 pm

Where: 
Albany Club
91 King Street East, Toronto, ON, M5C 1G3

Admission:
Call (416) 217-0537 for details

Toronto

2-5 pm

December 1, 2019
Sunday

Fairlawn Avenue United Church presents:
Special Music Sunday - Bob Chilcott's "On Christmas Night"
Eleanor Daley, conductor

When:
10:30 am Sun. Dec. 1, 2019

Where:
Fairlawn United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Details:
I am now a soprano section lead with the Fairlawn U.C. Senior Choir.  We put on these Special Music Sundays twice a year: In place of a regular church service, congregants are invited to explore their spirituality through music.

Toronto

10:30 am

November 29, 2019
Friday

The Elmer Iseler Singers and Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts present:
The Elmer Iseler Singers and The Elora Singers

When:
Friday, November 29, 2019 at 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Where:
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 3B7

Admission:
Tickets: $40
available at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts (RHCPA) ticketing website.

Details:
The Elmer Iseler Singers is a 20-voice fully-professional choral ensemble performing repertoire that spans 500 years, with a focus on Canadian composers. The Elora Singers, an all-professional Grammy and Juno-nominated chamber choir is renowned for its rich, warm sound, diverse styles and clarity of texture. Join us for this historic night as both celebrated ensembles take the stage together for the first time ever.

Richmond Hill

8 pm

November 16, 2019
Saturday

Music Niagara presents:
The Elmer Iseler Singers in Choral Fest, Niagara On The Lake

When:
Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm

Where:
Niagara United Mennonite Church
1775 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, L0S 1J0

Admission:
Tickets range from $30 – $50 and $5 – $10 for youth.

Niagara-on-the-Lake

7 pm

November 11, 2019
Monday

The City of Toronto presents:
Remembrance Day Civic Service

Who:
The musical accompaniment features:
The 7th Toronto Regiment Band, RCA (directed by Captain Nicolo Arrigo, CD)
and The Elmer Iseler Singers (Lydia Adams, Conductor and Artistic Director)

When:
Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10:45 am

Where:
Old City Hall Cenotaph
(60 Queen St. W, Toronto)

Admission:
free (note it is outdoors so dress appropriately)

Details:
Every Remembrance Day on November 11, we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country during times of war, military conflict and peace.

Parade, aircraft flypast, Reveille, hymns, anthems, address from the Mayor, prayers and poetry, followed by the laying of the wreaths.

City of Toronto services marking Remembrance Day are also live streamed on the City of Toronto YouTube channel.

Toronto

10:45 am

Nov. 1-8, 2019

Elmer Iseler Singers' Northwestern Ontario Tour:

Thunder Bay, Nov. 1
Thunder Bay, Nov. 2
Atikokan, Nov. 4
Kenora, Nov. 5
Red Lake, Nov. 6
Dryden, Nov. 7
Sioux Lookout, Nov. 8

Thunder Bay1
Thunder Bay2
Atikokan
Kenora
Red Lake
Dryden
Sioux Lookout

various

October 27, 2019
Sunday

Eglinton St. Georges's Church Choir Presents: "ESG Remembers"

Who:
ESG Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Shawn Grenke, conductor
Krista Rhodes, piano
Andrew Adair, organ
Vocal soloists include:
Amy Dodington, soprano

When:
4 pm Sunday October 27

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto

Admission:
Adults $35
Students $25
Tickets can be ordered in person at the church or by telephone at 416-481-1141 x250.

Details:
Featuring the hauntingly beautiful Requiem of John Rutter and other moving and reflective pieces by Eleanor Daley, Ruth Watson Henderson, Mark Sirett and more.

Toronto

4 pm

The Cellar Singers present: "In The Beginning" (Haydn's The Creation)

Who:
The Cellar Singers
Mitchell Pady, conductor
Amy Dodington, soprano
other soloists tba

When:
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Where:
St. James' Anglican Church
58 Peter St. N., Orillia ON
(Corner of Peter and Coldwater Streets)

Orillia

3 pm

October 25, 2019
Friday

The Royal Conservatory and the Amici Chamber Ensemble present:
Komitas: A Canadian Tribute
A multi-faceted celebration of the 150th birthday of the “soul of Armenian music,” Komitas.

Who:
Co-presented with Amici Chamber Ensemble
Performers:
        Amici Chamber Ensemble
        Russell Braun, baritone
        Lynn Isnar, soprano
        Mark Fewer, violin
        Barry Shiffman, viola
        Elmer Iseler Singers
        Canadian Children’s Opera Company
        Young Voices Toronto
        Hamazkayin Toronto “Erepuni” Dance Ensemble

When:
Friday, October 25, 2019 at 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Where:
Koerner Hall
273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON

Admission:
Tickets prices start at $40
available at The Royal Conservatory website.

Details:
“Composer Komitas Vardapet survived a genocide …. He should be better known … he singlehandedly laid the foundations for Armenia’s classical tradition. And as a collector and arranger of folksongs, he did for Armenia what Bartók did for Hungary, turning simple material into bewitchingly sophisticated polyphony. After a Komitas concert in Paris, Claude Debussy declared that on the basis of a single song, he deserved to be recognised as a great composer.” (The Guardian)

Amici Chamber Ensemble has a 30-year legacy of innovative, evocative programming and a passion for presenting the best chamber music and musicians. Artistic Directors clarinetist Joaquin Valdepeñas, cellist David Hetherington, and pianist Serouj Kradjian invite some of the finest musicians to join them in celebrating friendship through music.

At this special concert, Amici will be joined by baritone Russell Braun, renowned for his luminous voice “capable of the most powerful explosions as well as the gentlest covered notes” (The Toronto Star), soprano Lynn Isnar, violinist Mark Fewer, violist Barry Shiffman, Elmer Iseler Singers, Canadian Children’s Opera Company, Canadian Children’s Opera Company, Young Voices Toronto, and Hamazkayin Toronto “Erepuni” Dance Ensemble.

Toronto

8 pm

October 6, 2019
Sunday

The Esprit Orchestra presents:
I Hit My Head and Everything Changed

Who:
Esprite Orchestra with guest artists:
ALEX PAUK, Conductor
AVAN YU, Piano
THE ELMER ISELER SINGERS, Chamber Choir
MOIRA NESS, Artist

When:
Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 8:00 pm

Where:
Koerner Hall
273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON

Admission:
Concert tickets include a Pre-Concert chat at 7:15pm.
Tickets starting at $20,
available on the The Royal Conservatory website

Details:
The Esprit Orchestra present a blast of powerful orchestral sound, Adès’ opera overture provides for the dramatic launch of Esprit’s season. Harman’s integration of video art projections inspired by his collaboration with artist Moira Ness, brings new treasure to multimedia orchestral life. One of Louie’s most expressive choral works embellishes her receiving the Molson Prize in the Arts and Abrahamsen’s compelling concerto for the left hand showcases Avan Yu as one of Canada’s hottest young pianists.

Presentation of 2019 Canada Council Molson Prize in the Arts to Alexina Louie will take place during the concert.

PROGRAMME
Thomas Adès (England)
Overture to “The Tempest” op.22a (2004)
for orchestra
Brian Harman (Canada)
I Hit My Head and Everything Changed (2019)**
for orchestra with video art projections by Moira Ness
Alexina Louie (Canada)
Love Songs for a Small Planet (1989)
for chamber choir, harp, percussion & string orchestra
Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark)
Left, alone (2015)*
for piano (left hand) and orchestra

*Canadian Premiere
**World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council

8 pm

October 5, 2019
Saturday

The Sounds of Westminster Concert Series presents:
The Elmer Iseler Singers: "We Rise Again"

When:
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, 7:30 pm
(workshop 3:30-5 pm)

Where:
Westminster United Church
247 Broadway, Orangeville, ON, L9W 1K6

Admission:
Concert Tickets: Adults $40, Students $25
Workshop/Concert: $50
Tickets will be available for purchase at Westminster United Church or BookLore.

Details:
The 20-voice choir, conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, founded by Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, is one of Canada’s leading choral ensembles. The choir has built an international reputation through its concerts, broadcasts and more than 50 recordings. The Elmer Iseler Singers’ repertoire spans 500 years of choral music. The choir regularly commissions and performs new works, and appears at national and international festivals.

All proceeds from this event will support the Westminster Capital Campaign to raise funds for the current Lower Level Renovation which includes a newly renovated auditorium, commercial kitchen, fully-accessible office space, new chapel/meeting space for intimate prayer, gatherings and smaller weddings, and fully-accessible washroom facility off of the sanctuary space.

Orangeville

7:30 pm
(3:30 workshop)

September 29, 2019
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present: The Spirit of Nature!

Who:
Elmer Iseler Singers
Lydia Adams, conductor

with Guest Artists:
Colin Fox, narrator
Penderecki String Quartet
James Campbell, clarinet
Bob Mills, double bass
Suzanne Shulman, flute
Beverley Johnson, percussion
Guy Few, piano
Shawn Grenke, organ

When:
Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 4:00 pm (with 2 pm prelude concert)
Celebrating the Festival of the Sound’s 40th Anniversary

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON, M4R 1L2

Admission:
$45 Regular
$40 Senior
$25 Under 30
For information or to order tickets call 416-217-0537 Mon - Fri.

Details:
We will present the program set out at the opening concert of 40th anniversary of Parry Sound’s Festival of the Sound (which also coincided with our 40th anniversary year).

The program will include the Toronto Premiere of “The Sound – A Musical Evocation of Georgian Bay” by Eric Robertson, text by Gary Michael Dault.

There will be a Prelude concert followed by refreshments at 2:00pm.

Toronto

4 pm
(2 pm prelude concert)

July 24, 2019
Wednesday

Music Niagara Festival presents:

The Elmer Iseler Singers

When:
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where:
Niagara United Mennonite Church
1775 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, L0S 1J0

Admission:
Tickets start at $45 + taxes and fees, order early for the best price!
Available at Music Niagara’s ticketing website.

Details:
Back by popular demand, the Elmer Iseler Singers will once again make the rafters ring as their twenty voices unite in song. This fully professional choral ensemble has been delighting audiences for over 40 years with a repertoire that spans 500 years and focuses on Canadian composers. For more information visit the Music Niagara Festival website.

Nigara-on-the-Lake

7 pm

July 19, 2019
Friday

The Festival of the Sound presents:

Gala Opening Concert

Who:
Elmer Iseler Singers; Lydia Adams, conductor; Mary Lou Fallis, soprano; Colin Fox, narrator; Penderecki String Quartet; Guy Few, piano; Suzanne Shulman, flute; James Campbell, clarinet; Beverley Johnston, percussion; Bob Mills, bass.

When:
Friday, July 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Where:
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1S3

Parry Sound

7:30 pm

July 18, 2019
Thursday

The Collingwood Summer Music Festival presents:

Inaugural Concert: A Choral Extravaganza!

Who:

Join 60+ musicians on our opening night! The Elmer Iseler Singers, a professional 20-voice chamber choir based in Toronto, celebrates its 40th anniversary together with Collingwood’s very own ChoralWorks chorus and the new Collingwood Festival Orchestra.

When:
Jul 18, 2019
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Where:
New Life Church
28 Tracey Ln, Collingwood, ON, L9Y 0G7

Admission:
Individual tickets: $50 per person*
*Ticketing notes:
    Ticket price above does not include HST, handling fees, as well as optional shipping charges.
    YOUTH under 16 attend FREE but must be accompanied by an adult. Please call the box office for more information.
    Additional savings available with a subscription plan. Visit the Collingwood Summer Music Festival ticketing page for more details.

Details:
The program begins with the spirited beauty of Mozart’s Divertimento in F major led by internationally renowned violinist Mayumi Seiler and pianist Daniel Wnukowski. Upon hearing a standard selection of choral works by the award-winning Elmer Iseler singers, we will be delighted by Hermann’s virtuosic Capriccio written for 3 violins. The concert ends on a festive note with Beethoven’s majestic Choral Fantasy for chorus, piano, orchestra and soloists.

Collingwood

6:30 pm

July-Aug 2019
Sunday mornings

Summer Church Services with Amy Dodington as soloist:

Sunday, June 30, 2019, 10:15 am
with Paul Gockel, organist
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)

Sunday, July 7, 2019, 10:15 am
with Kim Hanmer, pianist
Bannockburn Community Church,
(1071 Bannockburn Road on Lake Muskoka across from the Acton Island bridge)

Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, 10 am
with Jeff Campbell, organist
St. James' Anglican Church
58 Peter St. N., Orillia ON
(Corner of Peter and Coldwater Streets)

Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, 10:15 am
duets with uncle John Dodington, baritone, with Brian Frawley, organist
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)

Muskoka & Orillia

various

June 5, 2019
Wednesday

The Toronto Arts & Letters Club presents:
Amy Dodington, soprano & Doreen Uren Simmons, pianist in recital

Toronto

1 pm

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Strawberries and Champagne

When:
2 - 5 pm Sun. June 2, 2019

Where:
Toronto Hunt Golf Club
1355 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON
(south side, between Fallingbrook & Warden)

Admission:
Call (416) 217-0537 for details.

Toronto

2-5 pm

May 26th, 2019
Sunday

"The Glories of This Day" - A Spring Recital

Who:
Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano; Amy Dodington, soprano; Lillian Brooks, mezzo-soprano, and pianist Doreen Uren Simmons.

When:
Sunday, May 26th 2019, 2 pm

Where:
Matthews House Hospice, 131 Wellington St. E, Alliston

Alliston, ON

2 pm

May 22, 2019
Wednesday

The Sarnia Concert Association presents:
The Elmer Iseler Singers

When:
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Where:
Imperial Theatre
168 Christina St. North, Sarnia

Admission:
Single tickets may be purchased at the Imperial Theatre Box Office
$40 (adults) 
$25 (students)

Sarnia, ON

7:30 pm

May 11, 2019
Saturday

The Elmer Iseler Singers in collaboration with the Amadeus Choir present:
J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor

Who:
Choirs
        Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto
        Elmer Iseler Singers
Soloists
        Leslie Fagan, soprano
        Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
        Andrew Haji, tenor
        Alexander Dobson, baritone
With Orchestra
Lydia Adams, Conductor

When:
Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Where:
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street, Toronto,

Admission:
$55 Regular
$50 Senior
$30 Under 30

Toronto

7:30 pm

May 6, 2019
Monday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Get Music! Gala Concert

When:
Monday, May 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Where:
Metropolitan United Church,
65 Queen St. E, Toronto ON

Admission:
$25 at the door,
free for subscribers

Details:
Lydia Adams, Conductor, with guest conductors from participating secondary schools and choirs.  Join Canada’s conductor/mentor/clinician Lydia Adams and the Elmer Iseler Singers for a grand finale and performance of Canadian and International composers.  Educational Outreach co-ordinator: Bob Anderson.  This is an Educational Outreach Initiative in Memory of John C. Bird.

Toronto

7:30 pm

May 4, 2019
Saturday

An Evening of Song
Featuring favourites by Bach, Handel & Mozart, plus art songs, parlour songs and folk songs.

Who:
Amy Dodington, soprano; Lillian Brooks, mezzo-soprano; and pianist Doreen Uren Simmons celebrate their Orillia roots with a joint recital.

When:
Saturday, May 4th 2019, 7 pm

Where:
St. Paul's Centre, 62 Peter St. N (corner of Peter & Coldwater Streets), Orillia

Admission:
$20 or pay what you can

Orillia

7 pm

April 27, 2019
Saturday

The Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM) presents: 
Five Centuries for 40 Voices

Who:
SMAM (Montréal) and the Elmer Iseler Singers (Toronto) combine to create an a capella group of 40 singers
Lydia Adams & Andrew McAnerney, codirection

What:
XVth, XVIth, XVIIth, XXth et XXIth century Choral Works

When:
Saturday, April 27th 2019, 7:30 p. m.

Where:
Gesù Church
1202 de Bleury Street, Montreal
Place-des-Arts Metro

Admission:
Visit SMAM's website for ticket information.

Montréal

7:30 pm

April 17, 18, 20, 2019
Wed, Thurs., Sat.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents:
Mahler's Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”

Who:
Juanjo Mena, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto
Amadeus Choir
Elmer Iseler Singers
Toronto Symphony Orchestra

When:
Wed. April 17
Thurs. April 18
Sat. April 20

Where:
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St
Toronto, ON
M5J 2H5

Admission:
Visit the TSO website for ticket information & purchases.

Details:
Mahler’s heart-stirring “Resurrection” Symphony addresses life-and-death issues as only he could. “The whole thing sounds as though it came to us from some other world,” he wrote. “And I think there is no one who can resist it. One is battered to the ground and then raised on angels’ wings to the highest heights.” In celebration of Easter, the TSO, Spanish guest conductor Juanjo Mena, and a superlative cast of singers bring this colossal score dynamically to life.

Concert running time is approximately two hours. There will be no intermission.

Toronto

8 pm

April 14, 2019
Sunday

Toronto

4 pm

April 7, 2019
Sunday am

Fairlawn Avenue United Church presents:
Special Music Sunday - Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna with chamber orchestra.
Eleanor Daley, conductor

When:
10:30 am Sun. Apr. 7, 2019

Where:
Fairlawn United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Toronto

10:30 am

Mar. 22-30, 2019

Elmer Iseler Singers' Northern Ontario Tour

See links to all concerts & workshops for this tour on the Iseler website.

Mar. 22 - Sudbury
Mar. 23 - Sault Ste Marie
Mar. 24 - Manitoulin Island
Mar. 27 - Thornbury
Mar. 28 - Kincardine
Mar. 29 - Wiarton
Mar. 30 - Midland

Sudbury
S. Ste Marie
Manitoulin Is.
Thornbury
Kincardine
Wiarton
Midland

various

Mississauga

7 pm

Mar. 2, 2019
Saturday

Orillia

7:30 pm

March 1, 2019
Friday

The Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Conductor
Present The Vancouver Chamber Choir Jon Washburn, Conductor

Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers and the Vancouver Chamber Choir -  a stunning blend of 40 professional voices!

When:
7:30 pm Friday, March 1, 2019

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto

Admission:
$40 reg
$35 senior
$15 student

Details:
The Elmer Iseler Singers team up with long-time friends and colleagues, the Vancouver Chamber Choir and their esteemed conductor, Jon Washburn, in a concert celebrating Jon’s 48 years as Artistic Director of the VCC as he transitions to a new role with the group as Conductor Emeritus. We are excited to sing great choral music with these wonderful voices once again.

Works by Britten, Kodaly, Debussy, Schafer, MacMillan, Gjeilo and Jon Washburn himself!

Part of the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s Music Sea to Sea: The Farewell Tour from February 22 to March 11, 2019, visiting the Prairies, Central Canada and Atlantic Canada.

A stunning blend of 40 professional voices awaits us for this once in a lifetime farewell to Maestro Washburn in honour of his remarkable contribution to music in Canada.

Toronto

7:30 pm

February 13, 2019
Wednesday

Toronto

12 noon

February 2, 2019
Saturday

Toronto

7:30 pm

December 22, 2018
Saturday

Whispering River Orchestra presents:  Handel's Messiah, Part 1 (Christmas Portion), Selected Arias and the Hallelujah Chorus

Who: 
Whispering River Orchestra and Riversongs Festival Choir
Conductor: Catherine Maguire
Artistic Director/Orchestra Director: Brenda Muller
Vocalists:
Amy Dodington, soprano
Fabian Arciniegas, tenor,
Celine Cascanette, mezzo-soprano,
Larry Tozer, baritone

When: 
7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018

Where:  
Charles W. Stockey Centre
2 Bay Street, Parry Sound ON

Admission:
Adult $32
Student/Senior $27

Parry Sound

7:30 pm

December 16, 2018
Sunday

Fairlawn Avenue United Church Senior Choir presents:
A service of Lessons & Carols

When: 
7 pm Sunday, Dec 16, 2018

Where:
Fairlawn United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Details:
I am now a soprano section lead with the Fairlawn U.C. Senior Choir.  Come celebrate the Christmas season through a service of lessons & carols with this fantastic choir, led by Eleanor Daley.

Toronto

7 pm

December 11, 2018
Tuesday

The Hannaford Street Silver Band presents:
Christmas Cheer

Who:
The Hannaford Street Silver Band with
Ben Heppner, Host and Tenor Soloist
and the Elmer Iseler Singers

When: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018

Where: 
Metropolitan United Church
65 Queen St. E (at Bond), Toronto ON

Admission:
tba

Details: 
The Holiday Season hits full stride with the incomparable Ben Heppner in a glorious evening of warmth, song and seasonal celebration.  Join us at the marvellous Met United for an inspiring respite from the season and bathe in the glorious sounds of choir and brass.

Toronto

7:30 pm

December 8, 2018
Saturday

The Brantford Symphony Orchestra presents:
Christmas Bells with the Elmer Iseler Singers

When: 
7:30 pm Saturday, December 8, 2018

Where: 
Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts
(88 Dalhousie Street, Brantford, ON N3T2J2)

Admission:
Adults $30, Students $20, Under 12 $0
Purchase tickets online here.

Details: 
The Orchestra presents your sentimental favourites in new and exciting arrangements, along with some “two thumbs up” chestnuts from years past.  Presenting their special guests, one of Canada’s most famous choirs, the Elmer Iseler Singers. The seats will go fast and the Sanderson will be packed! Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment!

Brantford

7:30 pm

December 2, 2018
Sunday afternoon

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:  Sherry & Shortbread
(special fundraising event) 

When: 
Sunday, December 2, 2018, 2 - 5 pm

Where: 
Albany Club, 91 King St. E, Toronto

Admission:
Call (416) 217-0537 for details

Details: 
Join us and relax in the elegant and gracious surroundings of Toronto’s historic Albany Club, participate in the silent auction and enjoy music of the holiday season.

Toronto

2-5 pm

December 2, 2018
Sunday morning

Fairlawn Avenue United Church presents:
Special Music Sunday - Rutter's Gloria with the True North Brass
Eleanor Daley, conductor

When:
10:30 am Sun. Dec. 2, 2018

Where:
Fairlawn United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Details:
I am now a soprano section lead with the Fairlawn U.C. Senior Choir.  We put on these Special Music Sundays twice a year: In place of a regular church service, congregants are invited to explore their spirituality through music.

Toronto

10:30 am

November 30, 2018
Friday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Handel's Messiah

Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers with guests the Amadeus Choir
Lydia Adams, conductor
soloists tba

When:
8 pm Fri., Nov. 30th, 2018

Where:
Metropolitan United Church,
65 Queen St. E (at Bond), Toronto ON

Admission:
$55 Regular, $50 Senior, $30 Under 30,
Pre-Messiah Dinner add $65 (tax & gratuity included) (see Details below)

Details:
Lydia Adams conducts the rich textures of the solos and the glorious choruses that will once again be celebrated as the Elmer Iseler Singers present a “Grand Sound” in Handel’s resplendent Messiah. We continue our tradition of presenting award winning Canadian soloists, professional orchestra and choral richness.
Special guest artists:

    Choir
        The Amadeus Choir
    Singers
        Meredith Hall, soprano
        Marjorie Maltais, mezzo soprano
        Asitha Tennekoon, tenor
        Giles Tomkins, bass baritone
    Musicians
        Patricia Wright, organist
        Robert Venebles & Robert DiVito, trumpets
        And Orchestra

We Invite You To Join Us For A Special Pre-Messiah Dinner

Before the performance, at the Albany Club (91 King Street East). $65 per person. Arrive at 5:30pm for a 6:00 to 7:30pm dinner, and then walk a few blocks to the concert.

Reserve now on the Order Form or call 416-217-0537.

Toronto

8 pm

November 11, 2018
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present: We Remember

What: A special commemoration concert for the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day

Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers with the Toronto Children's Chorus

When:
7:30 pm Sun. Nov. 11th, 2018

Where:
Toronto Centre for the Arts: George Weston Recital Hall
(5040 Yonge Street, North York)

Admission:
$40 Regular, $35 Senior, $15 Student
Order online or call for tickets & info: 416-217-0537 Mon - Fri

Details:
In collaboration with the Toronto Children’s Chorus (The Chamber Choir and T.C.C.’s Toronto Youth Choir) we present a special commemoration concert of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. We will perform works relating to war and peace that represent the four Allied Nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The program will feature a new world première of WWI popular songs arranged by Canadian Composer Stuart Calvert.

Toronto

7:30 pm

November 11, 2018
Sunday morning

The City of Toronto presents
Lest We Forget - a Remembrance Day Civic Service

Who:
The musical accompaniment features:
The 7th Toronto Regiment Band, RCA (directed by Captain Nicolo Arrigo, CD)
and The Elmer Iseler Singers (Lydia Adams, Conductor and Artistic Director)

When:
10:45 am Sun., Nov. 11, 2018

Where:
Old City Hall Cenotaph
(60 Queen St. W, Toronto)

Admission:
free (note it is outdoors so dress appropriately)

Details:
A Remembrance Day service with parade, aircraft flypast, Reveille, hymns, anthems, address from the Mayor, prayers and poetry, followed by the laying of the wreaths.

Toronto

10:45 am

November 4, 2018
Sunday

The Amadeus Choir presents
The Great War – A Commemoration

Who:
Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto
Lydia Adams, conductor
Shawn Grenke, conductor, piano and organ
Vocal Soloists:
Amy Dodington, soprano
Paul Winkelmans, baritone
Nelson Lohnes, bass-baritone

When:
4 pm Sunday, November 4, 2018

Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church,
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON

Admission:
Regular $45
Senior $35
Under 30 $25
Tickets for can be ordered by calling the Amadeus office at 416-446-0188, or by email at info@amadeuschoir.com.

Toronto

4 pm

October 29, 2018
Monday

The City of Toronto Cultural Hotspots presents:
Canada’s Elmer Iseler Singers at Agincourt Collegiate

Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers with the award-winning Agincourt Collegiate choir.

When:
Monday, October 29th 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Where:
Agincourt Collegiate Institute, 2621 Midland Ave., Scarborough ON

Admission:
Free

Details:
The internationally-renowned Elmer Iseler Singers perform great choral works of the past 500 years, as a 20 voice professional choir and as collaborators with other orchestras, soloists, choirs and conductors. The Singers are conducting workshops with the award-winning Agincourt Collegiate choir. The workshops culminate with the two choirs performing together in a special community concert presented by the Sheppard East Village BIA.

Contact:
(416) 607-5399

7:30 pm

October 28, 2018
Sunday

Vesnivka (Canada’s pre-eminent Ukrainian women’s choir) presents: Commemorating Holodomor

Who:
Joining Vesnivka and the Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir will be Canada's premiere ensemble Elmer Iseler Singers and their musical director Lydia Adams, the world-renowned Gryphon Trio, and soprano Antonina Ermolenko.

When:
5 pm Sunday October 28, 2018

Where:
Runnymede United Church
(432 Runnymede Road, Toronto)

Admission:
General seating: Adult $30, Senior/Student $25

Toronto

5 pm

October 27th, 2018
Saturday

The Cellar Singers present:
Glorious Mozart

Who:
soloists Amy Dodington, soprano
other soloists tba

When:
7:30 pm Sat., Oct. 27th, 2018

Where:
St. James' Anglican Church,
58 Peter St. N., Orillia ON
(Corner of Peter and Coldwater Streets)

Admission:
general: $25
students: $10

Details:
Mozart's Requiem & Vesperae solennes de confessore

Orillia

7:30 pm

October 13th, 2018
Saturday

Amy Dodington presents:
Autumn Reverie: A Celebration of Song

Who:
Amy Dodington, soprano
Doreen Uren Simmons, pianist
with guest Paul Dodington & his gramophone

When:
7 pm Sat. Oct. 13th

Where:
Fairlawn United Church (28 Fairlawn Ave, Toronto)

Admission:
Adults $20, children $10

Toronto

7 pm

September 29, 2018
Saturday

The Toronto Chamber Choir presents
Music & Friendship: A Half-Century of the TCC 

When:
8 pm Sat. Sept. 29, 2018

Where:
Trinity-St. Paul's Centre (427 Bloor Street West, Toronto ON )

Admission:
$30 (Sr $25, Under 30 $12.50) 
(Discount prices available if you subscribe to the TCC's concert season.)

Details:
As a former section lead of the Toronto Chamber Choir, I will be performing in a soloists' octet as well as singing with the full choir.

This special performance celebrates the TCC’s golden anniversary by gathering together the choir’s extended “family,” including former choir members, directors, section leads, and other friends. The choir will sing some all-time favourite works by Bach, Purcell, Monteverdi, Schütz, Willan, and others, as well as the premiere of David Barber’s Gaudeamus.

Lucas Harris, Elizabeth Anderson, David Fallis, Mark Vuorinen, conductors • Stephanie Martin, chamber organ

Pre-concert chat at 7:15 with some longtime choir members and former conductors

Sponsored by Michael Brett and Heather Crisp

Toronto

8 pm

August 19, 2018
Sunday

Lake Joseph Community Church services
with guest soloists Amy Dodington, soprano and John Dodington, bass
When:
10:30 am Sun. Aug. 19
(with hymn sing beginning 10:15 am)
Where:
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)
Admission:
All are welcome.  A freewill collection will be taken.
Details:
Service includes a sermon from a guest minister, and 2 duets with Amy & her uncle John Dodington accompanied by a guest organist.

Muskoka, ON

10:30 am

July 22, 2018
Sunday

The Festival of the Sound presents
The Elmer Iseler Singers in: Times of Trouble, Times of Joy
When:
7:30 pm Sun. July 22
Where:
Charles W. Stockey Centre
2 Bay Street, Parry Sound ON
Admission:
$38 - $48
Details:
This concert will feature David Lang's Little Match Girl Passion & more.

Parry Sound, ON

7:30 pm

July 22, 2018
Sunday

The Dodingtons present: A Benefit Concert in Memory of Josh Gardiner, with pianist Terry Therien
When:
2 pm Sun. July 22
Where:
Port Carling Community Centre,
3 Bailey St., Port Carling, ON
Admission:
Tickets $25 ($15 students)
available from Auntie Doodie's Antiques and Used Books in Port Carling
or call Mardi Dodington: 416-451-1504
(note you'll want to get your ticket early, as this concert will sell out!)
Details:
Enjoy the vocal, guitar and song-writing talents of the musically-diverse Dodington family while raising funds for two Muskoka camps in memory of an 18-year-old friend of Andrew and Hannah Dodington who died last year from cancer.  Camp Wabanaki is the YMCA camp where Josh attended as a child & later worked as a councillor.  Camp Ooch is a camp for children with cancer.

Victoria Banks who is Paul Dodington's daughter will be coming from Nashville to perform. Victoria who grew up in Port Carling won CCMA Female Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards. Her sister Amy Dodington is member of the Elmer Iseler Singers, a world renowned professional choir based in Toronto. Their Uncle John who was a cast member for seven and a half years of the Toronto production of Phantom of the Opera will also be joining everyone on stage. Many of you know Paul Dodington, also known as the Dippy Doctor (Disappearing Propeller boats), he will surely have everyone entertained singing some song from long ago. Usually something that will have you laughing. Ross and his wife Linda often sing a country song duet. Hannah, the instigator of the concert will be singing along with her two sisters. Terry Therien will be accompanying on piano and JD (Jim Dodington) will accompany on bass guitar. In total there will be 15 family members to entertain you with a variety of music.

Port Carling, ON

2 pm

July 19, 2018
Thursday

Music Niagara Presents: The Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
7:30 pm Thur. July 19
Where:
Niagara United Mennonite Church,
1775 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Niagara-on-
the-Lake, ON

7:30 pm

July 17, 2018
Tuesday

Ottawa's Music & Beyond Festival Presents The Elmer Iseler Singers (solo concert)
When:
7:30 pm Tues. July 17
Where:
St. Joseph's Church,
174 Wilbrod Ave., Ottawa, K1N 6N8
Admission:
$10 - $70
Details:
This concert will feature David Lang's Little Match Girl Passion & more.

Ottawa, ON

7:30 pm

July 15-16, 2018
Sunday-Monday

Ottawa's Music & Beyond Festival Presents John Rutter
Who:
John Rutter conducts the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Capital Chamber Choir, and the Ottawa Children’s Choir, as they present his music.
Thirteen Strings, augmented by some of Canada’s top wind and brass players will also perform.
When:
7:30 pm Sunday, July 15
7:30 pm Monday, July 16
Where:
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper St., Ottawa, ON
Admission:
$10 - $100
Click the dates above and scroll down for ticket information & orders.
Details:
Ottawa’s Kerson Leong, one of the most outstanding young violinists of his generation will perform Rutter’s “Visions”, a work for solo violin, strings, harp and choir that was written especially for him.  The major piece on the program will be John Rutter’s “Magnificat“, possibly the greatest of his large-scale works.  The remainder of the program will feature a range of shorter works by John Rutter.

Ottawa, ON

7:30 pm

July 1, 2018
Sunday

Lake Joseph Community Church service - guest soloist Amy Dodington
When:
10:30 am Sunday July 1
(with hymn sing beginning 10:15 am)
Where:
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)
Admission:
All are welcome.  A freewill collection will be taken.
Details:
Service includes a sermon from a guest minister, and 2 solos from Amy accompanied by a guest organist.

Muskoka

10:30 am

June 6, 2018
Wednesday

Robert Bruce presents Blues Hologram - A Uniquely Integrated Live Music/ Cinematic Experience
Who:
Robert Bruce, composer & pianist
Amy Dodington, soprano
Martina Aswani, mezzo-soprano
with Dave Simpson, percussion
When:
7:30 pm Wed. June 6 (doors open 7 pm)
Where:
Art Gallery of Hamilton - Tanenbaum Pavilian, 123 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 4S8
Admission:
$20.  Tickets available at the door or in advance via PayPal through Robert's website.
Details:
This group presents the music of Robert Bruce: Introspective and soothing, a sonic meditation, with screen images.

Hamilton

7:30 pm

June 2, 2018
Saturday

St. Paul’s United Church, Brampton 190th Anniversary
Celebration Series presents: The Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
7:30 pm Sat. June 2
Where:
St. Paul's United Church, 30 Main St. South, Brampton, ON
Admission:
General admission $30
call 905-451-1405

Brampton, ON

7:30 pm

May 27, 2018
Sunday

Scarborough, ON

2-5 pm

May 16, 17, 18
Wed. Thurs. Fri.
2018

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film concert series)
Who:
Featuring the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
And the Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
7:30 pm Wed. May 16, 2018
7:30 pm Thurs. May 17, 2018
7:30 pm Fri. May 18, 2018
Where:
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts,
1 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1B2, Canada
Admission:
Range probably approx. $49-$99
Details:
A live symphony orchestra performing, to picture, every note from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film on a high-definition screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score.

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

May 12, 2018
Saturday

Orillia, ON

7:30 pm

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Get Music! Educational Outreach
When:
7:30 pm Mon., May 7, 2018
Where:
Metropolitan United Church,
65 Queen St. E (at Bond), Toronto ON
Admission:
$25 at the door ($10 students)
free for subscribers
Details:
Join Canada’s conductor/mentor/clinician Lydia Adams,
secondary school guest choirs, and the Elmer Iseler Singers
for a grand finale and performance of Canadian and
International composers.  This is an Educational Outreach Initiative in Memory of John C. Bird.

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

Oro-Medonte township, ON

7 pm

April 15, 2018
Sunday

The Senior Choir of Fairlawn Avenue United Church, Eleanor Daley, director of Music, present Requiem by Mark Hayes
Who:
Music director Eleanor Daley and the Senior Choir of Fairlawn, with Chamber Orchestra and Giles Tomkins, Baritone
(Amy will be joining the choir)
What:
Special Music Sunday
When:
10:30-11:45 am Sunday, April 15, 2018
Admission:
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted

Toronto, ON

10:30 am

April 14, 2018
Saturday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:
Joyful Sounds,  A Tribute to Elmer Iseler, 1927-1998 — Twenty years later.
Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers with special guest artists including
Robert Aitken, flute;  
James Campbell, clarinet;  
and David Jaeger, host/producer.  
What:
The program will include music from a stunning array of Canadian composers.  Elmer Iseler offered new and expanded choral experiences to enrich our quality of life.  Lydia Adams brilliantly continues his tradition at this concert with the presentation of a world premiere by Latvian-Canadian composer Imant Raminsh – a commission generously donated by Elizabeth DeBoer and Ross Redfern.  This legacy concert will feature video projections from Elmer's career, assembled by Toronto video technician Edward Mock.
When:
7:30 pm Saturday, Apr. 14, 2018
Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church,
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto, ON
Admission:
Reg. $40/ Sr. $35/ Stu. $15

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

March 25, 2018
Sunday

St. Peter's Erindale Parish Choir will perform Brahms' German Requiem under the direction of Clem Carelse.
When:
7 pm Palm Sunday, Mar. 25, 2018
Where:
St. Peter's Anglican Church, Erindale, 3041 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON (corner of Dundas and Mississauga Road,
Driveway off Mississauga Road)
Who:
Parish Choir under the direction of Clem Carelse.
Soloists:
Amy Dodington, Soprano;
Admission:
Tickets: $20
Details:
All are welcome!

Mississauga, ON

7 pm

March 10, 2018
Saturday

Opera By Request presents: Verdi's Rigoletto,
in concert with piano accompaniment

Who:

Rigoletto…………………………Larry Tozer, baritone
Gilda………………………………Amy Dodington, soprano
Duke of Mantua………………Cian Horrobin, tenor
Maddalena……………………..Lillian Brooks, mezzo-soprano
Sparafucile………………………Dylan Wright, bass-baritone
Monterone………………………Henry Irwin, baritone
Borsa……………………………….Colin Frotten, tenor
Marullo……………………………Gene Wu, baritone
Ceprano…………………………..Andrew Tam, baritone
Countess Ceprano/Giovanna.Pina Brannigan, mezzo-soprano

William Shookhoff, music director and pianist

When:
Saturday, March 10, 7:30pm,

Where:
College St. United Church, 452 College St. (Bathurst).

Toronto, ON

7:30 pm

March 8 (Kingston)
March 9 (Toronto)
2018

Soundstreams Canada presents: Tan Dun’s Water Passion After St. Matthew

Who:
David Fallis conducts Choir 21 and a small instrumental ensemble with baritone and soprano soloists in this distinctly modern reworking of a timeless liturgical text.

When/Where:
Kingston: 7:30 pm Thurs. March 8, 2018
Performance Hall at The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
390 King Street West, Kingston, ON, K7L 2X4

Toronto: 8 pm Fri. March 9, 2018,
Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON

Admission:
For Kingston Ticket Information click here. (Single ticket info is at the bottom of the page.)
For Toronto Ticket Information click here.

Details:
Seventeen dramatically lit water bowls adorn the stage in this reimagining of Bach’s great masterpiece, where Tan Dun explores universal themes of birth, death, and resurrection. Using water as a sound and symbol of transition, Water Passion is a powerful narrative that explores a range of vocal styles from Mongolian overtone singing, to Peking Opera, and Bach’s Passions.

Kingston, ON
Toronto, ON

7:30 pm
8 pm

March 4, 2018
Sunday

Eglinton-St. George's United Church presents: Darkness to Light
Who: 
Eglinton-St. George's Choir joins forces with guest choir The Cellar Singers (from Muskoka/Orillia), with Chamber Orchestra, conductors Shawn Grenke & Mitchell Pady
When:
4 pm Sunday, March 4, 2018
Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church,
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto ON
What: 
Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna and Ruth Watson Henderson's From Darkness to Light
Admission: 
$35 ($25 students)

Toronto, ON

4 pm

January & February 2018
Sundays

Sunday morning services at Fairlawn Avenue United Church
What:
beginning Jan. 14th, Amy will be joining the choir at Fairlawn for a couple months, under Eleanor Daley.
Where:
28 Fairlawn Avenue,Toronto, Ontario M5M 1S7

Toronto, ON

10:30 am

Feb. 25, 2018
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present: The Little Match Girl Passion,
by David Lang. 
When:
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018  at 4:00 pm  
Where:
Eglinton St. George’s United Church,
35 Lytton Blvd., Toronto ON
What:
A musical composition based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, "The Little Match Girl". It is influenced by Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion and has won a Pulitzer Prize. The Fauré Requiem will also be performed.
Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers with Shawn Grenke, organist and soloists from within the choir.  (Amy Dodington & Paul Winkelmans for the Fauré, Gisele Kulak, Lynn McMurray, Will Reid & Michael Thomas for the David Lang.)
Admission:
Reg. $40/ Sr. $35/ Stu. $15
Details:
This   performance   of   The   Little   Match   Girl   Passion    honours the   dedicated   life   and   work   of   the   late   Toronto   councillor, Pam   McConnell ,   whose   tireless   efforts   benefitted   the   lives   of the  under-privileged  in  this  city.  Poverty  demands our unequivocal   concern. Through this sensitive choral composition, we hope to pursue   a keen awareness of those less privileged, through the written text based on the Hans Christian Andersen story.

Toronto, ON

4 pm

Orillia, ON

Feb. 10, 2018
Saturday

Concert Series at St. John's presents: the Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
7:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018
Where:
St. John's United Church, Alliston
56 Victoria St. E., Alliston, ON
Admission:
For ticket information:
Email: ticketsstjohnsalliston@gmail.com
phone: 705-451-1504 or 705-435-6732

Alliston, ON

7:30 pm

Jan. 25, 26 & 27th
2018
Thurs.-Fri.-Sat.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents: Holst The Planets
Who:
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra with
John Storgårds, conductor
Andrew McCandless, trumpet
Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
8 pm Thurs., Jan. 25th
7:30 pm Fri., Jan. 26th
7:30 pm Sat., Jan 27th
Where:
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON, M5J 2H5
Admission:
Please visit the TSO website for ticket information.
Details:
Conductor John Storgårds returns to the TSO for this program, which opens with the Canadian première of Stravinsky’s recently rediscovered Funeral Song. In an extraordinary act of coproduction, the TSO, featuring its brilliant Principal Trumpet as soloist, is one of more than 20 Canadian orchestras to perform John Estacio’s new Trumpet Concerto. The program concludes with Holst’s majestic planetary suite. (Pictured: John Storgårds, conductor)
Note:
The running time of the performances on January 25 and 26 is approximately two hours including a 20-minute intermission. The January 27 performance will not feature the Stravinsky Funeral Song or an intermission, and will have a running time of approximately 90 minutes.

Toronto, ON

Thurs. 8 pm
Fri. 7:30 pm
Sat. 7:30 pm

Dec. 19, 2017
Tuesday

Roy Thomson Hall presents: The Elmer Iseler Singers
What:
As part of the 21st Annual FREE Noon Hour Choir & Organ Concerts Series, the Elmer Iseler Singers give a one-hour concert of seasonal carols and songs.
When:
12 noon, Tues. Dec. 19, 2017
Where:
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON
Admission:
Free

Toronto, ON

12 noon

Dec. 16, 2017
Saturday

7:30 pm

Dec. 12, 2017
Tuesday

The Hannaford Street Silver Band presents: Christmas Cheer
Who: 
Hannaford Street Silver Band with Ben Heppner, Host and Tenor Soloist, and the Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Artistic Director
When: 
7:30 pm Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017
Where: 
Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E., Toronto
Admission:
Gen. $45/ Sr. $35/ Stu. $15  Purchase tickets here.
Details:
Featuring a world première by James Rolfe

Dec. 10, 2017
Sunday

TORCHES!
a Yuletide Celebration Concert
Who:
ST. JAMES’ CONCERT CHOIR
Albert Greer, conductor
and
BRASSWORKS
Curtis Metcalf, conductor
Featuring:
Andrea Donais, soprano
Amy Dodington, soprano
Anna Trubashnik, mezzo soprano
When:
3 pm Sunday Dec. 10, 2017
Where:
St. James’ Anglican Church
58 Peter Street North, Orillia at Coldwater Street
Admission:
Admission by free-will offering
Details:
Reception to follow in the Stubley Hall 

Orillia, ON

3 pm

December 3, 2017
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present:  Sherry and Shortbread
(special fundraising event) 
When: 
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 2 - 5 pm
Where: 
Albany Club, 91 King St. E, Toronto
Admission:
Call (416) 217-0537 for details
Details: 
Join us and relax in the elegant and gracious surroundings of Toronto’s historic Albany Club, participate in the silent auction and enjoy music of the holiday season.

Toronto, ON

2-5 pm

Dec. 2, 2017
Saturday

The Orillia Concert Band presents:  Christmas Prelude
Who: 
Orillia Concert Band, Director James Hilts, with special guest St. James Concert Choir, directed by Albert Greer, & soloist Amy Dodington
When: 
7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017
Where: 
St. Paul's Centre, 62 Peter St. N (corner of Peter & Coldwater Streets), Orillia
Admission: 
tba
Details: 
I'll be singing "O Holy Night" and joining the St. James' Choir as a ringer for this fun concert.

Orillia, ON

7:30 pm

Dec. 1, 2017
Friday

The Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir present:  J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas 1, 2 & 3) (in German, with Orchestra & Soloists)
Who: 
The Elmer Iseler Singers & Amadeus Choir
Dr. Janet Brenneman, Special Guest Conductor
Monica Whicher, Soprano
Maria Soulis, Mezzo Soprano
Christopher Mayell, Tenor
Dion Mazerolle, Baritone
When: 
8 pm Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
Where:
Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E., Toronto
Admission:
Reg. $55/ Sr. $50/ Under 30 $20
Details: 
We invite you to join us for a special pre-concert dinner at the Albany Club (91 King Street East) before the performance.  $60 per person.  Arrive at 5:30 pm for a 6:00 to 7:30 pm dinner, and then walk a few blocks to the concert.
To reserve call 416-217-0537.

Toronto, ON

8 pm

Nov. 19, 2017
Sunday

Kingsway-Lambton United Church presents: An Unofficial Launch of Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt's new biography of Ruth Watson Henderson, and a celebration of Ruth's 85th birthday.
When:
Directly following the 10 am service, approx. 11:15 am Sunday, Nov. 19
Where:
Kingsway-Lambton United Church,
85 The Kingsway, Toronto (corner of The Kingsway and Prince Edward Drive, near Royal York subway station)
Admission:
Open to anyone who wishes to celebrate with us.
Details: 
I will be singing Ruth's Prayer of St. Francis, accompanied by Ruth herself.

Toronto, ON

approx.
11:15 am

Nov. 15 & 16, 2017
Wednesday & Thursday

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents:  Oundjian Conducts Vaughan Williams
Who:
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
Sarah Jeffrey, oboe
Teng Li, viola
Carla Huhtanen, soprano
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
The Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
8 pm Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017
2 pm Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017
Where:
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON
Admission:
Regular-priced tickets range from $36-$154 depending on seat location and performance time.  Find more ticket & ordering information on their webpage.
Details:
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra [19']
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music [14']  (Elmer Iseler Singers)
Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi [17']  (Elmer Iseler Singers)
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto in C [26']
Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture [9']

Toronto, ON

Wed. 8 pm
Thurs. 2 pm

Oct. 21, 2017
Saturday

The Cellar Singers Present:  Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem
Who:
Mitchell Pady, Artistic Director
Amy Dodington, Soprano
other soloists tba
When:
7:30 pm Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017
Where:
St. James' Anglican Church,
58 Peter St. N., Orillia ON
(Corner of Peter and Coldwater Streets)
Admission:
Gen. $25 / Stu. $10.  See their website for info on where to buy tickets.
Details:​
The Cellar Singers begin their 50th anniversary season with Dona nobis pacem, (English: Grant us peace). Vaughan Williams produced his plea for peace by referring to recent wars during the growing fears of a new one. His texts were taken from the Mass, three poems by Walt Whitman, a political speech, and sections of the Bible.

Orillia, ON

7:30 pm

Oct. 15, 2017
Sunday

The Elmer Iseler Singers present: Primadonna 
Who: 
This season-opening Toronto concert features the brilliant comedic duo Mary Lou Fallis and Peter Tiefenbach
When: 
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at 4:00 pm  
Where: 
Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd.
Admission: 
Reg. $40/ Sr. $35/ Stu. $15
Details: 
This concert will include works of Sarah Binks, the “Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan”, songs from Primadonna on a Moose, and will feature Peter’s rarely heard curling opera, Strangers in the House, where a family from Toronto gets lost while driving across Saskatchewan.  They run out of gas in Grouse Valley.  But the village is eerily deserted.  Where can everyone be?  At the rink, of course!  It’s bonspiel weekend, the highlight of the year!  But when a crisis throws the bonspiel into chaos, it falls to the 16 year old from Toronto to save the day.  “Hurry, hard” to this uniquely Canadian program of song for an unforgettable evening with the Primadonna and the Elmer Iseler Singers.

Toronto, ON

4 pm

Sept. 23, 2017
Saturday

The St. John’s United Church of Georgetown and Glen Williams Presents: 
The Elmer Iseler Singers in concert.
When:
7:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017
Where: 
St. John's United Church, 11 Guelph St., Georgetown, ON
Admission: 
$40 in advance, $45 at the door.  Students $20. 
Tickets available at ticketscene.ca or from the church office by calling 905-877-2531
Details: 
Part of the 3rd Annual Inspiring Spaces Concert Series, 2017, Carolyn Maule, Artistic Director.  General seating for non-series ticket holders.  Doors open 7 pm.

Georgetown, ON

7:30 pm

July 2, Aug. 20,
Sept. 3, 2017
Sundays

Lake Joseph Community Church services - guest soloist Amy Dodington
When:
10:30 am Sundays July 2, Aug. 20, Sept. 3
(with hymn sing beginning 10:15 am)
Where:
Lake Joseph Community Church,
(Fire Route Number 1769 on Peninsula Road
West of Port Sandfield)
Admission:
All are welcome.  A freewill collection will be taken.
Details:
Service includes a sermon from a guest minister, and 2 solos from Amy (on Aug. 20, duets with Amy & her uncle John Dodington) accompanied by a guest organist.

Muskoka, ON

10:30 am

Aug. 11, 2017
Friday

Festival of the Sound presents: Hallelujah
Who:
The Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Conductor
When:
7:30 pm Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
Where:
Charles W. Stockey Centre, (2 Bay Street, Parry Sound ON)
Admission:
range $37-$47
Purchase tickets online
Details:
Festival Ensemble Programme to include: Cohen: Hallelujah - Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - Braid: Corona Divinae Misericordiae for soprano, chorus, and chamber orchestra - Bach: Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230 - Beethoven: Hallelujah from The Mount of Olives

Parry Sound, ON

7:30 pm

July 19-30, 2017

Elmer Iseler Singers East Coast Canada Tour
When/Where:
Wed. July 19, 7:30 pm: Lunenburg, NS*
Fri. July 21, 7:30 pm: Baddeck, NS*
Sun. July 23, 3 pm: Indian River, PEI
Wed.- Fri. July 26-28: Halifax Choral Conducting Institute, Halifax NS
                                   View Lydia's Welcome Video
Sat. July 29, 8 pm: Halifax Tall Ships Celebration with Symphony Nova Scotia & Fiddler Natalie McMaster
*NOTE: In Lunenburg and Baddeck, multimedia events will take place to honour the 25th anniversary of the extraordinary career of Canadian astronaut Dr. Roberta Bondar, “A Fusion of Music, Art and Science”. Dr. Bondar is a special guest for these two concerts.  As well, Mabel Bell’s achievements in Arts & Science will be honoured at the Alexander Graham Bell presentation.

Lunenburg, NS*
Baddeck, NS*
Indian River, PEI
Halifax - Conducting
            - Tall Ships

various

July 5, 2017
Wednesday

Ottawa's Music and Beyond Festival presents: The Elmer Iseler Singers in Concert 
When:
7:30 Wed. July 5, 2017
Where:
St. Joseph's Church, 174 Wilbrod Ave Ottawa, K1N 6N8
Admission:
Tickets range $10-$70 (family package).  For admission options see their website here.

Ottawa, ON

7:30 pm

June 27, 28, 29, 2017
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts presents:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Concert
Who:
Featuring the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Justin Freer
And the women of the Elmer Iseler Singers
When:
7:30 pm Tues. June 27, 2017
7:30 pm Wed. June 28, 2017
7:30 pm Thurs. June 29, 2017
Where:
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts,
1 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1B2, Canada
Admission:
Range $49-$99
Details:
A live symphony orchestra performing, to picture, every note from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film on a high-definition screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score.