Mississauga Chamber Singers invites you to enjoy ‘Video Postcards’ which were first presented during the pandemic when in-person performances were not allowed.
Mississauga Chamber Singers’ performances, live and on-line, are possible due to the support from the City of Mississauga, Mississauga Charitable Gaming Association, the Ontario Arts Council, and individual donors.
Donors like you are a part of our success story – your donation enables us to bring quality, affordable, and accessible live classical choral concerts to audiences in Mississauga.
Thanks – and enjoy the music!
Mississauga Chamber Singers recorded Eleanor Daley’s ‘For the Music of Creation’ in acknowledgement of her tremendous contribution to the Canadian Choral Library, and in recognition of her appointment to the Order of Canada along with the many other honours that have been bestowed upon her. This recording was originally scheduled to have been recorded at the historic St Anne’s Anglican Church, Toronto. Unfortunately, St Anne’s was destroyed by a catastrophic fire the week before the recording was to take place. Fairlawn United Church, Toronto, where Eleanor has served as Music Director for decades stepped in at the last minute as an alternate venue. Mississauga Chamber Singers is honoured to have recorded the video at Fairlawn United Church. We dedicate this video to the Parish of St Anne’s Anglican Church.
As 2022 draws to a close, we are deeply grateful to share the beautiful music of the Season with this Christmas Message. May you find health, happiness, and peace during the Holiday Season and through the coming year.
In recognition of the ‘National Day of Truth and Reconciliation’, the Mississauga Chamber Singers present D. Geoffrey Bell’s ‘Requiem for the Innocent’. Here are some of the notes he sent to us regarding the music: “Requiem for the Innocent” was written in the autumn of 2001. . .Human history is filled with tragedy. . . often catastrophic events are caused by humans. “Requiem for the Innocent” gives us a few moments to reflect on the fragile nature of human existence and human resilience. The Mississauga Chamber Singers hopes that this presentation will give you pause to reflect on the inevitable truth which is the legacy of the Residential Schools’ experience. If you would like to make a small difference towards the process of truth, reconciliation and justice with First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Toronto and across Canada, you may consider donating to ‘the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation’ or ‘The Orange Shirt Society’.
Gallery of Song
The Mississauga Chamber Singers is missing performing its in-school presentations throughout the Peel Region. The ‘Gallery of Song’ brings young people into contact with the incredible legacy of images left to us by the Group of Seven plus Tom Thomson and Emily Carr. The result is a rare blend of visual art, poetry and music that celebrates the creative spirit and the great beauty of our land. Please enjoy this video which captures the essence of our performances.